Bethany Lutheran Church
216 Charles Street
Robinson, Kidder County, North Dakota 58478
216 Charles Street
Robinson, Kidder County, North Dakota 58478
1905-1980
Bethany Lutheran Church, Robinson, N. Dak.
Pastors
S.K. Thollehaug 1905-1907
C.J. Quill 1907-1909
J.G. Rugland 1909-1914
N.A. Fimmeland 1914-1919
C.B. Ingebritson 1919-1925
E.E. Eidbo 1925-1943
Martin Eidbo (student pastor 1943-1944
S.K. Knutson 1944-1947
H.N. Shey 1948-1953
R.J. Grindland 1954-1959
Stanley Dolan 1958-1963
John Holten 1963-1966
William Planz 1967
Benjamin Herring 1967-1970
Chris Stein 1971-1974
Arnold A. Herich 1975-1980
David Thoreson 1980-present
Info from - back of Bethany Lutheran Church plate.
Bethany Lutheran Church, Robinson, N. Dak.
Pastors
S.K. Thollehaug 1905-1907
C.J. Quill 1907-1909
J.G. Rugland 1909-1914
N.A. Fimmeland 1914-1919
C.B. Ingebritson 1919-1925
E.E. Eidbo 1925-1943
Martin Eidbo (student pastor 1943-1944
S.K. Knutson 1944-1947
H.N. Shey 1948-1953
R.J. Grindland 1954-1959
Stanley Dolan 1958-1963
John Holten 1963-1966
William Planz 1967
Benjamin Herring 1967-1970
Chris Stein 1971-1974
Arnold A. Herich 1975-1980
David Thoreson 1980-present
Info from - back of Bethany Lutheran Church plate.
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BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH
History of the Congregation
1905 -1955
The Bethania Lethania Lutheran Church came into being fifty years ago when a young pioneering pastor, S.K. Thollehaug, came from Bowdon, N.D., to the Frettim Community to hold a Lutheran service on September 22, 1905, in the Frettim schoolhouse.
A few of the pioneer families attending this first service were Mr. and Mrs. T.T. Nerby and family, Mr. and Mrs. Levor Tollefson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Frettim and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tollef Tollefson and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jeglum and Mr. and Mrs. Anderes Skoder.
On November 7, 1905, another service was conducted by the Pastor S.K. Thollehaug and it was after this service that these early settlers met with Pastor Thollehaug and made plans to organize a congregation. It was at this meeting that the first officers of the church were appointed. T.T. Nerby was named the first secretary of the congregation, and his minutes of the early meetings were recorded in the source of early historical facts.
During the years of 1906 and 1907, many new families came from Minnesota, Iowa and other places to this community to take up homesteads and so were included in the help of organizing this congregation. Some of the families added to the congregation were the Gust Shirley family, Olaf Shirley family, Oscar Madson family, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Haugen, Lewis Hove family, Anton Anderson family, Ole Moen family, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Furubotten, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stephenson, An drew Elton family, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Solheim, Mr. and Mrs. Ingvald Hagseth, Hans Kleve family, Mr. and Mrs. William Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leland, Martin Solheim family, Mr. and Mrs. L. Severson and others.
The third service of the new congregation was held on February 21, 1906, and at this meeting it was decided that the name of this congregation would be The Bethania Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kidder County. It is now known in the English language as the Bethany Lutheran Church. On March 5, 1907, Pastor Thollehaug notified the congregation that he had a call to serve the congregation at Valley City, N.D., and would be leaving soon. Pastor Thollehaug was present at the annual business meeting on October 31, 1907, and it was at this meeting that the congregation was formally incorporated, and a constitution adopted.
The first officers elected at this meeting were: Trustees, Carl Jeglum, Ole Moen and Ole Haugen; Secretary, John Indseth and Treasurer, Lewis Hove.
The first duty of these officers was to call a new pastor to replace Pastor Thollehaug. A call was sent out and accepted by Pastor C.J. Quill who began serving the congregation November 1907.
A committee was appointed by the officers of the church to obtain a suitable tract of land to be used as a cemetery. A meeting was held on April 5, 1908, and it was at this meeting that it was decided to accept a two acre tract of land in the northeast corner of Section 12 from Oscar Wiek to be used and known as the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery. Gust Shirley was appointed caretaker of the cemetery and served for 35 years, after which Hjalmer Hagseth was appointed.
