Pastor Gustav who served St.Matthew Lutheran Church, Spruce grove, and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rosenthal from 1915-1935 began to conduct worship services in private homes in Stony Plain toward the end of his term.
In January of 1936 when Pastor Julius E. Bergbusch came to serve the Spruce Grove - Rosenthal work in Stony Plain.
The United Church was rented for one dollar and 50 cents per Sunday because the worship services soon grew too large to be held in homes. There were still no Sunday School facilities, but this did provide room for worship.
it was decided in 1938 to organize a congregation in Stony Plain. On march 20th, 1938, the congregation was officially organized and named "To The Good Shepherd", and a constitution was adopted. The constitution was incorporated with a Church membership of fourteen families, on May 8, of the same year.
the president of the Synod and pastor Bergbusch approached mr. Christian Barth about purchasing the tow lots where Good Shepherd is located today and the building then on it, during the process of organizing the congregation.
This building was used by Mr. C. Barth as his cabinet making workshop and has also been a church before. Mr. C. Barth graciously agreed to let the church buy it for 265.00 dollars and, he and his family and other members of the congregation refinished the inside and the building, on May 1st 1938, was dedicated to the Glory of God.
henry Oppertshauser, Mr.otto Hoffman and Mr.William Barth, were the first councilmen of the congregation. Mrs. henry Oppertshauser was the organist, Sunday school teacher, and led the choir. Rosemarie Sandhal with Mr. and Mrs. William Goebel as Godparents was the first baby to be baptized.
The Good Shepherd church has had seven different Ministers serve since the beginning of the church.when Pastor D. Taeger was installed into the church full time and the congregation supporting a pastor independently, was when this was a big step forward.
In January of 1936 when Pastor Julius E. Bergbusch came to serve the Spruce Grove - Rosenthal work in Stony Plain.
The United Church was rented for one dollar and 50 cents per Sunday because the worship services soon grew too large to be held in homes. There were still no Sunday School facilities, but this did provide room for worship.
it was decided in 1938 to organize a congregation in Stony Plain. On march 20th, 1938, the congregation was officially organized and named "To The Good Shepherd", and a constitution was adopted. The constitution was incorporated with a Church membership of fourteen families, on May 8, of the same year.
the president of the Synod and pastor Bergbusch approached mr. Christian Barth about purchasing the tow lots where Good Shepherd is located today and the building then on it, during the process of organizing the congregation.
This building was used by Mr. C. Barth as his cabinet making workshop and has also been a church before. Mr. C. Barth graciously agreed to let the church buy it for 265.00 dollars and, he and his family and other members of the congregation refinished the inside and the building, on May 1st 1938, was dedicated to the Glory of God.
henry Oppertshauser, Mr.otto Hoffman and Mr.William Barth, were the first councilmen of the congregation. Mrs. henry Oppertshauser was the organist, Sunday school teacher, and led the choir. Rosemarie Sandhal with Mr. and Mrs. William Goebel as Godparents was the first baby to be baptized.
The Good Shepherd church has had seven different Ministers serve since the beginning of the church.when Pastor D. Taeger was installed into the church full time and the congregation supporting a pastor independently, was when this was a big step forward.
in 1906 the Holborn United church started, and it was one of the first three points of the Stony Plain Methodist Mission. Services were held in the old Holborn School at t first, which was one mile south of the existing school.
A student was the first minister and, he was also the Sunday School superintendent. The Forseland family who were grandparents of Ralph Aaronson, the Reids who were grandparents of Beulah Burger and the Meisners, Burgers and Williams, were some of the early families who patronized the church. the church was bought from the Good shepherd congregation in 1951 and moved onto the land donated by Mrs. T. Jeans, daughter of Mrs. C. Williams reverend J.C. Kay was the minister then and he held services in the church there. Dr. Villet, the minister in Edmonton dedicated the church.
On April 4th 1945 the Hollborn women's Auxillary was formed by reverend A.W. Magee Mrs. Chester O. Burger was the first president and Mrs. w. Hopkins the first secretary. Now called the United church women, the W.A. is famous for the annual chicken supper. On January 1967 the congregation asked to join with Stony Plain, and was officially welcomed onto the Stony plain United church on Friday 5th, 1967. the final church service was held in the Holborn Church with reverend H. steele officiating on June 2nd and Mrs. Mcleod playing the organ. Reverend Dr. Kenneth Mcleod had been minister in Stony Plain but, he had since died.
to the Emmanuel Lutheran congregation in Entwistle, the church building was sold. The Holborn congregation went to Stony Plain now, and attended the United church there.
In the early 1930s the Good Shepherd Lutheran church was formed when the members met in the homes. Later they met in Stony Plain United church. A congregation was organized and a constitution was adopted by the people in the town in March 1938.
In 1958 the present Good Shepherd church was built. they sold the anglician church and have used the church here since. Then and now, Pastor glen Carlson came to Stony while reverend D. Taylor is the incumbent.
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