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Check out two newspaper articles over a hundred years old from the archives! 

 

NEW PASTOR TO BE INSTALLED
April 13, 1914 – Hickory Democrat

Rev. M.J. Heinicke of Kansas City, Mo., who recently accepted a call from the Missouri
Lutheran congregations of Christ’s church in this city, and Augustana and St. Stephens in the
country, will be installed as pastor of these churches April 26.

The installation will take place at St. Stephens, since this is the mother congregation, so to
speak and is also the largest of the two churches.

Rev. Mr. Heinicke comes very highly recommended and it is hoped that he may be favorably
impressed with the city of Hickory and with Catawba County in general. He was accompanied
on his journey here by his young wife and the Rev. Dr. H.B. Hemmeter and family of St. Louis.
Rev. Hemmeter is the newly-chose president of Concordia College at Conover. It is expected
that Rev. Hemmeter will conduct the installation service at St. Stephens Sunday.

Rev. and Mrs. Heinicke will make their home in this city within a short time after the
installation, occupying the Lutheran parsonage on Eight Ave. near the Kenworth grade school.
(Pastor Heinicke served Christ, Augustana, and St. Stephens Lutheran Churches from 1914 –
1918)

 

AT MR. HEINICKE’S CHURCH
May 24. 1916 – Hickory Daily Record

It was the writer’s privilege as well as profit to attend services at Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church last Sunday night. This is one of the smallest congregations in Hickory, and one of
the most faithful and devoted ones. The house is plain, but neat and comfortable; well
ventilated and beautifully lighted.

Rev. M.J. Heinicke is their beloved pastor. Though he is young, yet he is earnest, faithful
preacher, and a devoted pastor. His sermons showed careful Biblical preparation. And it was
delivered in an easy style, and in an impressive and winning spirit. All could see that the
sermon fell into good and honest hearts, and is therefore ordained to bring forth fruits of
righteousness.

They have no fine organ or large, trained choir to lead the worship in song yet their singing
was congregational and beautiful. They sang with the spirit and with the understanding. The
services from start to finish were strictly devotional. In leaving and on the way home from
that service, one did not have to ask himself the question, “was it for show, or real worship?”
It was indeed, an inspiring service and we are glad we went.