Waupaca County Township, Wisconsin Phone number 715-752-4275

Beil-Didier, Founded in 1914, Focuses on Service to Families Since it’s beginning, Beil-Didier Funeral Home has been on the cutting edge of change to bring better service to the community and surrounding area. 299 South Main Street Clintonville, WI 54929 715-823-4565 With locations in Marion and Tigerton, Wisconsin

Bethany Evangelical Free Church traces its history as far back as 1890. Was originally organized under the name of Bethany Scandinavian Evangelical Free Congregational Church on January 7, 1893.

Waupaca County Village, Wisconsin Web site is not secure---www.villegeofbigfalls.com Email is to the Village Clerk phone number 715-754-2907

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Started about 1933 as"Full Gospel Mission" (also known as "Jim Peterson's religion") renting the Germania Hall on 6th and Bennett streets. About 1941 it was renting the former Christus Lutheran Church on 5th Street. In 1943 the building was purchased and called Clintonville Tabernacle. In 1952 the name changed again to Clintonville Apostolic Tabernacle. During the time of Pastor John Soto a new and larger facility was build on the corner of McKinley Street and Highway 156 and was named Calvary Apostolic Church. Is a Pentecostal (UPCI) church.

Non-denominational. Began October 16, 2005.

Calvary started out with a series of strategy meetings in the Fall of 1984. In the spring of 1985, arrangements were made to hold Sunday services at the Waupaca Community Building. Later, a downtown site became known as "The Little Church Downtown". The years of 1986-1988 were momentous. "Calvary" was chosen as the congregation's name. A constitution and bylaws were approved and it was received as a member church of the Lutheran Church-Missouri-Synod. Soon afterward, a building site was found. On October 25, 1987, Calvary's first church building was dedicated.

Christus Lutheran Church had its humble beginning on September 16, 1888. On November 4, 1888 a new church building was dedicated. The first English service was held July 14, 1912, making the tradition from German services. The dedication for a new church on the triangle block between 15th and 16th streets was held on January 21, 1940. About this time members of Peace Luthern Church of Belle Plaine became part of the Christus congregation. In 1969 St. John's of rural Clintonville consolidated congregations with Christus .

Funeral Service locations in New London, with additional locations in Hortonville and Shiocton, partner funeral home name-Borchardt & Moder.

Locations in Manawa and Weyauwega. The original business began in 1866 as the Bauer Funeral Home of Weyauwega.

Over the last 40-plus years our society has gradually built a large and varied collection of historical items. Many of the items are displayed in our three buildings in Pioneer Park and at the Museum on Main, 102 South Main Street. The buildings are open to the public on the first and third Saturdays of each month 1-4 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day and by appointment. The Museum on Main is also open from 1-4 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month from September through May. Members of the society receive a quarterly newsletter with stories of people and places of the area. Location: 32 Eleventh Street and 102 South Main Street Clintonville, WI 54929 Mailing Address: PO Box 1 Clintonville, WI 54929 715-823-5695 clintonvilleareahistory@gmail.com

The Clintonville Methodist Church was organized in 1867. The first pastor was the Rev. J. Anderson. The present church building was erected in 1880; it was rebuilt in 1901 and remodeled again in 1932.

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Fourth Generation business that began in 1914 in Clntonville. In 1974 they opened a second location in Marion.

Waupaca County, Village, Wisconsin Office phone number 715-823-8525.

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). At a meeting on March 23, 1910, held at Behm’s cheese factory, a petition asking for release from the Bloomfield congregation was drawn up and signed by 30 members. At a meeting on March 28th at Christ Lutheran Church the petition was accepted, and the release was granted. Another meeting was held April 3, 1910 in Ernest Behm’s wagon shed for the purpose of forming a new congregation. The assembly resolved to incorporate under the laws of the State of Wisconsin as Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church U.A.C. (Unaltered Augsburg Confession).

Members of Faith Community Church, who first organized in 1979, a non-denominational fellowship, rented the Parfreyville church hall and met as a fellowship for the first time, August 19, 1979. The church was christened and named during the summer of 1980. In 1982, the group became affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). 1985 built a church and for the first time, they will worship and study under their own roof.

