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Berner, Charlie Pfeiffer, Alfred Berner, George Henkel, Jr., A. H. Pfeiffer, Oscar Kunkel, J. G. Henkel and Herman Kunkel.

Rev. Hinge left Kress in the fall of 1921, and the Rev. John H. Gassner was assigned to Kress and the area. He too lived in the Henkel home, that is until he married Laura Henkel.
1923, Rev. Wilms came to Kress. Sunday School was set in motion, also children's Christmas programs were initiated.

In 1929, Rev. Wm. H. Rommert came to Plainview and organized church and from that time on Kress was served from Plainview church, with various pastors, Rev. Carl Gaertner, Rev. Gerhard T. Naumann and Rev. Obermuller. During the latters pastorate, the Kress church disbanded and members transferred to Plainview. Later the church building was sold to Vigo Park community.

By Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Sjogren

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
A Methodist church was organized at Wright in Swisher County in the spring of 1906. When Wright was moved to the present site of Kress, trustees of the church bought lots and men of the community donated labor to construct the first

church building there in 1907 and 1908. The people were so elated to have a church building that services were held as soon as the floor was in.

After the church was complete a small parsonage was built by donated labor. Bro. George H. Bryant, the first pastor, and his family were the first to occupy this new parsonage.

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