Our Sister Congregation St Paul Flatrock is celebrating it’s 175 Anniversary on August 23rd 2026. I thought it would be nice to share some of that history! In the year 1858 the faithful Lutheran pastor Adolph William Bergt began to serve also our congregation and proclaimed the Word and administered the Sacraments until 1864, a period of about 5 years. The first records of official acts in our possession stem from the time of Rev. Bergt's pastorate. St. Paul was not the only congregation served by this faithful minister. At this time he was also serving St. John's, Ridgeville Township, St. James, Fulton County, where a parsonage was erected for him in 1858, and St. Paul's, Napoleon.

The first piece of property which this congregation acquired was bought from Tobias Knipp, June 30, 1863, for $1.50. On this plot of ground, at the northeast corner of our present cemetery, a frame church was dedicated the Sunday before Christmas, 1863. The years of the Civil War came and went, but here the work of the Kingdom went on uninterrupted. The new church must have been a source of joy to the worshippers. The first church had a steeple and a bell and benches and a board fence was erected around the church. A tuning fork aided the leader in singing. Among the organists was Mrs. Dan Kryling who gave of her time and talents for this service in the church. Evidently the church itself was a strong and sturdy building, and served well until 1904 when our present house of worship was erected.

The address for the St Paul Lutheran church in Flatrock in Ohio is 12-868 County Road K Napoleon OH, 43545.