Shenandoah County Library: Truban Archives
St. Mark's Lutheran Church Collection
2026-0005
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14 Linear Feet
1851-2024
This collection contains a variety of materials relating to St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Forestville Virginia, including directories, records, a church bible, reports, financial statements, photographs, and other ephemera and documents.
Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were donated by the church following its closure. The donation was facilitated by Tina Knupp and donated materials were picked up by the library on February 28, 2026.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection are grouped together and boxed based on object type and size. Foldered items are stored in upright file folders and arranged in chronological order with undated materials at the back. Objects are arranged by size in boxes.
The finding aid is arranged in chronological order with undated items at the end.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] St. Mark's Lutheran Church Collection, 1851-2024, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Processing Information
Materials were donated, processed, foldered or wrapped as necessary, and boxed. Materials in folders and sleeves were sorted chronologically. The congregational record dated 2000-2024 was removed from its original binding with original order maintained.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains ten boxes.
Box 1: 1875-1973, 26 upright folders containing church records, photographs, meeting minutes, and more
Box 2: 1974-1997, 27 upright folders containing meeting minutes, church reports and records, and more
Box 3: 1997-ca. 2021, 50 upright folders containing church records, meeting minutes, a survey, and more
Box 4: 2021-2024 and undated, 15 upright folders containing church records, directories, and more
Box 5: 1908-2015 and undated, one worship book and 30 photograph sleeves
Box 6: 1910-2024 and undated, three books including records and attendance books, and a memoir
Box 7: 1851, church bible
Box 8: 1926-1942, five books including attendance, contribution, and financial records
Box 9: 1941-2024, one ceritificate and one congregational record
Box 10: 1949-2013, two books including parish register and guest book
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.
Biographical / Historical
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized by Reverend Joseph Alexander Snyder in 1873 with members from Solomon's congregation in Forestville Virginia. St. Mark's joined St. Martin and Mt. Zion to form the Quicksburg Parish in 1934. Mt. Zion left the parish in 1989, and St. Mark's and St. Martin remained part of the parish until after the pandemic when each church got their own pastor. The St. Mark's congregation met in the same building in Forestville from 1873 until its final worship service on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
Bibliography
"History," St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, accessed May 1, 2026, https://stmarklive.wordpress.com/history/.
Whetzel, Karen. "St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Forestville Closes in 2024," accessed May 1, 2026, https://thechimneyrockchronicle.com/st-marks-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-forestville-closes-in-2024/.
Lutheran churches - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Forestville (Va.)
St. Mark's Lutheran Church Bible/repositories/2/archival_objects/437118517Abstracts from Church RecordsFolder 1.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/42191875-19251St. Mark's Lutheran Church PhotographsFolder 1.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/4220ca. 1900-20001St. Mark's Lutheran Church History ArticlesFolder 1.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/42211903-19941"The Book of Worship," United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South, "St. Mark's Church, Forestville, Va."/repositories/2/archival_objects/433719085St. Mark's Lutheran Church Sunday School Record Book/repositories/2/archival_objects/43681910-19166"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Membership from Old Book (Ledger) + Latest"Folder 1.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/42221916-19831St. Mark's Lutheran Church Sunday School RecordFolder 1.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/422319261St. Mark's Lutheran Church Member Attendance and Contribution Record/repositories/2/archival_objects/43721926-19298St. Mark's Lutheran Church Sunday School RecordFolder 1.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/422419281St. Mark's Lutheran Church Sunday School RecordFolder 1.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/422519291St. Mark's Lutheran Church Membership Attendance and Contribution Record/repositories/2/archival_objects/43731929-19328St. Mark's Lutheran Church Sunday School RecordFolder 1.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/422619301St. Mark's Lutheran Church Member Attendance and Contribution Record/repositories/2/archival_objects/43741934-19368St. Mark's Lutheran Church Member Attendance and Contribution Record/repositories/2/archival_objects/43751937-19398St. Mark's Lutheran Church Financial Record Book/repositories/2/archival_objects/43761940-19428"Progressive Congregation in Parish Education" Certificate, St. Mark's Lutheran Church From the Parish and Church School Board of the United Lutheran Church in America/repositories/2/archival_objects/4377January 23 19419St. Mark's Lutheran Church Parish Register/repositories/2/archival_objects/43791949-199810"Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church," Quicksburg VirginiaFolder 1.