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February 4, 1976
Rev. W. Lester Koder resigns at Trinity Lutheran after 38 years
Rev. W. Lester Koder
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Great for young
by Hazel Baker
The Reverend W. Lester
Koder, pastor of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Mount
Joy, for thirty eight years,
submitted his resignation te
the congregation during the
annual meeting Sunday.
Termination of his pastorate
becomes effective May 31,
however, Rev. Koder’s fare-
well service will be present-
ed May 2.
Rev. Koder is the twenty-
fifth pastor of the Mount Joy
church whose charter dates
te 1827.
The couple plan te move
into their new home which
is under construction near
the Mount Joy Vo-Tech
school. After it is completed
and liveable, they will plan
future projects.
Mrs. Koder, a former
teacher of Business at
Manheim Central High
School for 18 years, now
retired, is kept busy with
church and civic projects.
She hopes te indulge in
photography, travel, and
sewing when her duties are
completed.
Koder’s hobbies include
hunting, fishing, golfing,
gardening, and traveling.
The couple, who have
visited every state except
Alaska and Louisiana, plan
to visit their son and family
in North Carolina.
Pastor Koder reminisced:
with the interviewer of his
38 years as minister. He
recalled that when he came
in February, 1923, from
Bucks County, a row of five
houses stood opposite the
front door of the church.
Here choir practices, Sunday
school classes, and council
sessions were held in two of
the houses, which since
have been demolished.
Many sessions were also
held in the parsonage.
When the Koders were
interviewed for the Mount
Joy Pastorate, one of the re-
quirements was that the
wife assist with the pastor’s
duties. Pastors served as
janitors, counselors, lead-
ers, choir members, and
secretary, as well as being
preachers.
Under Rev. Koder’s lead-
ership, the Trinity Lutheran
Church acquired a new
education building and an
addition to the sanctuary.
Rev. Koder was called to
the ministry at an early age.
If he could re-live his youth,
he would follow the same
calling.
Sarah
IS
happy
because...
....she’s adding to her Union National Mount Joy Bank savings account.
....the bank gave her a dollar to start a savings account, just because she was smart
enough to pick parents who already did their banking at Union National.
....she’s discovering how fast her savings account grows at Union National, her
hometown bank, where anyone of any age can have a savings account suited to
his or her own needs.
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