St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran School Submitted by Don Knopf

St. Michaels School 1878
  


St.Michaels Church, School, and Parsonage in 1900


The original Belknap Township St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran School, constructed in 1878, served until 1940 when a larger building replaced

it and the original school was torn down.  The original school also served as the Church until 1893 when a separate building was constructed.

The teacher of the school was also the Pastor of the congregation until 1947 when Candidates from Concordia University of River Forest, IL

replaced the Pastor as teacher.   The Pastors who served as teachers of St. Michael's were:

Rev. Antonius Bohn (1873-1880), original building 
Rev. Joel David Druckenmiller (1880-1882), original building
Rev. Bruno Potzger (1882-1906), original building
Rev. Heinrich 'Henry' Essig (1906-1913), original building
Rev. William Schoenow (1913-1919), original building
Rev. Louis Heinecke (1919-1925, 1929-1937), original building
Rev. Carl Volz (1925-1929), original building
Rev. Dr. Edwin Weber  (1937-1944), original building and new school
Rev. Donald Heck (1944-1947), new school