Hello Vicki,
so the village of origin of your Ehlers people is Westerstede.Today
Westerstede is the capital of the 'Ammerland' county.
Look at www.ogf.genealogy.net and the 'list of parishes'. There you will find
information about church records. Our expert for Westerstede is
Gerd Janssen
Zwischenahner Strasse 60
26655 Westerstede-Ocholt
You'll have to write him by snail mail.
Good luck
Gerold Diers