The little insert is the first Thomson Township Apostolic Lutheran Congregation's old Church, and the larger photo is the new Thomson Township Apostolic Lutheran Congregation's church building, in 1936. It was dedicated to its holy purpose on Sunday, November 22, 1936, as the Finnish caption says.
Exterior view of the Baptist Church in Monterey. In 1959 the villages of Triumph and Moneterey were consolidated under the new name of Trimont, Minnesota.
White Bear Lake Church, 1867-1933. The name changed to Barsness Lutheran Church reflecting its location in Barsness Township in 1933 and remains an active congregation in 2010. This image shows the exterior of the church built in 1883, north and west facades as viewed from across the cemetery. A new basement was built under the structure in 1930 and was fully remodeled and redecorated in 1937.
Black and white photograph. View of Sacred Heart Church from balcony-alter in alcove behind large arch, serval pews and chandelier in foreground, curved arch over alter, carved wood pulpit on (photo's)right of alter, statues on either side of alter, with small cloth covered alters (candles and other items on alter) directly under statues, four frames hung on wall from ceiling coving (frames lean away from wall), religious paintings on either side of alter (high on wall) - above on heavy cardboard - embelished in corners geometric design and edges with lines in gold ink. Rear handwriting reads; blue ink "Sacred Heart Church", black ink "176", pencil "p169 top 100%", pencil "041" in circle.
The Bernadotte Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bernadotte, Minnesota, was known as the New Sweden Church until 1890. This photo shows an interior view of the congregation's first church, on which construction began in 1872.
Several people are gathered on the front steps of Calvary celebrating 50 years as a congregation. The church was on the corner of Park and Hobart streets. It burned down in 1988.
Congregation outside of Camp Release[?] Lutheran. Back of photograph labeled, "Camp Release Mgh's kirke Yellow Medicine Co, Minn. Byget aaret [begun] 1887. Disbanded."
Exterior view of the Center Chain Congregational Church, built in 1896 by William and Jim Clark. It was later sold to the Rebecca Lodge and moved to Armstrong Iowa.
Exterior view of the Church of the Holy Communion in St. Peter, which is located on the west side of Minnesota Avenue between Broadway and Chestnut street.
Exterior view of the Church of the Messiah which was installed at Prairie Island in 1905. The abandoned church was brought by barge by Prairie Island Mdewakanton people and is still in use 100 years later.
The Church of the Visitation and its school were located on the north side of County Road 5 in Section 12, T110N, R29W in the central portion of Nicollet County, Minnesota.
Group Photograph of Comfort Baptist Church, Ladies Aid, Called "Arbetes Myra" ("working ants"). The group was first organized in 1900 by Mrs. John Ostrom. Members include: Mrs. Kristina Edstrom, Mrs. Tideen and baby, Mrs. Sara Nordeen, Mother of Mrs. John Sundstrom, Mrs. John Erickson, Mrs. Erick Skoglund, Elida Ostrom, Mrs. Lovegren, Mrs. John Lindstrom, Mrs. Sven Soderstrom, Anna Edstrom McKibbon, Emma Ostrom Klapmier, Mrs. John Dahleen, Mrs. Andrew Edstrom, Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Lars Guof Larson, Mrs. Christina Edstrom Selene and baby, Mrs. Martha Edstrom Bergren and baby Rose, Mrs. Karen Ostrom, Mrs. Victor Johnson
Group photograph of Comfort Baptist Church Members. This is the oldest known picture of the original church in Comfort Township. The structure was begun in 1901 and completed in 1902 with a parsonage built in 1907. Edward Soderstrom, Gustav Larson, 6 unknown girls, Fritjof Ostrom, Vilhelm Ostrom, 5 unknown boys, Caroline Peterson, Tiolindia Monson, Martha Erickson, Mrs. Oscar Ostrom, Christine Sundstrom, Ida Sundstrom, Elizabeth Johnson, Anna Edstrom, unknown girl, John Ostrom, J.A. Edstrom, Martha Johnson, Anna Johnson, 2 unknown persons, Victor Johnson Jr., Ole Svenson, Victor Johnson Sr., Nels Lidstrom, Swan Soderstrom Sr., John Erickson, John Sundstrom, Ole Edstrom,, 3 unknown persons, Sarah Ostman, John Swanson, Hjalmar Obbarius, Nels Hallstrom, John Hallstrom, 1 unknown person, Student Pastor Dalheed, Oscar Ostrom holding unknown baby, Sven Sevenson, 2 in doorway unknown persons
Exterior view of the second St Patrick's Catholic Church (built in Birch Cooley in 1898). View includes the confirmation class of 1900. Note: the church burned in 1942.
Exterior view of the Decoria Lutheran Church. Note on back of photograph says, "Decoria Luth. Church. Taken Aug 1935 (Just before the new one was built)."
World War I veterans participate in the dedication of the World War I Memorial on the LaSalle Avenue side of Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sculpture memorializes the four Plymouth members who died in service. The Memorial was designed and built by the Hewitt and Brown architectural firm. It was destroyed in 1960 by an automobile and was never replaced. Participants identified in the photograph are: Dr. Norman Smith, Herbert E. Rawson, Edwin Stacy, Edward Dyer Anderson, Paul Loudon, David Sutherland, Edward Adams, Stuart W. Rider, Walter Badger, E.C. Gale, James B. Sutherland, Rev. Wofford Timmons, Charles C. Bovey, Dr. Harry P. Dewey, Douglass Hawley, Jerome Jackman, Lester Badger, Donald Hudson, Andrew Cochran.