sentences:  The church has been in continuous operation and remains active, although the membership has declined from its high in the 1920s.German settlers in the area of Siegel formed St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Siegel, in 1872.When differences arose either over a conflict concerning the burial of one of the members of that church or due to dogmatic differences between adherents of the Lutheran church and those of the German Evangelical Synod of North America, 18 members under the leadership of Reverend P. Hagemann broke away to form St. John's Church of Siegel on February 22, 1874.