TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR

On Sept. 4, 2022, members of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Gleason gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of their future new church.
According to notes provided by Ron Boehm, the church began on Sept. 30, 1900, nearly 122 years ago, when services were first held at the Axen School.
Then on May 13, 1906, members of the fledgling church signed a Constitution to organize as St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Gleason. In 1908, the church was recognized by the Missouri Synod, and on Dec. 12, 1912, a new church was dedicated.
Almost 110 years later, congregants are ready to build a new church.
In 1919 a parsonage was built, and in 1933, the current church building was remodeled, with the addition of a bell tower and a basement. In 1953, the church was again remodeled, and another addition was added to form a cruciform structure.
Somewhere around 1962-63, other nearby churches closed and the congregations merged to form Luther Memorial Lutheran Church.
In 1993, new bathrooms, a new Fellowship Hall, a kitchen, and basement rooms were added to the existing building.
Now, the congregation has decided it’s time for a new church building, and the work has officially begun.