Alfred Elowson locks an exterior door at Salem Mission Church. This small photo was used in the "50 Years With Christ" booklet celebrating Salem's 50th anniversary.
Work crew at the Highmark farm in Nopeming (Midway Township, Minnesota). The Highmarks were among the earliest member of the church. The Swedish Christian Mission Church got Christmas trees from this farm.
The church building was moved from 56th Avenue West and Main Street to 60th Avenue West and Worden Street in 1900. This photograph was taken while the church was located at 60th Avenue West and Worden Street. The building was moved to its present location of 59th Avenue West and Greene Street between 1903 and 1907 and became the back of the new church building that was constructed in 1913.
These facing pages were used to produce the "Fifty Years With Christ" booklet celebrating Salem Mission Church's Fiftieth Anniversary. The left side of this spread appeared as page 2 and the right side as page 19. Appearing in this spread are: Hans Midthun, Lois Johnson, Ken Erickson, Shirley Lindstrom, Hilda Lindberg, Beatrice Erickson, Ted Elowson, Purdy Elowson, Esther Bjorn, Crystal Johnson, Carl Anderson, Hulda Lindberg, Evelyn Johnson.
These facing pages were used to produce the "Fifty Years With Christ" booklet celebrating Salem Mission Church's Fiftieth Anniversary. The left side of this spread appeared as page 10 and the right side as page 11. Appearing in this spread are: Ted Elowson, Axel Carlson, Toby Highmark, Jean Highmark, Joan Lindstrom, Warren Nelson, Pat Kennigar, Carl Lindstrom, Arnold Carlson, James Carlson, Donna Carlson, George Highmark, Andrew Bjorklund, David Boberg, Arthur Anderson, John Elowson, Olive Johnson, Ken Erickson.
Revered Albin N. Osterholm, a seminary student at Carleton College, served at Swedish Christian Mission Church during the summer of 1897. This is a portrait of Reverend Osterholm and his wife taken during the summer of 1897. Portrait once belonged to Mrs. Sundquist.
Reverend J.E.Seth, pastor of the West End Mission Church (now First Covenant Church, Duluth, Minnesota), filled the Svenska Missions Kyrkan pulpit from time to time. This family portrait was taken in 1897.Reverend Seth served the West End Mission Church from 1895-1898.
Five former pastors of the Salem Mission Church gather for an informal portrait at the church in 1940. Pictured are, from left to right, Reverends C.V.S. Engstrom, Raymond A. Johnson, Axel E. Smedberg, E.O. Franklin, C.V. Anderson
The men's group known as the Salem Brotherhood gathers for a group photo in the church basement. Seated: Reverend Jerome M. Ahlstedt, Ivan Carlson, standing (left to right): Merle Pearson, Arthur Anderson, Grant Johnson, Donald Olson, Arnold Carlson, James Midthun, Rodney Hietala, James Herendeen, Ken Erickson, Theodore Elowson, James Elowson, August Olson.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Raymond A. Johnson on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): Elaine Anderson Nelson, Milton Anderson, Donald Beutner, Betty Dahlgren Rule, Rodney Hietala, May Hultman Graves, Ruth Nelson Anderson, Joyce Shannon Kahn, Corrine Sundstrom Youngkrantz, Helen Wahlberg Wasserburger, Robert Wedan.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Erik Dahlhielm on Confirmation Sunday. Front Row (left to right): Marlene Olson Smouse, Joyce Carlson Bankson, Bernice Anderson. Back Row (left to right): Gene Danielson, Thomas Donahue, ReV. Erik Dahlhielm, Albert Christianson, Allen Anderson.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Carl H. Janson at the front of the church on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): June Anderson, Patricia Drumm, Yvonne Lauer, David Olson, Paul Anderson, Janice Erickson, Margaret Melanson, Donna Russ, Donna Carlson, Kay Hultman, James Midthun, May Salmi, Myrna Shannon, Charlene Chubbuck, Virginia Johnson, Virginia Nolin, Melvin Drumm, Marlene Lauer, Barbara Nordberg.