Rev. Rehkopf
Rev. Donald G. Rehkopf
Rev. Donald G. Rehkopf was installed on July 1, 1951 in a service officiated by Rev. Harold C. Osterman of Pittsburg, president of the Eastern District of the American Lutheran Church. Pastor Rehkopf and his wife, Jean, had four children. They were the first to live in the newly purchased parsonage. Previous to his ordination, Pastor Rehkopf was a school principal in Ontario, Canada in order to earn money to attend college and seminary.
During this time, the congregation numbered 440 baptized members with an average Sunday attendance of 150. Building and expansion plans were begun, and in June 1955, the congregation decided to purchase the house on the corner for use as a Parish House to provide additional space, and to remodel the church basement. Pastor Rehkopf presided at BLC’s 30th Anniversary in 1951, in which former Pastors Schulz, Hoffmann, and Tejan participated. Pastor Rehkopf served until 1957.
Rev. Donald G. Rehkopf
Jean Rehkopf