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“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”
St. Jacob Lutheran Church has been faithfully providing
worship services to the area of Miamisburg since our founding in 1821. Can you believe we have figured that we have had over 13,000 worship services here? Did you read about our 171 year old bell? We figure it has been rung over a quarter of a million times! It will ring again this coming Sunday as we have worship services at 10:30 (led by the pipe organ) and noon (led by guitars).
St. Jacob is also on the national register of historic places. We are on their website right along with the Paul Laurence Dunbar House and the Wright Brothers Cycle shop! We are listed as “Jacob’s Church”. You can check us out by clicking on the link and going to the following website: www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OH/Montgomery/state2.html
Pastor Hout is the 12th pastor at St. Jacob. Here is the list of the pastors who have served this parish of St. Jacob Lutheran Church:
Rev. John Caspar Dill..........1821-1824
Rev. Henry Heincke.............1826-1859
Rev. Christopher Albrecht....1860-1883
Rev. W. H. Brown.................1883-1899
Rev. F. W. E. Peschau.........1900-1916
Rev. J. S. Herold..................1916-1921
Rev. Walter L. Spielman......1921-1929
Rev. Charles H. Starkey......1929-1950
Rev. Joseph W. Frease.......1950-1959
Rev. Oliver Arne Rajala........1959-1982
Rev. Daniel Fant..................1983-1996
Rev. Michael G. Hout...........1998-present
As we near our 200th anniversary (and the city is now celebrating their 200th), we think it is a good time to reflect on some great memories of the past. Here are a few:
-Pastor Rajala loved popcorn and used to dry his ears
of popcorn in the steeple around our bell
-Pastor Peschau lost his entire library of books due to the
flood of 1913. He also started the first Boy Scout troop
in the city.
-John Caspar Dill used to ride his horse to several
congregations he served in our area (including riding
it across the Miami River).
-Pastor Heincke served in Napoleon’s army and fought in
the battle of Waterloo.
-Rev. Albrecht was the pastor while our building was
erected. He was also an odd fellow (IOOF member) and
his picture was found in the old hall above Ron’s Pizza.
-During Pastor Spielman’s time of service here the church
name was changed from St. Jacob’s to First Lutheran (it
was during the first World War and we did not want to
seem too sympathetic to the Germans). The sanctuary
was also extensively remodeled while he was pastor.
-Old Pastor Hout still rides his tall unicycle in local parades
and competes in the world championships of top
spinning.
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