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Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC), non-denominational.

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The First Baptist Church early formation in 1854 - 1870. Information taken from minutes from the early formation of the congregation 1854-1870. On January 21st, 1853 a few bretheren Independent Baptist Church.

The First Lutheran Church in Ogdensburg, Waupaca County, WI was organized in 1877. The first pastor was Rev. S. Long of Iola. The building which is now The First Lutheran Church of Ogdensburg was built in 1877. It was used by several different faiths until it was taken over by The United Lutheran Congregation. in May 1910. Between 1930-1940 the church was forced to close. It reopened in 1940. Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC).

In 1852 meetings of the First Presbyterians Society were held in the public schoolhouse. until the first church was erected May 8, 1854 The First Presbyterian church was organized May 30, 1853, by the Rev. Samuel Robinson. The present church was built in 1950 and dedicated in 1951. The first pastor was the Rev. Alfred Gardner. First Presbyterian Church can also be found on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/FPCWega/

The Marion Methodist Community Church was organized in 1876. The present congregation has no present record of the young church. The present building was erected in 1891. Older members recall the pastors of the first years were David Soper, Perry Miller and T. D. Williams

Waupaca Area Regional Ministry (WARM) of the United Methodist Church (UMC). The first service was conducted by Rev. Silas Miller in 1850. In 1853 a white frame building with a large bell tower was erected on Main Street, and the Methodist, Episcopal Church became the first church building in Waupaca. A new building was completed in January 1875 while Rev. Moses Alley was pastor. The entire building was enlarged in 1911-13. The sanctuary was completely turned around. In 1915 the Danish Methodist church was sold and its members joined here. On July 30th, 1961 a ground breaking ceremony was conducted. On July 31st., the ground was staked out and the excavation begun. By Sunday October 8th., 1961 the corner stone services were planned. The consecration service was held on September 1st, 1963

The FWD Foundation began with the original Machine Shop (the site of our Machine Shop Historic Museum) where mechanics Otto Zachow and William Besserdich invented and patented the first successful four-wheel drive concept automobile. In 2016, the FWD Foundation acquired our second building on 15th Street in Clintonville, WI (the FWD Seagrave Museum & Vehicles location) to allow for additional displays/exhibits and space indoors for over 80 trucks. While FWD/Seagrave trucks are the main focus, we do display other rare trucks. ​Our museum is also a research and archival resource library. We are excited about the direction we are going and would enjoy having you visit both the Machine Shop Museum and the FWD Seagrave Museum. https://fox11online.com/news/local/fwd-seagrave-museum-in-clintonville-celebrates-area-history Museum Location: 325 East 15th Street Clintonville, WI 54929 715-823-4011 Mail: PO Box 104, Clintonville, WI 54929

Fremont Area Historical Society is a historical society, historical preservation in Fremont, WI, which was founded in 2003. Call or contact the society for their hours. E7403 Hwy 110 Fremont, WI 54940 920-402-1618 fremontareahistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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Friends Of Scandinavia History (FOSH) was founded in 2005 Membership is open to anyone who is interested in preserving and learning about, the history of the Town and Village of Scandinavia, Wisconsin. e-mail: scandinavia@tds.net Phone: (715) 467-2729 Mailing address: P.O. Box 15, Scandinavia, WI 54977

Non-denominational. Founded in 2012.

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Hitterdahl Lutheran Congregational was founded in 1882 by area residents who were primarily Norwegian farmers. The name derives from a place in Norway where a stave church (stavekirke) still stands. The congregation was first served by a pastor Rev. J. C. A. Musseus who was serving as pastor of the Scandinavia Congregation. Like so many other Lutheran congregations in the area---Iola, Northlandd, New Hope, Amherst, Farmington, and Nelsonville Hitterdahl was at first served by pastors form the Scandinavia Lutheran Church and considers Scandinavia its mother church. In 1904 a joint parish was formed with Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Iola WI, and they shared a pastor. Later joined with Northland Lutheran Church and shared a pastor until 2009. In 2009 joined the LCMC, Lutheran Churches in Mission to Christ.

