Carl Miller accepting his award.

Ann Davey
for The Clarion

Eleven men gathered in Eatonia on Dec. 26, 1918, and formed what would become St. Paul Lutheran Church. These founders were: Simon Eberle, John Gabel, Karl Gabel, Simon Kelm, John Klettke, A. Krueger, Jacob Martin, Juilius Neuls, Gottleib Radies, Gustav Radies, and Andrew Zwick. These men will always be champions to us all.

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This year marks our 100th anniversary and on Aug. 4 and 5, a celebration was held to pay homage to this special moment. The church had displays from the past for members to view over the weekend.

A supper was held at the Eatonia Community Centre on the Saturday evening. Two hundred and 21 people enjoyed a great meal prepared by the Eatonia Catering Club and volunteers. Former pastor Eugene Mau said the grace. The evening included videos in the life of the church. Jan and Ron Becker very ably kept the evening of memories moving along so all could enjoy. There was, as you can imagine, a tremendous amount of visiting taking place as old friends met to honour their church.

Carl Miller, born on Nov. 8, 1917, was presented with a special merit award as the oldest living member of the congregation.

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