Emanuel Creek Baptist Church History, Bon Homme Co., SD

	This brief history of the Emanuel Creek Baptisten Kirche was 
	found with the WPA Graves Registration Project enumeration of the 
	cemetery. The WPA schedules were dated June, 1940.

	Transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com

	This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes.



Origin and History of Emanuel Creek Baptisten Kirche
Also known as Station Danzig Geminde, Emanuels Creek, So. Dakota

	In Territorial days 1876 is the beginning of this church. Its 
membership was chiefly immigrants of Old Danzig, South Russia, a 
religious minded group. They settled in BonHomme County, South Dakota.

	The first church services were held in private homes until the 
Station Danzig was organized. The church was served by Rev. John Wentt 
in the year 1877.

	In 1884 a church was built financed by popular subscription.

	In the year 1899 with Rev. F. Scholz as pastor the conregation 
decided to organize their cemetery including rules and regulations. It 
was resolved that a cemetery meeting be held once each year.

	The following cemetery committee were elected as the first 
cemetery committee: Henry Giedd, Chairman, Henry Berndt, Treasurer and 
Wm. Hinzman, Secretary. The cemetery was fenced in the same year, and 
burial places sold at $2.00 to $5.00 a piece. The committee being 
authorized to expend this money as the saw necessary, and to charge 
outsiders to pay in advance of a burial. Relatives of the deceased are 
expected to gather once a year, to help repair the graves and cemetery.

	In the year 1922 the burial fees were altered to $3.00 per 
membership family but $5.00 for large grave and $3.00 for each small 
grave to strangers, according to the circumstances and that no burials 
were to be made without the permission of the cemetery committee.

	The present cemetery committee are: Ed Radack, Wm. Mattis and 
George G. Oorlog Secretary.

	The present pastor is Rev. Lang, Tyndall, S. Dak.

Record of Deed, Register of Deeds Office,
Tyndall, BonHomme Co., So. Dakota

In Book R - Page 436.

	April 22, 1893, Henry Berndt and Elisabeth Berndt Husband and Wife 
Deeded to John Burbeck, Ephraim Radak and Wilhelm Heinzman Trustees of 
the Emanuel Creek Baptisten Kirche and their successors in office in the 
county of BonHomme, State of So. Dakota, in consideration of (one) 
dollar the following realestate:-

	Commencing on the S. W. corner of the S. W. ¼ of Sec. (7) in T95 N 
- R 60 W. of the 5 P. M. - Thence running east on the Sec. A distance of 
60 rods, thence 18 R. due N. -- thence 18 R. East – thence 18 R. South – 
thence 18 R. West to the place of beginning. The intention being to sell 
2 acres of land lying in a square form and no more, for church and 
graveyard purposes. Should the said tract of land cease to be used for 
church purposesm then the one acre not used as graveyard is to revert 
back to the party of the first part.