The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Levern was founded in 1227 and serves the communities of Levern, Sundern, Niedermehnen (previously Mehnen), Destel & Twiehausen, & Hollwede. Microfilm records are available through the LDS Centers from 1679 to 1918. Following is a listing of the available films, the content and the LDS film number.

Levern was also one of the few areas in Stemwede with Jewish families. There is a Jewish Cemetery in Levern. If you have Jewish ancestry from the area, you might also be interested in this book: http://vml.de/d/detail.php?ISBN=3-89646-901-0 This is in German, so please use Altavista Translations ( http://babelfish.altavista.com/ ) or another translation tool.