HISTORY
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Historical Dates

1907	Mount Calvary present building constructed as St. John Episcopal Church
1947	May 6 Mount Calvary Parish organized with 80 baptized members
1948	January West Broadway parsonage purchased
1948	September Mount Calvary present building purchased from Wilson Funeral Home for $26,000.
1949	May 8 Mount Calvary building dedicated
1971	Mount Calvary narthex extension
1973	Court Avenue parsonage purchased
1975	September 7 first service of Rowan Lutheran Mission, Rowan School
1978	June 27 Immanuel recognized as an official parish by the LCMS Iowa District West.
1978	October 22 Groundbreaking for Immanuel Parish's church building
1979	April 29 Dedication of Immanuel Parish's facility

Parish Pastors

1948-1952	Rev. G. E. Mensing
1953-1955	Rev. Robert A. Wendelin
1956-1960	Rev. Wallace C. Oswald
1960-1963	Rev. Donald D. Loesch
1963-1966	Rev. Edgar R. Rosen
1967-1973	Rev. O. E. Weiss
1973-1976	Rev. Herbert W. Schmidt
1977-1982	Rev. Gary D. Stolle
1982-1988	Rev. Mark Kastner
1989-1994	Rev. Thomas L. Evans
1994-1999	Rev. Neil Hayen
2000-2007	Rev. Raymond J. Salemink
2008-	Rev. Gary W. Schultz