Church searches for families of founders

By Katie Merlie

NOBLESVILLE -- It's been 53 old age since St. Michael's Episcopal Church began meeting in Noblesville Masonic Hall, and now Christian church members are looking to reconnect with the initiation congregation.

Church welcomes households to serviceThe 206 active members of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 444 South Seaport Drive in Noblesville, desire to welcome new households and former Christian church households to the Christmastide Eve services, 7 and 11 p.m. Dec. 24. The service will observe the 53rd day of remembrance of the church. For more than information, phone call (317) 773-6157 or visit

On Dec. 5, 1954, a grouping dedicated to bringing an Episcopal Christian church to Noblesville began meeting in the hallway and later moved services to the Christian Science Building on Cherry Street. The fold broke land in September 1976 at the church's current land site on South Seaport Drive, and the first service took topographic point there in February 1978.

St. Michael's placed a 1954 photograph of members and hopes people who see themselves in it reconnect with the Christian Christian Christian church at Christmastime.

"We're really hoping person will look at the photograph and acknowledge household members," said Cognizance Wachtel, a current member.

The church also have a new rector. The Rev. Spike Lee Schaefer was hired in September and began serving at St. Michael's in November. Schaefer had been the curate at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Tennessee.

"We have got a great new priest, and we trust some of these household members from the first fold will come up back and remain with us," Wachtel said.