Pastor C.J. Quill served the congregation until November 1909, at which time the new pastor, J.G. Rugland, began his duties as pastor of this congregation. Pastor Rugland resigned in May 1914, and the congregation was without a pastor until August 1914, when Pastor N.A. Fimmeland began serving the congregation. It was Pastor Fimmeland's efforts that finally won the approval of the congregation to build the church in the town of Robinson instead of on the cemetery plot as was originally planned.
On April 5, 1915, the Bethania Evangelical Lutheran Church purchased six lots from the Robinson Townsite Company for the sum of $50. It was at a meeting of the congregation on January 17,1915, that it was decided to name a Building Committee and begin plans for the construction of the new church building. The first Building Committee members were Nels H. Dahl, Martin Solheim, Bert Furubotten, Gust Shirley and August Melin. In June 1915, excavation for the basement was begun under the direction of T.T. Nerby and with the help of the members of the congregation. The basement and the foundation were completed during the summer and early fall, and it was decided to continue with the building of the main structure. Isaac Seele was hired as foreman for the building of the church. The present building was completed in 1916.
The official laying of the corner store was held on November 5, 1916, with Bishop Hendrickson of Valley City presiding, assisted by Rev. Wisness of Jamestown and Rev. Fimeland of Bowdon. The opening service was held in the morning in the Norwegian language. The corner stone was laid in the afternoon with services starting at 1:30 in the English language. In the evening, Professor Brendt of St. Paul delivered a lecture on his trip through Germany, describing the birthplace of Martin Luther, founder of the Lutheran Church. This article was taken from the Robinson Times of November 1916.
At this time, a history of the church was prepared and written in the Norwegian language by the late John Indseth who held the office of secretary of his congregation from 1907 until his death.
Pastor Fimmeland died May 22, 1919, and the congregation was again faced with the necessity of calling another pastor. Pastor C.B. Ingebritson was called and began serving the congregations of Robinson, Tuttle, Skudeness, and St. Petri. Previous to this our pastors came from Bowdon, N.D.
Pastor Ingebritson installed the first furnace in the church in 1923 which was used until this year, 1955, when it was replaced by a new oil burning furnace. Pastor Ingebritson served the congregation until April 1925. This congregation again joined with the Bowdon congregation to call Pastor E.E. Eidbo to serve as pastor. It was during Pastor Eidbo's service that the English language began to be used, and the English-speaking people began to join our church and help support it and make it a stronger and a larger congregation.
The mortgage and final debt of the building was paid during the early 1930’s, and the church became the property of the congregation.
An Altar Fund was started in 1927 and within a short time altar furniture was purchased and installed. During all these years the Ladies Aid worked hard to raise money for the various church improvements and during the depression years helped to pay the minister's salary. The bell was purchased by the Ladies Aid at a cost of $165 and is still in use. The new pews were also purchased by the Ladies Aid.
Pastor Eidbo became ill in 1943 and his son, Martin, began serving this congregation as a student pastor until and after the death of his father in 1944.
Pastor S.K. Knutson began serving this congregation June 11, 1944, and served until his resignation in 1947. After Pastor Knutson's resignation, the church was without a pastor, and it was decided that we call a pastor together with Tuttle. In 1948, Pastor H.N. Schey began serving this congregation and served until June 21, 1953.
During the summer of 1950, it was decided by the congregation that the steeple of the church should be removed because the old steeple was not weatherproof. Although it altered the appearance of the church building, it stopped the rapid deterioration of the front of the church. The work was accomplished during the summer of 1950 by Jake Fetzer of Tuttle.
A Memorial Fund was begun by the late Mrs. Carl Swanson for the purpose of purchasing an organ for the church. This was made a reality in 1954 by the purchase of a Hammond electric organ. These memorials were given in memory of loved ones by friends and relatives.
On April 19, 1953, Pastor Schey presented his resignation and again the congregation was without a pastor until June of 1954 when Pastor Robert J. Grindblad began his ministry among us.
In December of 1954 an Adult Class of 28 was confirmed by Pastor Grindland, which was the largest Adult Confirmation Class in the history of our church.
During this year of 1955, the chancel was repaired and repainted and the outside of the church was completely repainted. At present, under the sponsorship of the Ladies Aid, we are in the process of completely remodeling the church basement. This work is being done under the direction of William Fetzer and volunteer workers.
