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6. German Evangelical St. Matthew Church and Congregation in Carrollton (1847)
    Presently: St. Matthew United Church of Christ

About the records:
     The original records are held by the church and have not been microfilmed. There are some records from the 1847 period, but most of the baptism, marriage, death, and confirmation records date from 1874. The records can be viewed at the church office through prior arrangements.

Additional information about the church:
     The present church building was dedicated in 1923. Additional information about the church can be found on its website:
http://www.centralstmatthewucc.com
     History of the church can be found here: https://www.centralstmatthewucc.com/church-history/

Histories:
     A 150th-anniversary, 32-page history, A Heritage of Faith, A History of St. Matthew United Church of Christ, 1849-1999, compiled by Noel Many Braning, was published in 1999.
Other church histories include:
     Diamond Jubilee: Story of St. Matthew’s Evangelical Church, October 1924
     A Book of Remembrance, 100th Anniversary, June 1949
     A History of St. Matthew United Church of Christ, June 1964
     A Book of Memories: 125th Anniversary Celebration, June 1974
     The Story of 125 Years, An Interpretation, June 1974
     A History of St. Matthew, February 1988

Other names of this church:
     German Evangelical Congregation of Carrollton (1849)
     First German Evangelical Church of Carrollton (1854) [“Rooster Church”]
     Evangelical Church of Carrollton (1854) [“Otto Church”]
     German Evangelical Church of the Seventh District of Carrollton (1884) [reunited church]
     St. Matthew’s German Evangelical Congregation of New Orleans (1890)
     St. Matthew Evangelical Church, New Orleans, Louisiana (1918)
     St. Matthew Evangelical and Reformed Church (1934)
     St. Matthew United Church of Christ (1975)

Clergy who served the church up to 1893:
     Original church: J. Schwalm (1849); C. A. Schaller (1850-1853)
     “Rooster Church”: Ludwig P. Heintz (1854-1864); J. M. Hofer (1865-1869); ____ Polster and August Walraff; M. Mischel (1869-1871); Jacob Ueber (1871-1873); A. Schaffraneck (1873-1874); Herman F. Perpeet (1875); Albert F. Hoppe (1876-1877); E. DeGellert (1878-1880); Louis Von Rague (1881-1882); Christian Buckish (1882-1884).
     “Otto Church”: Martin Otto (1854-1878); Philip Ziemer (1879-1884).
     Reunited church: Victor Brösel [Broessel] (1884); F. Holke (1884-1886); William Karbach (1887-1893); J. C. Rieger (1893-1906).

Current affiliation:
     St. Matthew United Church of Christ is today affiliated with the United Church of Christ.

Current address:
     St. Matthew United Church of Christ
     1333 S. Carrollton Ave.
     New Orleans, LA 70118

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