The History of Grace Lutheran Church
Former Pastors | ||
Stanley Olsen | 1940 | |
A.T. Daniels | 1940-1949 | |
Oris Sougstad | 1950-1952 | |
V.O. Johnson | 1953-1960 | |
John M. Moe | 1961-1966 | |
Norval Hegland | 1967-1970 | |
John Youngerberg | 1970-1977 | |
Marlin Haugrud | 1977-1989 | |
Emil Greiner (Moe) | 1990-1994 | |
James Schwartz | 1994-1999 | |
Larry Jerke | 2000-2011 | |
Don Reiffenberger | 2011-present | |
60 years in the life of a church | ||
September 1940 | Organization of Grace Lutheran | |
July 23, 1947 | Maple Grove Church, Irene SD, purchased and moved to Parker | |
May 30, 1948 | Dedication of First Church | |
January 11, 1954 | Mortgage Burning Celebration | |
June 29, 1969 | Ground breaking for new church | |
September, 1970 | Dedication of new church | |
November 21, 1976 | Mortgage Burning Celebration | |
May 21, 1989 | Groundbreaking for expansion | |
October 22, 1989 | Dedication of new edition | |
June 10, 1990 | 50th Anniversary celebration | |
November 1999 | Mortgage burning celebration | |
November 5, 2000 | 60th Anniversary celebration | |
October 17, 2010 | 70th Anniversary celebration | |
September 13, 2015 | 75th Anniversary celebration | |
From our beginning in 1940 with 42 members, Grace Lutheran Church has grown to a membership of 377 baptized members. With grateful hearts, we give thanks and praise to God for His blessings upon our congregation over the past 75 years. |