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The German-Russians: Their Heritage And Their Role In The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Vernon Schindler
The German-Russians: Their Heritage And Their Role In The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Vernon Schindler
Master of Divinity Thesis
If it were necessary to state a reason for this paper at this time, the reader's attention is directed to the following facts; first of all, the United States Census for 1930reported a total of 303,532 German-Russians in the population of the United States. Secondly, numerous Lutheran congregations within this country, including the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, have a membership which is solidly. Of German-Russian extraction. Thirdly, these people have drifted away from the Lutheran church, in many cases, because they were not understood.
The German-Russians and their descendants are with us to stay. They and their descendants now number more …