| 1907 |
First English Lutheran Congregation organized June 26. |
| 1907 |
First English Lutheran Sunday School organized. |
| 1908 |
An abandoned church located at 11th and Minnesota Streets was rented, then purchased. |
| 1908 |
Ladies Aid Society organized. |
| 1909 |
Luther League organized. |
| 1910 |
First choir organized. |
| 1913 |
Addition erected to the church. |
| 1916 |
First parsonage erected. |
| 1919 |
Major portion of the church destroyed by fire. |
| 1920 |
April, excavation started for new church. |
| 1920 |
August, cornerstone laid. |
| 1921 |
Last Sunday in June, new church dedicated. |
| 1926 |
August, Pastor Kuhlmann accepted call to Oil City Pennsylvania. |
| 1926 |
October 24, Pastor E. A. Koch installed. |
| 1927 |
Men�s Brotherhood organized. |
| 1928 |
Additional choirs organized. |
| 1928 |
April 1, bell rung for first time. Donated by Otto Harrmann and Herman Buehring. |
| 1930 |
Ladies Missionary society organized. |
| 1939 |
Christian Fellowship Society organized. |
| 1939 |
Boy Scout Troop organized. |
| 1941 |
Church debt liquidated. |
| 1944 |
Educational Building Fund started. |
| 1951 |
First intern engaged. |
| 1951 |
August, ground broken for educational building. |
| 1952 |
November, Memorial Educational Building dedicated. |
| 1957 |
July 28, Pastor Robert Herder installed. |
| 1961 |
First English Lutheran Church Women organized. |
| 1962 |
January 21, dedication of narthex and addition to educational building. |
| 1964 |
October, congregation begins sponsoring Missionary Thomas. |
| 1966 |
July 24, Pastor Donald Gauerke installed. |
| 1966 |
August 1, Pastor Koch retires and becomes Pastor Emeritus. |
| 1967 |
February, congregations begins radio broadcast of Sunday service. |
| 1967 |
June 25, 60th Anniversary celebrated. |
| 1969 |
Pastor Roald Harswick installed. |
| 1970 |
January, renovation dedicated. |
| 1971 |
Sunshine Nursery School organized. |
| 1972 |
Neighborhood Center organized. |
| 1973 |
January 21, Pastor Ralph Hanusa installed. |
| 1976 |
Pastor Koch retires after 50 years at First English. |
| 1980 |
January 21, Pastor Jeff Williams installed. |
| 1980 |
First English Trust Fund established. |
| 1980 |
Wheelchair lift installed. |
| 1982 |
June 19-27, 75th Anniversary celebration. |
| 1983 |
Pastor Mark Baum installed. |
| 1984 |
Emerson Neuenfeldt retires as treasurer after 38 years. |
| 1986 |
Pastor Christine Blice-Baum installed. |
| 1986 |
Choir Director Merrill Lewis retires. |
| 1987 |
Pastor Edward A. Koch passes away. |
| 1988 |
First year as member of ELCA. |
| 1988 |
35th Ordination Anniversary of Pastor Hanusa. |
| 1989 |
Pastor Kurtiss K. Hoffman installed. |
| 1990 |
Hinderman Endowment Fund established. |
| 1990 |
New position of Associate In Ministry begins. |
| 1991 |
New sound system installed. |
| 1992 |
August 15, Mary Ellen Bakken, Associate in Ministry, installed |
| 1993 |
Pastor Ralph Hanusa retires. |
| 1994 |
Pastor Todd B. Murken installed. |
| 1995 |
Saturday "Good News at 5" service begins. |
| 1997 |
June 22, 90th Anniversary celebration. |
| 1999 |
February 7, Pastor Byron Bunge installed. |
| 1999 |
June 27, Pastor Jeff Tomberlin installed. |
| 2002 |
September 8, Spirit of Hope, First English�s new outreach ministry, begins at Carl Traeger School. |
| 2002 |
Full-time youth director, Julie Dommer, joins First English staff. |
| 2004 |
September, First English embarks on a visioning process with interim pastors Chuck Fluegel and Joyce Gulliford |
| 2004 |
The Real Thing, a monthly community youth worship event led by youth director Julie Dommer, begins |
| 2005 |
March, First English adopts new vision: Bringing Faith Alive |
| 2005 |
Spirit of Hope moves to FELC main site in summer |
| 2005 |
Chapel remodeled, transformed into Gathering Grounds Cafe |
| 2005 |
Wheelchair lift replaced with a new ramp. |
| 2005 |
Rothenbach property sold |
| 2005 |
First English adopts new mission statement: Bringing Faith Alive |
| 2005 |
Spring, 40 Days of Purpose held. |
| 2006 |
First English and Peace Lutheran become 2 Point Parish |
| 2006 |
September 5, Troy Taylor is hired as new Coordinator of Youth Ministies |
| 2006 |
June 25, Pastor Timothy Greenwald instald as Lead Parish Pastor/td> |
| 2006 |
Pastor Martin Ruge becomes permanent supply pastor. |
| 2007 |
June 27, Celebrate 100 Years. |
| 2007 |
February 4, Pastor Nancy Krueger, Team Parish Pastor installed |
| 2007 |
Spring, 40 Days of Community held. |
| 2007 |
New constitution takes effect. |
