About the records:
     The original records are held by the congregation. They include baptism, marriage, burial, and confirmation records. The records have not been microfilmed and are not available to the public. They can only be searched by a volunteer by writing to the church at:
     Saint John Lutheran Church
     3937 Canal Street
     New Orleans, LA 70119-6002

Additional information about the church:
     Information about its history has been published in New Orleans Genesis:
          NOG 21.82:226

Other names of this church:
     German Evangelical Lutheran St. John Church
     St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
     Saint John Lutheran Church

Clergy who served the church up to 1893:
     Georg Volk; Carl (Charles) Metz; _____ List; C. F. Liebe; _____ Frank; _____ Baumann; Johann F. Döscher [John F. Doescher]; F. Steimke; C. J. Crämer.

Current affiliation:
     St. John Lutheran Church has been affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod since May 1855.

Current mailing address:
     Saint John Lutheran Church
     3937 Canal Street
     New Orleans, LA 70119-6002

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