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Ebenezer German Congregational Church Confirmation Classes

Confirmation was a rite of initiation in the Volga German Protestant churches and was often viewed as a mature expression of faith by an already baptized individual. Confirmation was typically required to become a church member, and the public ceremony was usually held as part of the Palm Sunday service each year.

This page lists the Ebenezer Church's confirmation classes. Unfortunately, although there were confirmations from 1892 to 1908, none were listed in the church register. Please contact us if you have information on these "missing" classes. 

Follow the links to view a list of class members and photographs (if available) for each year.

The Ebenezer German Congregational Church Confirmation Class of 1897.

Ebenezer confirmation program from 1922 featuring a photograph of Rev. George Zocher. Courtesy of Steve Schreiber.

• 1892
• 1893
• 1894
• 1895
• 1896
• 1897
• 1898
• 1899
• 1900
• 1901
• 1902
• 1903
• 1904
• 1905
• April 1906
• 1907
• 1908
• April 4, 1909
• March 20, 1910

• Confirmation Class of Rev. Hopp - (likely 1911 or 1912)
• April 9, 1911
• March 31, 1912
• March 16, 1913
• 1914
• March 28, 1915
• April 23, 1916
• April 8, 1917
• March 31, 1918
• April 13, 1919
• March 28, 1920
• March 20, 1921
• April 9, 1922
• 1923
• 1924 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
• March 25, 1925
• March 28, 1926
• April 10, 1927
• 1928
• March 24, 1929
• April 13, 1930
• 1931 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
• March 20, 1932
• 1933 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
• March 25, 1934
• April 14, 1935
• April 5, 1936
• 1937-1938 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register
• April 2, 1939
• 1940 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
• April 6, 1941
• 1942 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
• April 18, 1943
• 1944 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
• March 25, 1945
• 1946-1950 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register
• March 18, 1951
• April 11, 1954
• 1955-1956 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register
• April 14, 1957
• 1958 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register
• March 22, 1959
• April 10, 1960
• 1961
• 1962
• 1963
• 1964-1965 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register
• April 3, 1966
• March 19, 1967
• 1968-1969 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register​
• March 22, 1970
• 1971-1978 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register
• June 3, 1979
• 1980-1984 - No confirmation classes are listed in the church register

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Sources

Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, Oregon: 1999. Print.

Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1909-1984. Portland, Oregon: 2002. 221-260. Print.

Last updated October 6, 2025