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First Lutheran found its start in early 1946 as a mission congregation, meeting for its first service at the Seventh Day Adventist church on Kellogg St. with 28 people attending an evening service. Charter members of the church were A. Kropel, Winston Holton, Andrew Stuhr, and Fred Rathke with P. Barnes, C. Bailey, H. Kreiter, H.M. Brady, F. F. Koehler and G. F. Hansel joining soon after. The first voters' meeting was held May 28, 1946 and officers were selected, a name for the church, a constitution adopted, and the Ladies' Society was organized. The church joined the English District of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states in 1947 and remained until 1952 when it transferred to the Southern California District of the Missouri Synod. The church remained in mission status until 1974 when Rev. Rodger Gredvig was installed as the first "called minister" to the pulpit. Serving during the mission period shared pastors with Corona and Perris were Rev. Albert C...

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