From the Bethany Lutheran Church of Inglis, Manitoba
the congregation received a beautiful gothic style altar.

A motion was passed at a meeting on 30 December
1956, that all minutes be recorded in English. At an
annual meeting on l9 January 1961 the offering envelope
system was introduced and this is also the first meeting
where the Ladies Aid gave their financial statement. It
was under the leadership of Pastor Ducsterhoeft in 1961
that regular council meetings were held. Until this time
only annual or special meetings were held. Glenmoor
became part of a five point parish in December of 1964
with Pastor Gloeckler as the pastor. A special meeting
was called on 11 June 1965 to determine whether
Glenmoor members were in favour of closing their
church. The majority of the members present were
against it, but at the annual meeting on 12 January 1967
it was decided to close the church for February, March
and April.

In October of 1967, a meeting was called to discuss the
future of the Glenmoor Lutheran Church and it was
decided to dissolve the congregation as of 10 October
1967. The following are the minutes of the last recorded
meeting:

“A special meeting of the congregation was held at
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Glenmoor, at 7:30 RM. on
Sunday, Nov. 19, 1967. Meeting was opened by Pastor
A. Querengesser reading Phil. 1:3-li and a prayer.

Moved by R.F. Otto, seconded by G. Patzer that Dr.
Otto Olson Jr. President of the Central Canada Synod of
the Lutheran Church in America, be chairman of the
meeting. Motion carried.

Moved by R.F. Otto, seconded by Martin Zirk;
Resolution A.

That whereas conditions and circumstances which
prompted the organization of Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, Glenmoor, have changed so that it is no longer
feasible nor necessary that the congregation continue as a
separate entity, and

Whereas the members of the congregation have the
opportunity of continuing their participation in the
Lutheran Church as members of other congregations,

Therefore be it resolved

1) That Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Glenmoor,
discontinue its activity as a congregation and disband,

2) That members of the congregation be offered the
opportunity to transfer to the congregation of their
choice, and be advised that the transfer should be
completed before Dec. 31, 1967, and

3) That with the consent of the Central Canada Synod
of the Lutheran Church in America

(a) The Church building be advertised for sale, and

(b) The church furnishings be offered as gifts as
follows:

1. The church pews to Trinity Lutheran Church,
Thalberg

2. The hymnals, one-half to Trinity Lutheran Church,
Thalberg and one-half to St. Johns Lutheran Church,
Greenwald

3. The organ to St.. Johns Lutheran Church, Green-
wald, and

4. The lectern and baptismal font to the Lutherans who
are organizing a congregation at Pinawa, Manitoba.

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(c) That any cash assets of the congregation which

 

remain after the disposition of the property and payment
of obligations to the congregation be divided between the
two congregations to which most of the members will be ;
transferring, with 90% being given to Trinity Lutheran
Church in Thalberg and 10% to St. Johns Lutheran

Church in Greenwald,

(d) That the present members of the church council -
namely Herman B. Zirk, Martin Zirk, August Hem~ 1
minger, Edward Schnellert. and Raymond Schwark - be
named as trustees of the congregation and authorized and
instructed to make disposition of any and all property of

the congregation for which provision has not specifically
been made by the congregation in the series of resolution ,2
including the disposition of any item offered for use by 1
another congregation which is not accepted by that

congregation. Motion carried.
Resolution B.

(l) Moved by H.B. Zirk, seconded by Paul Otto that

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two stacking chairs be offered for sale to each family of i,
the congregation as a remembrance at 50¢ each. Motion

carried.

(2) Moved by Edward Schnellert, seconded by John
Otto that: In accordance with Article 111, Section 8 of the 5%:

Approved Constitution for Congregations

of the

Lutheran Church in America, which provides that if the

congregation disbands the synod
and control of all property of the congregation and
thereafter to hold, manage and convey the same at the
discretion of the synod” be it resolved that the parcel of
land known and described as follows on the Manitoba
Certificate of Title No. 774870, “the most Northerly one
hundred and four feet in width of the most Westerly four
hundred and sixteen feet in depth of the most Easterly
nine hundred and ninetyeix feet in depth of the North-
East quarter of Section 27 in the Fifteenth Towuship and
Eighth Range, East of the Principle Meridian, in
Manitoba” be tranferred to the Central Canada Synod of
the Lutheran Church in America. Motion carried.

Moved by August Hemminger seconded by Paul Otto
that the Synod be requested to convey this parcel of land

to the farm from which it was taken, without cost to the ,

owner. Motion Carried.

Moved by Wm. Zirk, seconded by R.F. Otto that the ?

trustees be asked to investigate the possibility of closing
the cemetery and given power to act. Motion carried.

Adjournment moved by John Zirk.

In 1967, among the first duties of Pastor Querengesser
was that of officially closing and dissolving the
congregation. The church was sold to the Brightstone
Huttcrite Colony for $950. It is still in use in a slightly
altered condition (it no longer has a steeple) as their
church. In 1980 the two graves in the cemetery were
transferred to Thalherg. Today, only one of the original
families from the time of the organization of the
congregation still lives in the district.

It is interesting to note that the first four baptisms in
the church which were Karen Schnellert, Gloria l-lem-
minger, Linda Schnellert and Deborah Zirk also made up
the last confirmation class in the GlenmoorChurch in
July 1966.

to which the
congregation belongs “shall have the right to take charge 5;