Clary's house in time for the service. Mr. Ruckman was the pastor in charge.

The first church in Lewellen was a Methodist church built in 1S99. Rev-. Coslet, Eggers, and Bollan preached in the school house before the church was built. Rev. Elmer Keller was the first pastor to preach in the new church. It naturally was a small organization at first. The churches of Lewellen and Oshkosh hired a pastor together for a number of years. It has been only since 1915 that each church has hired its own. The church in Lewellen now has a parsonage, ninety-one members, a live Sunday School, Ladies Aid Society and Young People's Society. The Aid Society helps materially in the support of the church and its benevolences. It put up the tower on the church and placed a bell therein to ring out its call every week. Rev. P. H. Smith is the present pastor.

The Lutheran church organization of Lewellen was formed in the fall of 1906, by William Heidenrich, from Oshkosh, with a Sunday School and Ladies Guild in connection. That year a nice church was built and dedicated, during Rev. Clark Powell's pastorate. They join with the church at ( >>hk<>4i in hiring a minister, who has resided in Oshkosh until 1920. Rev. R. A. Helms, the present pastor, lives in Lewellen.

In 1911 a Baptist church was built. Rev. Elkins was pastor. The organization has steadily been growing. They have decided to build a parsonage this year. The present pastor is A. J. Coffey.