Lingle

HISTORY

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Lingle:

Deines from Neu-Norka
Frank from Kautz
Greenwald
Lind from Dönhof
Miller
Reinhardt
Wacker from Norka
Walter
Weitzel from Norka

VOLGA GERMAN CONGREGATION

St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church was organized in 1917. The church building was completed in 1918. The congregation dissolved its membership and closed in 1958.

The following pastors served the congregation of St. Paul's:

Rev. Steinmark (1918-1922)
W. K. Schulz (1923-1930)
H. F. W. Jesdinsky (1930-1934)
J. Roth (1934-1937)
Fred J. Drucker (1938-1939)
Elias Hergert (1940-1943)
Rev. Erbes
John W. Schnackenburg (1945)
Henry Daumgaertel