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
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.
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.
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.
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.