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This folder contains a congregational historical record, copies of newspaper articles about the church, various letters, profiles of various previous pastors, a booklet encouraging giving towards a new church building, a booklet from the dedication of the youth education and administration center, a bulletin from their dedication of the church, a congregational statistical record, a book of history about the First Lutheran Church, a letter of call, a parish report, a history and a program from the 90th anniversary.
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This congregation was established on September 25, 1918. It was the outgrowth of a Ladies’ Aid Society started in 1909 by people from Denny Park Lutheran Church, including Mrs. C. A. Anderson and Rev. Erick B. Slettedahl. He is regarded as the founding pastor as he signed the charter and accepted 106 charter members in 1918. The congregation remained fairly small until 1936 when Rev. A. O. Aasen became full-time pastor. The congregation experienced a surge of growth at that time. Another surge came in 1950, when the German Gothic style architecture church plant was dedicated. In 1983 the church gave half of its 65th Anniversary fund to the North Pacific District in appreciation for the financial support given during the early years of 1909 to 1936.