Learn about our history in our special “Anniversary Moments” linked below:

• Anniversary Moment #36: Training Future Pastors- The History of Vicars at First Saint Paul’s

• Anniversary Moment #35: John Chaveriat’s Memories of First Saint Paul’s- Part 2

• Anniversary Moment #34: John Chaveriat’s Memories of First Saint Paul’s- Part 1

• Anniversary Moment #33: The Music Ministry of Paul Nicholson

• Anniversary Moment #32: Responding to God’s Love: A History of Serving Others

• Anniversary Moment #31: Energizing the Parish: The Ministry of Rev. Robert Pohl

• Anniversary Moment #30: “My Word Shall Not Return to Me Empty” – Reflections on the Ministry of Pastor Delayne Pauling

• Anniversary Moment #29: Chicken Dinners in the New Church

• Anniversary Moment #28: Celebrating Anniversaries

• Anniversary Moment #27: The Second Burning of First Saint Paul’s

• Anniversary Moment #26: Organs at First Saint Paul’s

• Anniversary Moment #25: A Modern Church for a Changing World

• Anniversary Moment #24: The Church is not a Building- First Saint Paul’s and the Great Chicago Fire

• Anniversary Moment #23: Urban Renewal- Renewal for Christ

• Anniversary Moment #22: Rev. James Manz- Man of God in Turbulent Times

• Anniversary Moment #21: Music in the New Church Building

• Anniversary Moment #20: Baptizing Them in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

• Anniversary Moment #19: The Hymnals of First Saint Paul’s- A Multi-colored History

• Anniversary Moment #18: The Ministry of Rev. Louis Grother- 1937-1949

• Anniversary Moment #17: We are Grateful- The Music Ministry of James Rogner

• Anniversary Moment #16: German to English- A Congregation Evolves

• Anniversary Moment #15: First Saint Paul’s- Mother Church of Chicago Lutheranism

• Anniversary Moment #14: Another Concordian Musician- The Ministry of Charles Ore

• Anniversary Moment #13: Withering Grass- Flowers of Resurrection

• Anniversary Moment #12: Train Up a Child- Sunday School as Nurture and Mission Work

• Anniversary Moment #11: Large Shoes to Fill- Pastors Baumgaertner and Kowert

• Anniversary Moment #10: Squeezed by the City- Faithful to the Mission

• Anniversary Moment #9: Banding Together for the Faith

• Anniversary Moment #8: The Wunder Years

• Anniversary Moment #7: The Cherished Angel

• Anniversary Moment #6: Albert Beck

• Anniversary Moment #5: Outgrown and Burned Down- The Story of Two Churches

• Anniversary Moment #4: The Little Church Grows- 1848 to 1851

• Anniversary Moment #3: Why “First”?

• Anniversary Moment #2: A Synod is Born

• Anniversary Moment #1: Origins