| | | | In 1853, a small group of Christians gathered together in a log barn in Dittmer, Missouri to worship in the Evangelical tradition of their German ancestors. Three years later, the congregation constructed their first church of hewn logs, daubed with mud plaster. | 
|  | | The building contained a sanctuary in the front and two rooms in the rear for the living quarters of the minister and his family. | | In 1874 the congregation built a white frame church. | | | | In St. Martin's one hundredth year of service, it joined the United Church of Christ. A new church building was dedicated in 1958, and plans began for an educational building complete with basement and upstairs classrooms. |  | | Ground was broken for the educational building in 1963, and St. Martin's served the community providing Kindergarten classes when there were none in public schools. | | | The Spirit that inspired our ancestors gathering in Henry Gruenhold's barn in 1853, flourishes today! Whether in the spirit of service or worship, St. Martin's United Church of Christ Dittmer, continues to grow in believers and is dedicated to serving the community in the name of Christ. | 
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