Historical Saint Matthew's Church refurbishment done

Odessa Historical Society members Pat Gies, Scott Heimbigner, Joe Wollman, and Paul Scheller last week completed the landscaping around St. Matthew’s Church, placing decorative rock with the help of Don Strebeck and his skid loader. This action finishes the refurbishment of the church which was repainted and received a new steel roof by Diamond Construction last year. Society members noted that the front sidewalk was laid the same year the church was constructed (1916) and is still in excellent shape.

St. Matthew’s was established when a portion of the Pilgrim German Congregational Church memb...