Wednesday & Thursday, 18-19 August 2010
A momentous occasion for FOW. Five years after moving the house to the permanent location, the house is finally on a basement foundation. Click on the following links to view slideshows of the move: House Move 1 & House Move 2
With the construction of the basement progressing, we thought it would be helpful to show the latest drawings of how the finished product will look. Just click on the following link to see the slideshow: House & Basement Plans
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Click on the following link to view a slideshow of the progress: FOW Up Go the Walls2
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Click on the following link to view a slideshow of the progress: FOW Up Go the Walls1
Monday, 28 June 2010 - Construction on the basement continues with the pouring of concrete. Click on the following link to view a slideshow of the progress: FOW Pouring Basement
Friday, 25 June 2010 – a big day for Friends of Wyneken. We were finally able to break ground for the house’s new basement. Unseasonable rainy spring weather has delayed the start of construction. But with some clear days this week, the big dig could begin. Click on the following link to view a slideshow [...]
‘Calling and Conviction’
Area men honor church founder, Lutheran pioneer
The Rev. Martin Moehring and Ken Selking don’t claim to be able to resurrect the dead. As Lutherans, they leave that to a higher power.
But the two area men hope their portrayals of the Rev. Friedrich Wyneken, who died on this day in 1876, will resurrect interest [...]
FOW meeting on January 18, 2010 will be held at the 2 Brothers Restaurant, 239 West Monroe Street, Decatur, IN at 7:00PM
Greetings from friends of Friedrich C.D. Wyneken,
The Reverend Wyneken was instrumental in starting many of the area Lutheran Churches and one of the founding fathers of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The “Wyneken House” is the only remaining home of an Indiana pioneer religious leader.
Tremendous strides have been made towards the restoration of the Wyneken House [...]
With the blessing of some beautiful fall weather we were able to install the windows on the front side of the house. It was a great work day and we thank everyone who participated. We especially want to thank Marvin Conrad for the beautiful work he did on the construction of the windows.