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/422719511St. Mark's Lutheran Church Annual ReportFolder 1.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/422819511St. Mark's Lutheran Church Homecoming ServicesFolder 1.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/42291951-20131St. Mark's Lutheran Church EphemeraFolder 1.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/42301955-19871Altar Set Donor InformationFolder 1.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/4231January 9 19571St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 1 of 8Folder 1.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/42321959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 2 of 8Folder 1.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/42331959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 3 of 8Folder 1.16/repositories/2/archival_objects/42341959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 4 of 8Folder 1.17/repositories/2/archival_objects/42351959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 5 of 8Folder 1.18/repositories/2/archival_objects/42361959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 6 of 8Folder 1.19/repositories/2/archival_objects/42371959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 7 of 8Folder 1.20/repositories/2/archival_objects/42381959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Minutes of Council Meetings and Congregational Meetings," 8 of 8Folder 1.21/repositories/2/archival_objects/42391959-19731St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Luther League" CharterFolder 1.22/repositories/2/archival_objects/4240November 1 19641Quicksburg Lutheran Parish DirectoryFolder 1.23/repositories/2/archival_objects/424119731St. Mark's Lutheran Church 100th Anniversary CelebrationFolder 1.24/repositories/2/archival_objects/424219731"Constitution and Bylaws of the Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church in America"Folder 1.25/repositories/2/archival_objects/424319731Church BulletinsFolder 1.26/repositories/2/archival_objects/424419731"St. Mark's Lutheran Church, "Our Church Guests"/repositories/2/archival_objects/43801973-201310"Council Minutes," 1 of 6Folder 2.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/42451974-19832"Council Minutes," 2 of 6Folder 2.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/42461974-19832"Council Minutes," 3 of 6Folder 2.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/42471974-19832"Council Minutes," 4 of 6Folder 2.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/42481974-19832"Council Minutes," 5 of 6Folder 2.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/42491974-19832"Council Minutes," 6 of 6Folder 2.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/42501974-19832Quicksburg Lutheran Parish, "In Memorium" Charter MembersFolder 2.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/4251April 29 19842"A Brief History of the Beginnings of the Quicksburg Lutheran Parish"Folder 2.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/4252September 28 19842Quicksburg Lutheran Parish Annual ReportFolder 2.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/425319842"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 1 of 7Folder 2.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/42541984-19932"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 2 of 7Folder 2.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/42551984-19932"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 3 of 7Folder 2.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/42561984-19932"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 4 of 7Folder 2.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/42571984-19932"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 5 of 7Folder 2.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/42581984-19932"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 6 of 7Folder 2.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/42591984-19932"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Minutes of the Council and Congregation," 7 of 7Folder 2.16/repositories/2/archival_objects/42601984-19932St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Roll of Members"Folder 2.17/repositories/2/archival_objects/4261January 1 19872St. Mark's Lutheran Church Pulpit CommitteeFolder 2.18/repositories/2/archival_objects/426219882Quicksburg Lutheran Parish DirectoryFolder 2.19/repositories/2/archival_objects/426319882St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Constitution and BylawsFolder 2.20/repositories/2/archival_objects/426419902Sunday School RecordFolder 2.21/repositories/2/archival_objects/42651990-19912Sunday School RecordFolder 2.22/repositories/2/archival_objects/42661991-19922St. Mark's Lutheran Church Sunday School RegisterFolder 2.23/repositories/2/archival_objects/42671992-19942"St. Mark's Member Letters"Folder 2.24/repositories/2/archival_objects/42681992-20132St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 2.25/repositories/2/archival_objects/42691994-19962St. Mark's Women of the ELCA PurchasesFolder 2.26/repositories/2/archival_objects/427019952Quicksburg Lutheran Parish DirectoryFolder 2.27/repositories/2/archival_objects/427119972St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/42721997-20023St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Pentecost ServiceFolder 3.