Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation

Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Location 3028 Church St.
Ephraim, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°09′20″N 87°10′08″W / 45.15553°N 87.1689°W / 45.15553; -87.1689Coordinates: 45°09′20″N 87°10′08″W / 45.15553°N 87.1689°W / 45.15553; -87.1689
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, USA. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] Today, the church is 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 building was dedicated in 1882, Rev. John Torgerson, an independent Lutheran minister from Chicago, conducted the service. From 1895 to 1897, the church was affiliated with the Augustana Synod. In 1898, it 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The History of Bethany Lutheran Church". Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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 February 9, 2012.


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