0 4 : ▁ 1 3 0 ▁persons ▁ 1 9 1 3 : ▁ 1 3 6 ▁persons . ▁ 1 9 2 0 : ▁J aff a ▁con greg ation ▁had ▁lost ▁parish ion ers ▁through ▁em igration ▁after ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ 1 9 2 7 : ▁ 1 6 0 ▁persons ▁ 1 9 3 4 : ▁ 8 0 – 9 0 ▁persons ▁ ▁Cong reg ational ▁institutions ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Met z ler , ▁who ▁then ▁lived ▁in ▁Stuttgart , ▁convey ed ▁his ▁last ▁piece ▁of ▁real ▁estate ▁in ▁J aff a ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁Evangel ical ▁church , ▁community ▁centre ▁and ▁past or ' s ▁a partment , ▁to ▁the ▁con greg ation , ▁while ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁divor ced ▁son - in - law ▁U st in ov ▁reward ed ▁Met z ler ▁with ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fran cs ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁the ▁site ' s ▁estimated ▁price ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Ernst ▁August ▁Vo igt , ▁architect ▁of ▁Ha ifa , ▁handed ▁in ▁his ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁combined ▁church , ▁community ▁centre , ▁school ▁and ▁past or ' s ▁a partment . ▁ ▁The ▁bel ated ▁fir man , ▁perm itting ▁the ▁building , ▁finally ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁after ▁attempts ▁of ▁Tem pl ers ▁to ▁b aff le ▁the ▁planned ▁constru ctions , ▁however ,