Calvary Lutheran Church

This folder contains a bulletin from 1969, a booklet from dedication Sunday in 1960, newspaper clippings, a congregational historical record, a letter to and from Milton Nesvig, a 1984 church directory, letters of call, a congregational statistical record, various letters, documentation of a church relations visit, a document expressing the concerns of some members about the church, Luther League documents, a stewardship table, notes from a meeting in 1971, informational booklet from 1969, a Home Mission Agreement, proposed constitution from the church, notes from the organizational meeting of the church, a map of the city of Grants Pass, dedication service booklet 1992, and church constitution.

The history of Calvary Lutheran began long before its formal organization. The area was surveyed in 1957 and was put on the list of mission congregations to be established. In 1958 a site for the church was located and purchased. Rev. Brandt and his family arrived in November of 1959 and lived in the recently purchased parsonage. The first service was conducted Sunday January 10, 1960, and on January 17 the Sunday School was organized. On Sunday, May 1, Dr. H. L. Foss conducted the service of organization.