Lebanon Lutheran Church

Lebanon Lutheran Church
Nearest city Summit, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°16′02″N 97°09′52″W / 45.267249°N 97.164403°W / 45.267249; -97.164403Coordinates: 45°16′02″N 97°09′52″W / 45.267249°N 97.164403°W / 45.267249; -97.164403
Built 1908
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference #

77001244

[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1977

The Lebanon Lutheran Church [2] in South Dakota was established by Norwegian immigrants to the Sisseton-Wahpeton (Lake Traverse) Sioux Indian Reservation. It was the first Norwegian Lutheran church in that area predating congregations in nearby Ortley and Summit. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[3] In the mid-1960s, as rural populations were declining, Lebanon Church became a part of a 3-church merger with Zion Lutheran Church (Ortley) and Summit Lutheran Church resulting in the creation of Hope Lutheran Church in Summit, SD. Regular Sunday services ceased at that point, although the property continues to be maintained and is utilized periodically for special events relating primarily to the history of the church or descendants of the parishioners.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Norma (1977). Wagon Wheels. Sisseton, SD: Sisseton Courier Publishing. pp. various.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historical Places". U. S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 29, 2011.


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