Grace English Lutheran Church (Louisville, Ky.) Records, 1891-2001

Collection held by The Filson Historical Society

 

Creator: Grace English Lutheran Church (Louisville, Ky.) 

Title: Records, 1891-2001 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection: 2 cu. ft. 

Location Number: Mss. BA G729 

  

Scope and Content Note  

These records are mostly church newsletters and programs from services. There is some correspondence about making improvements to the church Alter, along with some drawings. There are also some undated scripts for holiday plays written by Thomas Myrick.  

 

Related Collections: 

Grace Lutheran Church Architectural Drawings [Mss. AR G] 

Grace Lutheran Church Photograph Collection [010PC29] 

Grace Lutheran Church Oversized Photographs [010PC29a] 

 

Historical/Biographical Note 

Grace English Lutheran Church was founded in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville, Ky. in 1891. The church was closed in the first few years of the 21st century. 

 

Folder List  

Box 1 

Folder 1: Card from the Second English Lutheran Church with reading selections for the spring months, 1891. 

Folder 2: Program from Grace English Lutheran Church titled “Rally of the Young People”, 1894. 

Folder 3: Broadside/handbill for a program titled “An Evening With… Frances Havergal”, 1896. 

Folder 4: Booklet for the “Musical Program” for the Twelfth International Sunday School Convention, Louisville, Ky., 18-23 June, 1908. 

Folder 5: A “Musical Program” program from Grace English Lutheran Church, Two “Cradle Certificates”, 1909. 

Folder 6: “Cradle Roll Promotion Certificate”, 1912. 

Folder 7: Broadside/handbill dealing with Grace English Lutheran Church’s Easter Program, 1915. 

Folder 8: Program booklet from Grace English Lutheran Church’s “Silver Jubilee” on October 11-15, 1916. 

Folder 9: Watercolor painting by Grace English Lutheran Church’s Pastor, W P Rilling, 1917. 

Folder 10: Program from the Easter services at Grace, 1918. 

Folder 11: Program for Lutheran Missionary Union meeting held at Grace English Lutheran Church, a warranty from Marshall and Wendall for the organ and a receipt from Stewart Dry Goods for the organ, 1919. 

Folder 12: Letter from Stewart Dry Goods agreeing to replace the organ, 1920. 

Folder 13: Three copies of a book celebrating the Sunday School Dedication at Grace English Lutheran church, 1924. 

Folder 14: Three issues of the “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.” Lutheran newsletter. Certificate from Women’s Missionary Society United Lutheran Church in America”, 1926. 

Folder 15: February issue of “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.”, 1927. 

Folder 16: Letter thanking member for role in play. Three issues of “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.” Program titled “Louisville Chorus”, 1928. 

Folder 17: September issue of “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.” newsletter, 1929. 

Folder 18: December issue of “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.” newsletter, 1930. 

Folder 19: Newspaper clippings about 40th anniversary of church founding. Program from the 40th anniversary service. August issue of “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.” newsletter, 1931. 

Folder 20: Three issues of “Ind.-Ky.-Tenn.” newsletter. December issue of “The Lutheran” magazine, 1932. 

Folder 21: Newspaper clipping of Rev. Souder’s obituary. Letter asking for help getting a job. Two copies of a program for a service. Ticket for “Church on the Lawn”, 1935. 

Folder 22: Minute book for Women’s Missionary Society, 1929-1936. Loose papers from Minute book. Church service programs, 1936. 

Folder 23: Minutes from the Women’s Missionary Society, 1937. 

Folder 24: Church service programs, newspaper clippings and Women’s Missionary Society certificate, 1938. 

Folder 25: Programs from the dedication of the new church building services. Newspaper clippings about the new church building. List of memorials for the new church, 1939. 

Folder 26: Minutes from Women’s Missionary Society meetings, an issue of the “Lutheran” magazine, Two copies of a report on Sunday School at the church over the decades, 1940. 

Folder 27: Several programs from the 50th anniversary service at the church. Other programs and booklets honoring the 50th anniversary of Grace English Lutheran Church, 1941. 

Folder 28: Newspaper clippings about the Grace English Lutheran Pastor serving in the military. Two issues of “Lutheran” magazine, 1942. 

Folder 29: Program for a service at Grace English Lutheran celebrating missionary work, 1943. 

Folder 30: Obituary for the wife of Rev. Gerald D. Busch of Grace Church, 1944. 

Folder 31: Correspondence about alteration to the alter settings for the church, 1945. 

Folder 32: Partial issue of “St. Andrew’s Cross” magazine, 1947. 

Folder 33: Church programs, 1948. 

Folder 34: Scrapbook for the Women’s Guild, Grace Church 1939-1949, 1949. 

Folder 35: Newspaper articles about area Lutheran Churches, 1950. 

Folder 36: Envelope of papers put together by Regina Myrick in 1952, 1952. 

Folder 37: Newspaper clippings. Correspondence and drawing for communion rail, 1955. 

Folder 38: Newspaper clipping about new bridge and Portland neighborhood, 1956. 

Folder 39: Program from church service, 1957. 

