Bears Grass Church & School
Welcome to the Bears Grass Area
Bears Grass School  was built about 1871.  It was located on the corner of county V and JJ.  This was a one room school house which had Kindergarten - 8th grade.  The last teacher's name was Clara Honadel.  The School was disassembled in 1992.
In 1893 the new Bears Grass Church was built. The church is now called St. Peter's Ev Lutheran  Church. It is locate  on the corner of county V and JJ rural
Augusta,WI. On County JJ about 1/4 mile from the church is St. Peter's Cemetery.
Information about the church
The Bears Grass area is full of beautiful country scenery. Located on county V and JJ is a little church best known as Bears Grass Church. Now known as St. Peter's Ev Lutheran Church were Sunday service is still being worshiped. In 1996 we celebrated our 125th anniversary with a good old fashion dinner, singing and horse wagon rides. And we had people talking about the past. 

Theodore Bloch donated the land for the church. This location is diagonally across the road from the old church site and the old site of the schoolhouse. The church was built by William Niebuhr a contractor in Fall Creek and Fred Henke a carpenter.

The first marriage solemnized in the new church by the Rev. Otto Braem united Henry Erdman and Otelia Bloch.

The Rev. Freiderich of St. John's Lutheran Church, Town of Lincoln, served the people of Bears Grass area until a regular pastor was called. The following pastors have served at Bears Grass: 

F.W. Ruediger 1874 -1876 H.F. Proehl 1876 - 1888
H. Bruss 1888 - 1890 H. Stute 1890 - 1891
Otto Braem 1892 - 1915 Otto List 1915 - 1941
Henry Mueller 1941 - 1948 C. Thalacker 1948
E.G Schedler 1948 - 1974 Arleigh Lutz 1974 - 1985
Carlton Kangas 1985 - present
 My great grandfather was the first generation of my family to get baptized at St Peter's. (Bears Grass) I am the 4th generation to be baptized there. Many changes have been made since my great great grandparents first came to the little church. They raised the church and put a basement under it and replaced the organ and furnace.
References
 A time to remember..............  The Official Acts of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church 1871-1996
Email us at hoepnsha@augusta.k12.wi.us

Created by the Cluster A  Schools on December 5, 2000.