|St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Kensal
1905 – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kensal was formed. The first officers were: Chairman Fritz Foerster; Treasurer Ernest Frenzel; Secretary Gustav Gunther
1906 – Adolph Semke offered land on which to build a country church. A building 24 × 40 feet was built by LaQua at a cost of $1260
1907 – The first confirmation class was confirmed
1914 – Kensal and Bordulac formed a parish. The first parsonage was a house now occupied by Todd Kollman
1922 – The services were discontinued in the country church and the Congregational Church in Kensal was rented until 1926
1926 – The original church was moved into Kensal and rededicated
1928 – Because it was difficult to support a pastor, Kensal, Bordulac, Wimbledon and Courtenay combined and were served by Pastor Gerdes
1933 – Reverend A.T. Kellerman installed at Kensal and Bordulac. They felt that they were now able to support a pastor
1942 – Reverend Schubarth was granted a leave of absence to serve as a chaplain for the armed forces
1949 – The church was remodeled and rededicated
1955 – The 50th anniversary was celebrated
1956 – The men of the congregation designed and built special tables and benches for the Sunday School rooms. A new organ was purchased and dedicated to James Johnson
1958 – Kensal bought Bordulac’s share of the parsonage. The parsonage was, then, sold for $5,000, which was used as the beginning of the building fund
1962 – The lots across the street were given to the church by Doctor and Mrs. Martin
1966 – The ground was broken for a new church
1967 – The new church was dedicated. With help from a foreman and bricklayer, the church was built with local labor, members of the church, at a cost of $66,802.47. Guest speakers at the dedication were Reverend Kellerman, Reverend Rutter and Reverend Bollman. The old building was given to Carl Carlson for removing it from the church property
1968 – Celebrated first anniversary in the new building
1969 – Toast Masters Club organized
1970 – A Piano was purchased. Loud speakers were installed. The lots west of the church were sold for $500
1975 – The mortgage was burned, constitution revised and accepted. The ladies were given voting privileges and the voting age was lowered
1976 – The new organ was purchased
1980 – Members, adults and children, participated in The Lutheran Hour Rally at Jamestown
2005 – The 100th anniversary was celebrated
Past Ministers at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church – Kensal
Charles Lueker – 1905-1914
William Kupsky – 1914-1921
Reverend Mix – 1922-1928
Pastor Gerdes – 1928
Pastor Lange – 1928
Student Mundinger – 1930
Reinhold Arndt – 1931
A.T. Kellerman – 1932-1940
George Schubarth – 1940-1942
Reverend Winkler – 1943
Walter Leininger – 1944-1951
Carl Fischer – 1951
John F. Bollman – 1952-1957
Reverend Klinkenbury – 1957-1961
Edward Rutter – 1961-1964
Reverend Soper – 1964
Fred A. Muenchow – 1965-1968
Norman Porath – 1968-1973
Reverend Jurkovic – 1973
Richard Ames – 1974
Arthur Patscheck – 1974-1980
Carlyle Roth – 1980
Dennis Huntington – 1981-1982
Henry Friedrich – 1983
Jeffrey Harter – 1983-1989
Harry Dramstad – 1990
Donald Hunter – 1990-1993
Rex Longshore – 1994
Steven Haag – 1994-1999
Robert Leiste – 1999-2001, 2002-2004
Jim Meyer – 2001-2002
Anthony Ahrendt – 2004-2005
