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Faith Lutheran Church
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This folder contains a congregational historical record, various letters, a copy of the 40th anniversary Harvest Festival program, a congregational statistical record, and a letter of call.
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Rev. Frederick Geiswinkler was serving the area as a missionary for a number of years, but in the middle 1930s, the LCMS decided that they could not continue supporting the mission. Rev. Geiswinkler appealed to other groups for support and Gus Adolf, a member of the community, received support from the North Pacific District of the ALC. The District extended a call to Geiswinkler and on November 1, 1936, Faith was formally organized as a member of the ALC with 32 charter members. The first unit of the church was dedicated in 1939 and a new sanctuary designed by Rev. Oscar Reitz, was built in 1956-57. In 1940 a narthex area was added to the church. The congregation established a co-op pre-school and served as the headquarters for the Hispanic Lutheran Ministry of the Yakima Valley. Spanish-speaking and bi-lingual services have been held regularly.