Lask Parish History

Lask

(courtesy of Omar Welke)

Settlement and history - Evidence of Evangelical Lutheran settlers in the Lask area exists from the beginning of 1800. Germans from Posen, Thuringen, Sachsen, and Pommern settled new villages in the area. The parish of Lask and surrounding towns was formed in 1809. It appears that the Parish had a hard time retaining a Pastor and from 1824 to 1927 the parish bacame affiliated with the Parish of Zdunska-Wola, whose pastor visited once a month to conduct parish business. During that time, from 1839 to 1855 the pastor of Pabiance also conducted parish business. So much of the recording of births and marriages is in surrounding parishes.

There were 2 churches (Lask and Chorzeszow), 3 prayer houses (Rokitnika, Zabloty, Drzewociny), 2 prayer halls (Anielin, Okup), and 7 cemeteries.

Villages associated with Lask:

Anielin

Bocianichy

Chorzeszow

Drzewociny

Erywangrod

Jesionna

Mierzaczka

Okup (1807)

Rembow

Rokitnika

Teodory

Zabloty

Zalesie