The Rev. Wilbur Zielke left St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Mt. Prospect to become the new pastor in St. Charles on August 26, 1951. Already since the time of Rev. Burgdorf, there had been talk of building and building funds.
A committee had been established but not a lot had happened. Now under Zielke's leadership, the congregation began to act. The Building Committee reported that a church could be built for $75,000 but in 1953, the old Methodist Church became available and the congregation voted to bid $35,000 for it on Jan. 11, 1954.
By May 10th, however the Old Methodist Church and parsonage had been offered to the Lutherans as a gift by Col. E Baker on behalf of the Methodist congregation in St. Charles. . .The gift changed everything. The congregation accepted it without, however commiting itself to using the building as its permanent future home.
On Oct. 18, Pastor Zielke announced that he had received a Call to Trinity, Lansing, Illinois, and he was granted a peaceful release.