1st Pastor

1st Pastor

On September 26, 1922, a call was extended to Rev. Henry D. Schulz of Milwaukee, WI, to be Bethlehem’s first pastor. He was installed on January 2, 1923. Pastor Schulz’s wife, Minnie, served as both the organist and choir director. Pastor Schulz and Minnie, had six children, Dorothy, Paul, Ruth, and Elsie; two sons, Hartwig and Henry, died in infancy.  The family lived in the parsonage at 40 Perrin St.

In 1936, after serving Bethlehem for 15 years, Pastor Schulz accepted a call in Sugar Grove, WV.

Pastor Schulz’s family

1920s Choir