St. Stephan's German United Evangelical Church/
St. Stephan's Grace Community Church
St. Stephan's German United Evangelical Church was organized on March 17, 1874. The cornerstone of the church was laid on June 25, 1874
and completed in December, 1874. Most of the charter members had come from the Third German Presbyterian Church, led by Rev. Oscar Kraft.
Rev. Kraft was of Lutheran background while the Presbyterians of the Third German Presbyterian Church were from a Reformed background.
This caused a problem for the congregation and after a short time the congregation split into the two factions.
The members with a Lutheran background (three-quarters of the congregation) followed Rev. Kraft to the new church, St. Stephan's.
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