1. The church registers for mid-1800s St. Nikolai Ev. Church in Stettin say St. Nikolai-Johannes. There was also existing at this time a St. Johannes Roman Catholic Church in Stettin. Were these churches combined at one time?

2. A St. Nikolai baptismal register for 1810-1817 has a note "Pastoren Von St. Jakobi". What was the relationship between St. Jakobi and St. Nikolai evangelical churches or did they just share clergy.

I am researching in the Stettin church books and getting confused because family seem to move continually from church to church. Does anyone have answers or have any advice where I can find more historical info on the churches of Stettin? Thanks.
Veronica

Hello.My Name is Philipp Marquardt.I am a Researcher in Germany.Caholic and lutheran Records were never combined.To find out more about the History of the Churches you can contact the Statearchive of Stettin.Normally they should be able to tell you where to search for such Infos.Here is there E-mailadress:sekretariat@gorzow.ap.gov.pl

Greetings

Thank you Philipp. I have a relative from Stettin baptised 1786 at St. Gertrud Ev., married 1817 at St. Jakobi Ev., and then had burial records at St. Johannes RC Church. It seems like the church might have been chosen by convenience rather than a true religious motive.
Veronica

Are any of the mid 1800's Stettin church records mentioned here accessable on-line? My ancestor, Albert Frederick Martin Manzke was born in Stettin in 1858, but I have not yet been able to access any records about him until his arrival in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, in the 1880's. I have no information about his parents or family as of yet. Any information on how to access Stettin's records would be greatly appreciated!

Bill Manzke
bmanzke@columbus.rr.com

Hello again.The Records from all 24 lutheran Communitys are in a Archive in Berlin today.

Philipp

The Stettin church records have been filmed by the LDS. You can rent them and view them at your local family history center. Look at the library catalogue at www.familysearch.org to find the correct film numbers.
Veronica