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Bethel Lutheran Church
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This folder includes a brief history, a ribbon from the 75th anniversary of the church, bulletin from 75th anniversary, 75th anniversary service schedule, 75th anniversary booklet, and dedication service booklet from 1957.
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A small group of Swedish immigrants met in Basalt, Idaho on April 27, 1898 and organized Bethel Lutheran Church. Services were held in homes, other available spaces, and a schoolhouse in Shelley for a time. In 1911 a small white church, with bell tower and tall steeple, was built. A few years later a parsonage was added next to the church. For many years services were conducted in Swedish. In the early 1920s, English began to be used exclusively. A new church was dedicated April 28, 1957. Through the dedicated efforts of members and friends, the mortgage was retired only ten years later. In 1973 Bethel celebrated its 75th Anniversary with the dedication of a bell tower to house the bell from the old church.