~Special Event~
The most wonderful wedding to ever take place
at St. John's Church!
Brian Black & Vicki Parker
June 8, 2002 at 6:30pm
~The Wedding Party~
Vicki - The Blushing Bride
Brian - The Happy Groom
Joseph - The Handsome Escort
Sarah - The Lovely Maid of Honor
Michael - The "Best" Best Man
Brian - The Adorable Ring Bearer
Tori - The Sweetest Lil Flower Girl
Ceremony Officiated By Pastor
Donna Wrzeszcz.
St.
John's Church
Apple River, Illinois
In 1868 German immigrants began construction on a church in
Guilford Township, on Elizabeth-Scales Mound Road, on land purchased
for $10.00. The church's beautiful wooden altar was handcrafted in
Germany, shipped by boat to Milwaukee, then by rail to Apple River,
where two local church members hauled it by wagon team to the
construction site.
St. John's Church was dedicated September 18, 1870 and the first
wedding was held June 2, 1874. Regular services, delivered in German
until 1928, were held until 1969, where after the church was rarely
used.
St. John's was relocated to Oak Hill September 18, 1996 and
completely restored in time for the first wedding on June 27, 1998.
