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My Great-Grandfather Michael Gesell (Gessell?)
 was a strong Baptist.
My Grandfather Gus Gesell was raised a Baptist,
but after marrying my
Grandmother Mae Wendel, the whole family became Lutheran.

Gottlieb Gesell, brother to Michael, moved to Lemberg
from the US, in 1890 and homesteaded nearby
Gottlieb would have attended the Lemberg Baptist Church,
located in the early 1900’s on the Sam Scheirer farm, 
just south of Lemberg., where many Baptist people had settled. 
The Church Cemetery, (Where Gottlieb and his wife are buried), 
is still on this site. Lorne Sheirer, owned the farm in 1990.
Some years later, the congregation decided to move the church
into the town of Lemberg, and it was situated
on what is now the corner of Franz and Chickney streets.
It eventually became the Apostolic Church.
When the depression hit, many families, Gottlieb’s included, 
were forced to leave Saskatchewan, and settle in the interior of BC.
 Most of these in the Vancouver area,
joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church
at 6858 Fraser St.  It is interesting to note, that Gottlieb’s son August
is possibly buried in a cemetery on Fraser St 
There is an article and picture in the Lemberg History book.
Any info or pictures please pass them along.

Note- I found reference to this Church in a Baptist Church
History Book, which refers to it as 
the Newdorf Church (German)
established 1893 with 23 Members in 1901
Rev E. E. Petschke
F. Saver Clerk
See Copy of this entry below

Rev. R. E. Reschke Family, Christmas card ca 1928
Baptist Minister in Lemberg
courtesy Rick Townsend, Dec 13, 2015

Rev. Rudolph Edward Reschke
b- Sept 5, 1895 Lesoftochisna (spelling?), Russia 
 d- June 25, 1956 at Multonmah, Oregon
Immigrated in 1913 to the US,
both parents born in Russia Married in 1921

Spouse- Martha L. Reschke nee Mix,
b- Aug 25, 1900, Leduc, AB,
d- Apr 19, 1990, Portland Oregon, age 89

Daughter of Herman Mix ,
b- Jan 7, 1857 in Germany, and Wilhelmina Mix, nee ?, b- Feb 2, 1879 in Russia
Her family immigrated in 1899 to Canada

They had 3 children:

Son- Elmer “Budd” R. Reschke (possibly in picture above)
b- July 11, 1922 in Lemberg, SK., Canada
 d- Apr 8, 2014

Son- Roland L. Reschke

Daughter- Verona R. Reschke, (shown in picture above)

Rudolph's Bio:

WWI US draft 1917/18 he was shown as a theological student,
parents home address Rochester NY, he was living and working in Cathay ND

1928 they went back to the US from Canada

1930 in Salt Creek, Polk County, Oregon In 1936 Rev. Reschke was in Spokane WA.

1942 he was living in Bethlehem, PA, USA., Baptist Church there.

They lived in Portland since 1943, when Martha died..

Catholic Church and Cemetery near Lemberg
 per inscription on back, in my Aunt Rose Gesell's old Photo album.
ca- abt 1930, but definitely before 1936,
when she passed away
Any info on this church please pass it along