1947

Pastor Olney E. Cook, conducting services. Pastor Cook later had these reminiscences of his ministry:(1)

During that time a Sunday School was organized starting with one pupil but began to grow until we had forty. A junior choir was also started and our Christmas Pageants were enjoyed by many people. Our missionary society was one of the highlights of my ministry in Woodstock, and I always found the members to be very helpful and to be interested in the church work.

A new oil heater was installed in the church for $575 ($5,543 in 2006 dollars).

The annual benevolence payment to the Synod increased to $75 ($723). The church insurance coverage was doubled to $6,000 ($57,840). The parsonage was insured for $1,000 ($9,640).

At Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, PA, a woman was an influential teacher of sociology.

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Harry S Truman (Democrat) was President. The newly elected 80th Congress was in session. A dollar in that year would be worth $9.64 in 2006 for most consumable products.

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