In 1871 the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waupaca was organized. By 1873 a church was erected on Mill Street. when Pastor Rasmus Andersen resigned in 1878 a portion of the membership organized Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1904, the original group built a church on Maple Street known as "The Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Church." In 1943, both Holy Ghost and Our Savior's voted to merge. Services were held alternately in the two church buildings The Holy Ghost church was sold to the Assembly of God congregation. The combined membership formed the present Trinity Lutheran Church. Church Records from 1871-1943 are at Trinity Lutheran and Familysearch.org. The former Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Church building is home to the Maple Street Church of Christ, which has been at this location since 1969.

Because of the setting where the Hope United Church of Christ sits, about 3 miles south of Fremont on County trunk "H", it is better known locally as "The Church in the Pines". Emphasizing its Calvanistic heritage, this congregation from its beginning was affiliated with the “Reformed Church” in the U.S.A. in Its history dates back to the 1860's when following the Civil War, many German and Swiss immigrants were moving into the area primarily on the east side of the Wolf River. In 1874 the cluster of neighbors took that step to become an official congregation, adapting the name – “Die Reformirte Hofnungs Gemeinde” – The Hope Reformed Church). They dedicated their first church building, a remodeled former one-room school which was located near the present Pioneer Cemetery at the east edge of Fremont (formerly Fremont Town Hall, currently the Fremont Museum). The cornerstone of Hope Church is marked “1903” dignifying the year the congregation moved to its present location.

The German Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Church was founded February 25, 1860. In 1858 missionaries from Oshkosh purchased five acres of land to build a church so they would not have o spend a whole day walking to and from Zittau. A log church was erected. Disaster struck Immanuel during 1870-71. The Rev. August Weise and his two children died of Balck Pox disease and were buried in the church cemetery. The second church, a frame building, was dedicated on Reformation Day, October 32, 1871. It was erected after the fashion of a "barn church." The third and present church was bult and dedicated in 1903. A larger chancel was added to the church building in 1929. The second schoolhouse and the present parsonage were built in 1905 and 1906. The parsonage has been converted into a parish house and is used for Sunday school, meetings and social activities. The congregation began with the Wisconsin Synod. In 1883, it joined the Ohio Synod, the the American Lutheran Church in 1930. It affiliated with the American Lutheran Church in 1960. The church is located one block north of downtown Zittau, Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The Immanuel congregation is the result of a merger of the Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church (German Lutheran) and the Evangelical Lutheran Salem Congregation (Swedish Lutheran) which took place in 1930. Salem Lutheran was formed in 1878 when people left the Scandinavia Church to form their own congregation in the town of Farmington. The Salem congregation relocated to Waupaca in September 1922. The congregation purchased two lots on West Badger Street and built a modest church. The Peace congregation was established in March 1910. On February 9, 1919, Peace Congregation purchased the church from the Danish Methodists for $1.00 which was located on Mill and Division. In June 1930, the Salem Congregation offered to sell their church to the Peace Congregation. This would also involve the merger of the two congregations. For a short time, the congregation was referred to as "The New Peace Lutheran Church." On January 18, 1931, the congregation chose the name Immanuel. On May 6, 1931, the Immanuel congregation decided to begin holding services on Sunday mornings. The Englis service was at 10 a.m. and the German service was at 11 a.m. On January 28, 1934, the congregation applied for membership in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

The Iola Historical Society was founded on October 28, 1953, at a meeting of interested persons held at the home of R.E. Cleaves. Elected founding officers were Mrs. R. Cleaves, President; Mrs. F.C. Wipf, Vice-President; Mrs. G. H. Willet, Secretary; and Mrs. Ellsworth Oligney, Treasurer. Historic Village. 210 Depot Street • P.O. Box 412 • Iola, WI 54945 iolahistoricalsociety@tds.net Phone: 715-445-IOLA (4652)

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Prior to 1967, Lewin Funeral Home was Bauer & Sons Furniture and Funeral Home which started in the early 1900's. Located in Fremont.

Waupaca County Township, Wisconsin Phone number 715-252-2705