Folder 40: Program from the 25th Anniversary Banquet of the Kentucky Tennessee Synod of the U.L.C.A., 1958. 

Folder 41: Several copies of the “Grace Greetings” newsletter from various months of 1960, 1960. 

Folder 42: Various programs from the 70th anniversary of Grace Church, 1961. 

Folder 43: Program for a service honoring Rev. Busch, 1962. 

Folder 44: Program from a service, 1963. 

Folder 45: Sheet music titled “Hymns of the Reformation” celebrating 450 years of Martin Luther’s 99 thesis, 1967. 

Folder 46: Church directories and some Easter Service programs, 1968. 

Folder 47: Post to church members from Florida during winter, 1969. 

Folder 48: Program from services honoring retiring organist, Stella Schoen, 1970. 

Folder 49: Program from a church service, 1971. 

Folder 50: A copy of “Reflections” the church newsletter. Two programs from church services, 1976. 

Folder 51: Postcard of Luther’s coat of arms, 1979. 

Folder 52: Correspondence and service program from the 90th anniversary celebration, 1981. 

Folder 53: Newspaper clippings. Programs and guest book from “Class 11” Sunday School reunion, 1984. 

Folder 54: Church directory and three copies of service program, 1985. 

Folder 55: Programs and other material from the 100th anniversary of Grace Lutheran Church, 1991. 

Folder 56: Programs from a March 25 service, 2001. 

Folder 57: Fragments. A partial scrapbook or presentation about the church history up to about the late 1940s. Fragments of newsletters, undated. 

Folder 58: Fragments. Scripts for program plays, service programs, programs from other churches, undated. 

Folder 59: Script for a play “Making a Happy Christmas” by Thomas Myrick, undated. 

Folder 60: Script and music for the play “Three Wise Men” by Myrick, undated. 

Folder 61: Script for the play “Christmas Service With the Old Folks at Home” by Myrick, undated. 

Folder 62: Folder with different song lyrics – mostly Christmas carols, undated. 

Folder 63: Untitled script for a Christmas play. Other material in the form of programs from services from various years, undated. 

Folder 64: Lyrics for Christmas songs, undated. 

Folder 65: Incomplete script to a Christmas play, undated. 

Folder 66: Script for the Christmas play titled “Christmas Surprise”, undated. 

Folder 67: Scripts for plays “Little NoBody” and “The Dream”, undated. 

Folder 68: Script for the play “Christmas at GrandPa’s”, undated. 

Folder 69: Script for the play “What Xmas Brought” and some school report cards for Regina Myrick, undated. 

Folder 70: January newsletter, 1899. 

Folder 71: Newsletters – May, July, September, October, November, December, 1900. 

Folder 72: Newsletters – January, March, May, June, August, September, 1901. 

Folder 73: Newsletter – November, 1902. 

Folder 74: Newsletters – June, November, 1903. 

Folder 75: Newsletters – March, July, September, 1904. 

Folder 76: Newsletters – January, September, November, 1905. 

 

Box 2 

Folder 77: Newsletters – January, February, April, May, September, 1906. 

Folder 78: Newsletters – January, February, April, June, July, August, November, December, 1907. 

Folder 79: Newsletters – February, June, August, September, 1908. 

Folder 80: Newsletters – January, November, 1909. 

Folder 81: Newsletters – January, February, March, June, November, December, 1910. 

Folder 82: Newsletters – Full year, 1911. 

Folder 83: Newsletters – Full year, 1912. 

Folder 84: Newsletters – Full year, 1913. 

Folder 85: Newsletters – Full year excluding February. September describes a trip on German Liner that returned to US because of the war breaking out in Europe, 1914. 

Folder 86: Newsletters – Full year excluding October, 1915. 

Folder 87: Newsletters – Full year, 1916. 

Folder 88: Newsletters – Full year excluding April, September, 1917. 

Folder 89: Newsletters – Full year excluding September, 1918. 

Folder 90: Newsletters – Full year, 1919. 

Folder 91: Newsletters – Full year, 1920. 

Folder 92: Newsletters – Full year, 1921. 

Folder 93: Newsletters – Full year excluding August, 1922. 

Folder 94: Newsletters – Full year excluding March and December, 1923. 

Folder 95: Newsletters – Full year excluding March, April, and December, 1924. 

Folder 96: Newsletters – Full year, 1925. 

Folder 97: Newsletters – Full year excluding December, 1926. 

Volume 98: Bound Newsletters – March 1900 – December 1906. 

Volume 99: Bound Newsletters – March 1902 – February 1907. 

Volume 100: Bound Newsletters – January 1907 – December 1911. 

Volume 101: Bound Newsletters – January 1912 – December 1914. 

Volume 102: Bound Newsletters – January 1915 – December 1919. 

Volume 103: Bound Newsletters – January 1920 – December 1924. 

 

Subject Headings 

Broadsides – Kentucky. 

Havergal, Frances Ridley, 1836-1879. 

Lutheran Church – Kentucky. 

Lutheran church buildings – Kentucky. 

Religion. 

Theater – Religious aspects. 

World War, 1914-1918. 

World War, 1939-1945 – Chaplains.