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/4273May 31 19983St. Mark's Lutheran Church Homecoming ServiceFolder 3.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/4274July 5 19983St. Mark's Lutheran Church 125th AnniversaryFolder 3.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/427519983St. Mark's Lutheran Church Service Announcements / 125th AnniversaryFolder 3.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/427619983St. Mark's Lutheran Church CookoutSleeve 5.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/4338July 5 19995St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Constitution and By-LawsFolder 3.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/4277December 12 19993"Notes, Council Meetings"Folder 3.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/427820003"Council Papers, St. Marks and Parish Joint," 1 of 2Folder 3.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/42792000-20013"Council Papers, St. Marks and Parish Joint," 2 of 2Folder 3.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/42802000-20013Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Congregational Record of St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation of Forestville Shenandoah County Virginia/repositories/2/archival_objects/43782000-20249"St. Mark's Artificial Tree"Sleeve 5.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/433920025St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/42812002-20033Quicksburg Lutheran Parish DirectoryFolder 3.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/42822002-20033St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Minutes, 1 of 2Folder 3.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/42832003-20053St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Minutes, 2 of 2Folder 3.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/42842003-20053St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/42852004-20053St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/428620063St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.16/repositories/2/archival_objects/428720063St. Mark's Church Council DocumentsFolder 3.17/repositories/2/archival_objects/42882006-20143St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.18/repositories/2/archival_objects/428920073St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.19/repositories/2/archival_objects/429020073St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.20/repositories/2/archival_objects/429120073St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.21/repositories/2/archival_objects/42922007-20083St. Marks Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.22/repositories/2/archival_objects/429320083St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.23/repositories/2/archival_objects/42942008-20093St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records and Financial ReportsFolder 3.24/repositories/2/archival_objects/4295October 14 20093St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.25/repositories/2/archival_objects/429620093St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.26/repositories/2/archival_objects/42972009-20103St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.27/repositories/2/archival_objects/429820103St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.28/repositories/2/archival_objects/429920113St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.29/repositories/2/archival_objects/430020113"St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church" BrochureFolder 3.30/repositories/2/archival_objects/4301ca. 20113St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.31/repositories/2/archival_objects/430220123St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 3.32/repositories/2/archival_objects/430320123Quicksburg Lutheran Parish and St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Parish and Congregation LeadersFolder 3.33/repositories/2/archival_objects/430420123St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.34/repositories/2/archival_objects/430520133St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 140th Anniversary PostcardSleeve 5.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/434020135St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Constitution and By-LawsFolder 3.35/repositories/2/archival_objects/4306November 20 20143St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.36/repositories/2/archival_objects/430720143"Reba A. Will Revocable Trust"Folder 3.37/repositories/2/archival_objects/43082014-20163St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.38/repositories/2/archival_objects/430920153St. Marks Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.39/repositories/2/archival_objects/431020163Amendments to the Model Constitution for CongregationsFolder 3.40/repositories/2/archival_objects/4311February 27 20173St. Marks Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.41/repositories/2/archival_objects/431220173St. Marks Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.42/repositories/2/archival_objects/431320183St. Mark's Church BulletinFolder 3.43/repositories/2/archival_objects/4314September 1 20193St. Marks Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 3.44/repositories/2/archival_objects/431520193"St. Mark's Lutheran Church Ballot for Congregational Meeting"Folder 3.45/repositories/2/archival_objects/431620203St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records, 1 of 4Folder 