ST JOHN'S

St. John's Lutheran Church Missouri Synod was chartered December 31, 1918 (Fallon was 10 years old and founded in 1908.) There are two LCMS churches older than St. John's…Trinity in Gardnerville and St. Luke's in Reno. The building we occupied at first was located on the corner of E. Park St. and E. Richards just east of Oats Park... We began with the garage/storage building which was built by Elmer Doege and his helpers. The Laborer's for Christ came in and those who had RVs or camp trailers camped on the property while others stayed in homes of congregation members. To my knowledge, there were only three members from our congregation that actually joined the Laborer's group - Dan Luke, Sr., Mrs. Harriet Dick and Samuel Veach, Jr... Bobbie Gissel, one of the longest standing members, was a realtor. She found the property and closed the deal. We had applied for a loan from the Church Extension Fund (CNH-CEF) of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District. The District approved our loan. We..

Primary location: Fallon United States