“St. Matthew Lutheran Church”
490
1979
Kingsbury
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
Marker Text
Beginning in 1883, worship in homes of German immigrant settlers Organized July 13, 1895 Founding Pastor J. Hansen Pioneer Members
August Albrecht Carl Albrecht
Ferdinand L. Albrecht William Albrect
Herman Eick
Karl Fredericksdorf August Gehm Johann Gehm William Gehm Fredrich Gehm Fred Peterson
John Pfefferie Adolpe Wurl William Wurl
Church Dedicated fall of 1914 Located 2 miles west.
5½ miles south of DeSmet
Merged with American Lutheran Church January 9, 1949
The original bell still calls us to worship
Location
Kingsbury County, DeSmet - American Lutheran Church, 4th St.