Introduction

Early days in the Wilderness

Early settlers; John and Laura Aubrey and others

First Church Built in White Bear Lake

Church gets its name; Aubreys leave. 1861-1874

Move to a New Location in 1874

Early money raising events and other activities.1874-1893

Vestry Meeting Minutes

Items of interest from 1892 to 1925

Events after 1925

The old church is demolished and new church built

Stained Glass Windows

Windows from 1926 to 1999

Church Organizations

Early guilds and clubs

Events from 1928 to 1946

Rev. Davenport; Fulton Memorial Hall; World War II

After World War II

Mortgage retired; Rev. Barr; Rev. Haynes; Rev. Swenson. 1944-1982

Some Reports from Annual Meetings and Other Events

Rev. Campbell; selected reports of various activities. 1982-1999

A New Pipe Organ

George Mairs gift; dedication Oct. 2000

Epilogue

Some Recollections by Dorothy Haas

Clergy Who Have Served

Plates

Introduction

Dedicated to the early settlers who, in 1861, built the first church at White Bear Lake.

This effort to record the history of our church evolved from a suggestion, to the Gifts and Memorials Committee, that a historical marker be placed at the site of our first church, which was the first church built in White Bear Lake. Also, the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society had recently been soliciting histories of local churches

The information that follows is a compilation from various sources. It includes recollections of current parishioners, records stored in the church fire-proof room, accounts of previous parishioners as printed in White Bear Lake and St. Paul newspapers, as well as old manuscript collections at the Minnesota Historical Society. In some cases, where dates or names varied from one account to another, the version that seemed to best fit the known data was used. This history covers the time up to 2001. The history in the twenty-first century needs to be added.

- John W. Johnson, April, 2003