About the records:
     The original records, from 1846 on, are held by the church, and include baptism, marriage, death, and confirmation records. The records have been microfilmed and are available to be viewed at the Historic New Orleans Collection. A list of the available microfilms can be found here.
     Indexes to some of the records have been published in New Orleans Genesis. They include:
Births/Baptisms, Book 1, 1850-1868
     NOG 25.100:498, +26.103:277.

Additional information about the church:
     The present church building, at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Chippewa Street, was completed in 1876.

Information about the history of the church can be found in the following:
     130th Anniversary: Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation, New Orleans, Louisiana (1845-1975)
     150th Anniversary: Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation, New Orleans, Louisiana (1845-1995)

Other names of this church:
     German Lutheran Congregation of the City of Lafayette (1847)
     German Evangelical Congregation of New Orleans (1903)
     Jackson Avenue Evangelical and Reformed Congregation of New Orleans (1940)
     Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation of the United Church of Christ (1965)
     Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation (1968)

Clergy who served the church (1828-1893):
     Carl August Schramm (1846-1849); Dr. Lippert (1849-1850); Rev. Röhl [Roehl] (1850-1851); Heinrich Hiestand (1851); Ernst Berger (1852); Ludwig Kehrwald (1852-1854); Ernst Berger (1854-1855); Hermann Pressler (1855-1859); Carl Adams (1859-1864); Ludwig P. Heintz (1864-1901).

Current affiliation:
     Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation has in the past been affiliated with several different church organizations, but today is independent.

Current mailing address:
     Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation
     2221 Chippewa Street
     New Orleans, La. 70130-5457

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