3.46/repositories/2/archival_objects/43172020-20223St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records, 2 of 4Folder 3.47/repositories/2/archival_objects/43182020-20223St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records, 3 of 4Folder 3.48/repositories/2/archival_objects/43192020-20223St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records, 4 of 4Folder 3.49/repositories/2/archival_objects/43202020-20223St. Mark's Lutheran Church "Return to Church Survey"Folder 3.50/repositories/2/archival_objects/4321ca. 20213St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 4.1/repositories/2/archival_objects/43222021-20224St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 4.2/repositories/2/archival_objects/432320224St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 4.3/repositories/2/archival_objects/43242022-20234St. Mark's Lutheran Church Worship Services, 1 of 2Folder 4.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/432520234St. Mark's Lutheran Church Worship Services, 2 of 2Folder 4.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/432620234St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records, 1 of 2Folder 4.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/432720234St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council Records, 2 of 2Folder 4.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/432820234St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 4.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/432920234St. Mark's Lutheran Church Final Service Attendance Notebook/repositories/2/archival_objects/4369November 24 20246St. Mark's Lutheran Church Council RecordsFolder 4.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/433020244St. Mark's Lutheran Church Attendance RecordsFolder 4.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/433120244"St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Proposed Constitutional Amendments"Folder 4.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/4332Undated4Constitution and Bylaws for St. Mark's Lutheran ChurchFolder 4.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/4333Undated4"Homecoming and Rededication of St. Mark's Lutheran Church…"Folder 4.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/4334Undated4Church Directory, St. Mark's and St. Martin's Lutheran ChurchFolder 4.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/4335Undated4St. Mark's Lutheran/St. Martin's Lutheran Church DirectoryFolder 4.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/4336Undated4St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 1 of 22Sleeve 5.4/repositories/2/archival_objects/4341Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 2 of 22Sleeve 5.5/repositories/2/archival_objects/4342Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 3 of 22Sleeve 5.6/repositories/2/archival_objects/4343Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 4 of 22Sleeve 5.7/repositories/2/archival_objects/4344Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 5 of 22Sleeve 5.8/repositories/2/archival_objects/4345Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 6 of 22Sleeve 5.9/repositories/2/archival_objects/4346Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 7 of 22Sleeve 5.10/repositories/2/archival_objects/4347Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 8 of 22Sleeve 5.11/repositories/2/archival_objects/4348Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 9 of 22Sleeve 5.12/repositories/2/archival_objects/4349Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 10 of 22Sleeve 5.13/repositories/2/archival_objects/4350Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 11 of 22Sleeve 5.14/repositories/2/archival_objects/4351Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 12 of 22Sleeve 5.15/repositories/2/archival_objects/4352Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 13 of 22Sleeve 5.16/repositories/2/archival_objects/4353Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 14 of 22Sleeve 5.17/repositories/2/archival_objects/4354Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 15 of 22Sleeve 5.18/repositories/2/archival_objects/4355Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 16 of 22Sleeve 5.19/repositories/2/archival_objects/4356Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 17 of 22Sleeve 5.20/repositories/2/archival_objects/4357Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 18 of 22Sleeve 5.21/repositories/2/archival_objects/4358Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 19 of 22Sleeve 5.22/repositories/2/archival_objects/4359Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 20 of 22Sleeve 5.23/repositories/2/archival_objects/4360Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 21 of 22Sleeve 5.24/repositories/2/archival_objects/4361Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Event Photographs, 22 of 22Sleeve 5.25/repositories/2/archival_objects/4362Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Interior PhotographsSleeve 5.26/repositories/2/archival_objects/4363Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Building PhotographsSleeve 5.27/repositories/2/archival_objects/4364Undated5"Inside St. Mark," Melvin Zirkle and John LinkSleeve 5.28/repositories/2/archival_objects/4365Undated5"Inside St. Mark's"Sleeve 5.29/repositories/2/archival_objects/4366Undated5St. Mark's Lutheran ChurchSleeve 5.30/repositories/2/archival_objects/4367Undated5"Memoir of Ann Eliza Starr of Connecticut Pleasant View W. S. S. Library No. 20"/repositories/2/archival_objects/4370Undated6