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Former Pastors |
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Stanley Olsen |
1940 |
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A.T. Daniels |
1940-1949 |
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Oris Sougstad |
1950-1952 |
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V.O. Johnson |
1953-1960 |
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John M. Moe |
1961-1966 |
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Norval Hegland |
1967-1970 |
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John Youngerberg |
1970-1977 |
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Marlin Haugrud |
1977-1989 |
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Emil Greiner (Moe) |
1990-1994 |
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James Schwartz |
1994-1999 |
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Larry Jerke |
2000-2011 |
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Don Reiffenberger |
2011-2021 |
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60 years in the life of a church |
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September 1940 |
Organization of Grace Lutheran |
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July 23, 1947 |
Maple Grove Church, Irene SD, purchased and moved to Parker |
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May 30, 1948 |
Dedication of First Church |
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January 11, 1954 |
Mortgage Burning Celebration |
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June 29, 1969 |
Ground breaking for new church |
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September, 1970 |
Dedication of new church |
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November 21, 1976 |
Mortgage Burning Celebration |
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May 21, 1989 |
Groundbreaking for expansion |
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October 22, 1989 |
Dedication of new edition |
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June 10, 1990 |
50th Anniversary celebration |
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November 1999 |
Mortgage burning celebration |
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November 5, 2000 |
60th Anniversary celebration |
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October 17, 2010 |
70th Anniversary celebration |
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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. |