The first religious paper in the German language in America,  Der Christliche Botschafter was founded in 1836. It became a stimulus to the rapid growth of the Evangelical Association, and a valuable means of recording the progressive movements of the denomination.
Der Christliche Botschafter, the first German-language religious paper in America, was founded in 1836. This publication had a profound impact on the rapid growth of the Evangelical Association and proved to be a valuable resource for tracking the evolution of the denomination.