Immanuel Evangelical Church
Immanuel Evangelical Church. In 1875 the Rev. Charles Kraft, a member of the German Evangelical Synod of North America, of Warrensburg, Missouri, visited Sedalia and commenced the work of gathering a sufficient number of people to constitute a congregation. He was a tireless worker and his work bore fruit. In a short time a number had been gathered in and organized as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sedalia. Rev. Krafft occupied the pulpit every alternate Sunday. A lot on the southwest corner of Slain street and Washington avenue was purchased, and in 1876 the cornerstone was laid. In due time the house was finished. It was only a modest little Church sixty by twenty. Rev. Krafft was chosen pastor and removed from Warrensburg to Sedalia and entered upon the duties of his new field. For four years he continued in this work, and under his ministration his charge became well organized. In July, 1880, he severed his connections with the church. The Immanuel Evangelical Church was formerly the German Evangelical Church. In 1890 the present brick structure, on Fourth and Vermont streets, was completed and dedicated. At the same time the parsonage, adjoining the church, was completed. The present minister, J. F. M:. Helmcamp, has five sons in the Army and Navy. Membership of church is 300 with a Sunday school attendance of 125. Board of officers: Fred Grote, president; L. Brohnstrup, treasurer; F. Schultze, secretary.
(History of Pettis County Missouri by Mark A McGruder 1919)