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This folder contains a congregational historical record, copies of various church newsletters, a booklet from their 50th anniversary, a booklet from the dedication of the Christian Education and Youth Center, a booklet from the dedication of the church, a congregational statistical record, letters of call, a counselor’s program report, various letters, parochial reports from 1963 and 1964, a congregational directory form from 1963, and an annual report from 1961.
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This congregation was organized as Bethel Norwegian Lutheran Church on March 14, 1915, and the first building was located on 1st Avenue NW and West 74th. A small chapel was erected there and the program began. The congregation functioned as a mission congregation, receiving support from the church body until 1938. Only the basement was completed when the congregation moved into their new home at 70th and Phinney for the first service on April 23, 1922. During the war years the congregation experienced a surge in membership. To meet this challenge, a new property was purchased on November 15, 1945, and a new structure was erected. The new church was dedicated on April 29, 1951. Ground was broken for an education building on August 15, 1958. A parochial school was added to the program during that time.