Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
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Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation | |
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Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation | |
| Location | 3028 Church St. |
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| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000664 |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1985 |
Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation is located in Ephraim, Wisconsin. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] Today the church in known as Bethany Lutheran Church of Ephraim.[2]
In 1882, six families established the Free Evangelical Lutheran Church. Within weeks, a new church building took shape. When the new building was dedicated in 1882, Rev. John Torgerson, an independent Lutheran minister from Chicago conducted the service. From 1895-1897 the church was affiliated with the Augustana Synod. In 1898 became affiliated with the United Lutheran Church in America and the name of the church was changed officially to Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. By that date, services were conducted in the Norwegian language.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ "The History of Bethany Lutheran Church". Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ Holand, Hjalmer Rued (1917) 75th Anniversary of Bethany Lutheran Church, Ephraim, WI, 1882-1957 in History of Door Co., WI, Vols. 1 and 2 (Chicago, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.)
- ↑ "Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation". Find the Data.org. Retrieved 2012-02-09.