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St. Matthew United Church of Christ in Adair (Casco) St. Clair Co., Michigan
1899 - 1999
Formerly known as The First German Evangelical Church of Adair.

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Index

to the

Birth
Confirmation
Marriage
Funeral / Death
Records

1902 ¾ 1924

of the First Evangelical Church

(Now St. Matthew United Church Of Christ)

in Adair (Casco Twp.), St. Clair Co. Michigan

Translated and transcribed by Ursula B. Adamson - © 1999 Ursula B. Adamson

Foreword

This index pertains to the Baptismal, Confirmation, Marriage, and Death/Funeral Records of the former German "First Evangelical Church" in Adair, Casco Township, St. Clair County, Michigan. Parishioners, who originally were members of the German St. Jakobi Church on Meldrum Road in Casco Township, founded the church in 1899. The first congregational meeting was held in the schoolhouse on 24 February 1899. At the second meeting, on 24 March 1899, a building committee of five members was appointed and 85 people subscribed $ 626.50. On 23 July in the same year, the cornerstone was laid and the first church service was held on 26 November 1899, with Rev. Otto Papsdorf as pastor.

Heinrich Boldt, Carl Lipke, Christ Ahles, Otto Gierke, William Ahles, Ferdinand Grose, Wilhelmine Schmidt, August Liebetreu, Georg Seifert, A.W. Kammer, Louis Maedel, William Muggelberg, Martin Blank, Fred Elsholz, Frank Muggelberg, F. Busse, Carl Meier, Herman Stolp, John William Miller and Flora Rechmann.

There are no records covering the events that occurred between 1899 and 1901. However, according to the church history, the first child to be baptized was Elsa Clara Ahles on 3 March 1899.

The first person to be laid to rest was Johanna Wilhelmine Schmidt on 23 November 1899.

The first Confirmands in the new church were Louis Boldt, George and Herman Liebetreu, August Elsholz,Lizzie Ahles, Lucy Burch, and Lizzie Stolp.

The Ladies Aid was active in 1901. Sunday school was started in 1925 and the Young Peoples Work in 1926.

In 1904, an additional acre of land was bought behind the church for a cemetery. A new bell was purchased in 1906, a new organ in 1926, baptismal font in 1947, and new pews were installed in 1949. The entire church was redecorated in 1942. The church is located in Adair, one block north of St. Clair Highway (31 Mile Road) and west of Palms Road. In 1999, the church, now called St. Matthew United Church of Christ will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Note: The letters preceding each number in the event columns indicate the section in which the name appears, i.e. B1 = Births, page 1, C25=Confirmations, page 25 and so on.