Heimtal Parish History
The Parish of Heimtal (Staraja Buda) (1869)
The influx of Germans from Poland and Prussia into eastern Volhynia during the 1860s caused the second division of the Zhitomir Parish in 1869. Already in 1864, Heinrich Wasem, who had played a similar role as vicar in forming the Roshischtsche Parish, took up residence as vicar in Staraja Buda, with the intention of forming a new parish there. The parish lay in the counties of Zhitomir and Nowograd-Wolynsk and in 1869 had about 6000 parishioners in 20 communities. A stone church, called the "Jesus Church", was completed in 1878, soon followed by a stone manse. At first there was a rapid turnover of pastors until stability was attained with the arrival of Pastor Johannsen in 1886. The need to educate sexton/teachers (cantors) led in 1897 to efforts to establish a school for that purpose. The school became a reality in 1904 and received a building of its own in 1908. It served the Provinces of Volhynia, Podolia, Kiev and Chernigov.
By 1896 the number of parishioners had grown to about 20,000, located in nearly 100 colonies. This created a need for creating a new parish (or "permanent adjunct" of Heimtal) centered in Emiltschin in that year.
Pastors in Heimtal Parish
1863 1868 | Heinrich Martin David WASEM |
1870 1871 | Karl Gottfried TREUFELD |
1872 1873 | Friedrich Ludwig WASEM |
1875 1877 | Hermann Arthur LANG |
1880 1884 | Emil Arthur Gottfried GANZ |
1886 1914 | Julius Hermann JOHANNSON |
1918 1922 | Friedrich RINK |
1921 1933 | Gustav UHLE |
Evangelical Congregations in Heimtal Parish
Alexanderdorf (Granidub)+ | Jakowka (Pisarowka) | Nowo-Alexandrowka (Neu-Krausendorf) |
Alexandria+ | Janowka I*+ and II*~ | Olgenburg (Oljchowka)~ |
Alexandrowka+(chapel only?) | Jelissawetpole*~ | Ossipowka-Konan (Josephstadt-Konan) |
Alt-Krausendorf (Staraja Alexandrowka)+ | Josephstadt-Konan (or Kunan)(Ossipowka-Konan)+ | Ostronj (Ostroni) |
Alt-Viktorowka+ | Karolinowka+ | Ostrowka*+ |
Amalien (Amalinowka)* | Kirkewitsch* | Pawlinowka |
Andrejewka | Kisselowka (Kiseljawka)* | Pulin+ |
Annapole*+ | Kremianka*+ | Pulinskaja Huta*+ |
Antonowka (near Maidan)+ | Kurgany (Kurhany, Grünfeld)* | Raditsch*+ |
Baraschi (Baraschow, Barasze) | Kutusowka (Kutazowka)*+ | Rogowka*+ |
Beresowka (Rohrbach)*+ | Liski*+ | Rudokop*+ |
Beresowo-Hat*+ | Ludwikowka* | Sabarski-Schljach* |
Bogoschewka | Lugowaja (Wiesental) | Schadura*+ |
Emiliewka | Maidan (Majdan)+ | Sinimoch |
Helenow+ (near Zapust) | Marianowka | Sinjawka |
Helenowka-Sokul+ | Marianowka(*+?) (near Wolodarsk) | Skolobow* |
Evental (Jewgeniewka)* | Maximowka (Maksimowka)+ | Solodyri*+ |
Fedorowka*+ | Michalindorf (Michailowka) | Sorotschin* |
Friedental-Dombrowo (Friedenstal, Mirnaja Dombrowo, Szczyrczyn)*+ | Mikulinez* | Staraja Alexandrowka (Alt-Krausendorf) |
Gnadental (Bobritzkaja Buda, Bobeszkaja Buda)*+ | Mirnaja Dombrowo (Friedental-Dombrowo)* | Stebnize* |
Gonorin (Honorin)+ | Mlynok (Mlynek)*+ | Ussitschno* |
Granidub (Alexanderdorf) | Nedbajewka*+ | Viktorinka |
Grünfeld (Kurgany, Kurhany)*+ | Neu-Grüntal (Nowo-Selenj) | Werendorf (Alexandrowka)*+ |
Grüntal (Jaswinka, Zaswiska)*+ | Neu-Krausendorf (Nowo-Alexandrowka) | Wiesental (Lugowaja)+ |
Gruschek* | Neu-Viktorowka+ | Wischnjakowka*+ |
Heimtal (Staraja Buda)*+ | Neudorf-Tomar (Bratschki-Romara)*~ | Wjasowez* |
Honorin (Gonorin)+ | Neumanowka*+ | Wozlawpole-Widerno (Waclawpol and Wederna)* |
Hotisch | Nowin (Nowiny)*+ | Wulka+ |
Wyrub (Wyruby)*+ |
+ village with a school which was usually also used as a chapel (Betsaal)
~ village with a separate chapel (Kapelle or more commonly, Betshaus)
* villages where land was owned by the farmer (in contrast to those where it was leased from a nobleman) (The 1909 source distinguishes between Kolonien and Pachtdörfer in this parish. Since the latter denotes rented land, the former (marked "*") may denote ownership.)
Source:
PINGOUD, G.: "Die evangelisch-lutherischen Gemeinden in Rußland", herausgegeben von der Unterstützungs-Kasse für Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden in Rußland; Band 1: "Der St. Petersburgische und der Moskowische Konsistorialbezirk", St. Petersburg, 1909