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Raymond A. Johnson at the front of the church on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): Janet Anderson, Beverly Olson Swanson, Myrna Ruth Smeland, Marion Berggren Carlson, Donald Ranthum, Gordon Sundstrom, Frances Gagne, Darlene Remer Hult, David Hietala, Barbara Sheels Conner.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Raymond A. Johnson at the front of the church on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): Alice Amic Stingley, Roger Glenn Brandenhoff, Robert Erickson, Lois Gagne, Betty Hanson Taylor, Gloria Hanson Guptill, Patricia Kenniger Bonner, Ronald Moberg, Roger Nelson, Luella Shannon.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Raymond A. Johnson on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): Lucile Hall, Clifford Johnson, Doris Larson Malmquist, Lloyd Nelson, Lois Nelson Rudd, Einar Strom, Eleanor Anderson
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Carl H. Janson at the front of the church on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): Phillip Allison, Joanna Fredin Smith, Herbert Rungren, Janis Christensen Turcotte, Shirley Eckholm Plaistad, Gerald Sundstrom, Janet Christenson, Donald Kenniger, Dale Hietala, Marvin Soderberg.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Erik Dahlhielm on Confirmation Sunday. Front Row (left to right): Edith Boberg Rintala, Donald Hall, Joan Johnson, Jean Highmark Larson. Back Row (left to right): James Carlson, Joan Reiner, ReV. Dahlhielm, Pat Grignon, Warren Sundstrom.
Salem Covenant Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Erik Dahlhielm on Confirmation Sunday. Front Row (left to right): Edith Boberg Rintala, Donald Hall, Joan Johnson, Jean Highmark Larson. Back Row (left to right): James Carlson, Joan Reiner, Rev. Dahlhielm, Pat Grignon, Warren Sundstrom.
Exterior view of Salem Covenant Church, Duluth, Minnesota taken from across 59th Avenue West, looking West. The view is of the east and north side of the church.
Salem Mission Church Confirmands pose with Reverend E. O. Franklin on Confirmation Sunday. Group includes (order unknown): Donald Anderson, Dewey Downs, Russel Ide, Helen Lindberg, Mildred Anderson.
Salem Mission Church Confirmands pose with Reverend E.O. Franklin on Confirmation Sunday. First Row (left to right): Dorothy Anderson Erickson, Lorraine Williams, E.O. Franklin, Shirley Mellin, Betty Nelson Ursin. Second Row (left to right): Robert Westlund, Kathryn Johnson Carlson, David Bjorne, Wesley Westerlund, Harvey Olson, Edward Johnson. Third Row (left to right): Kenneth Erickson, Dorothy Johnson Erickson, Lois Johnson.
Salem Mission Church Confirmands pose with Reverend E.O. Franklin on Confirmation Sunday. First Row (left to right): Ruby Larson Schaeffer, Thor Strom, E.O. Franklin, Wesley Allan, Eva Dahlgren Fontaine. Second Row (left to right): Lorraine Beutner Widell, Richard Peterson, Lucille Wahlberg Nelson, Ralph Bredlund, Alice Carlson Aebischer, Russel Hendrickson. Third Row (left to right): Alice Anderson Highmark, Henning Soderberg, June Ide Schmidt.
Salem Mission Church Confirmands pose with Reverend Raymond A. Johnson on Confirmation Sunday. First Row (left to right): Lloyd Shannon, Betty Westlund Hietala, ReV. Raymond Johnson, Elaine Boberg, Hugh Shannon. Second Row (left to right): Dorothy Samuelson, Eunice Johnson Gustafson, Donald Lauer, Doris Anderson Hollerud. Third Row (left to right): Vincent Highmark, Joyce McKaige, John Thorene, Shirley Gagne Weiland.