Following is a summary of ministerial acts performed by the various pastors of this congregation from 1905 to 1955: Baptisms, 456; Confirmations, 275; Marriages, 57 and Burials, 105.
Former pastors: S.K. Thollehaug (1905 1907); C.J. Quill (1907-1909); J.C. Rugland (1909-1914); N.A. Fimmeland (1914-1919); C.B. Ingebritson (1919-1925); E.E. Eidbo (1925 - 1943); Martin Eidbo, student pastor (1943 1944); S.K. Knutson (1944-1947) and H.N. Schey (1948-1953).
History of the Congregation
1956 -1980
In 1956 plans were made to build an addition to the front of the church. It was felt that we needed a cry room and additional entry and coat room space. This was accomplished in 1957. The cry room and coat room gave us more space for Sunday School classes. At that time there were more than 80 children enrolled in the Sunday School. Our church constitution was rewritten in 1957, with a constitution committee plus representatives from all of the church's organizations taking part. On June 29, 1958, Rev. Grindland gave his final sermon in our church as he had accepted a call to another parish. Much credit is due to him for generating interest in active membership in our church among those in our community who were unchurched, and for organizing adult confirmation classes so this might be accomplished.
Our next pastor was Rev. Stanley Dolan, who began his duties in our parish in July of 1958. In 1960 a room was added to the southwest corner of the church to provide an office for the minister, and this also provided space in which a Sunday School class could meet. A well was dug for the church that same year and a sewer system and bathrooms were installed. Rev. Dolan served our parish until 1963 when he accepted a call to Stanton, N.D. He was succeeded by Rev. John Holten, who had just graduated from theological seminary. He and his wife were natives of Wisconsin.
The appearance of the interior of the church was altered somewhat in 1964 when the ceiling and pulpit were lowered. This work was done by the men of our congregation under the supervision of Pete Guthmiller of Pettibone. We also replaced our "Concordia" hymnals with the new "Service Book and Hymnal" that same year.
It was in 1965 that the time of our regular Sunday service was changed from 10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. This was done to benefit the schedule of services in the parish as a whole.
Rev. Holten ended his ministry here in 1966 and was replaced on a temporary basis by Rev. Wm. Planz, a retired minister from Iowa. Rev. Planz remained with us for a year, from September of 1966 to September 1967. About this time the name of the national church organization with which we are affiliated was changed from the Evangelical Lutheran Church to the American Lutheran Church.
In late 1967 Rev. Benjamin Harring came to serve as our pastor. During his ministry he started the custom of offering communion once monthly. For quite a few years, particularly in the 1960s, our parish hired a student intern each summer to assist the pastor. The intern would help the pastor with his usual duties, fill the pulpit during the pastor's vacation and assist with Vacation Bible School. In
1969 our constitution was again revised, resulting in a general restructuring of the church council. Where we had previously had a council composed of three deacons and three trustees plus a secretary and a treasurer, we henceforth would have a nine-member council serving rotating three-year terms. The members of this council would choose their own officers and divide the other major responsibilities among themselves. Another change seen in the church council was that, as the years passed, some women were elected to serve the congregation in that capacity. In the early years of our church, service on the governing body was a strictly male responsibility
Rev. Harring left our parish in December of 1970 and once again Rev. Planz came to our aid. He served as our pastor until July of 1971, at which time A. Christian Stein was installed. During Rev. Stein's tenure a new parsonage was built in Tuttle. At its completion in December of 1973 Pastor and Mrs. Stein hosted an Open House so the people of the two communities could view the new home. A parish newsletter, "The Envoy", was begun in 1974 to give members an opportunity to read minutes of the council meetings, news of ALCW activities and other announcements and comments.
Much improvement was made to our church grounds in the summer of 1974 when the church yard was paved and landscape planting done around the foundation. Rev. Stein resigned in December of 1974, and the pulpit was filled by Rev. John Hoyer until the summer of 1975 when Rev. Arnold Herich was called and arrived to serve as our parish pastor. A public address system was installed in 1977. In September of 1978 and 1979 pancake and sausage days were held, sponsored and directed by the church council, to earn additional money for the church treasury. These were very successful undertakings. Our "Service Book and Hymnal" was replaced in early 1980 by the new "Lutheran Book of Worship."
In the spring of 1980 Rev. Herich left our parish and was succeeded by Rev. David Thoreson, a recent graduate of Wartburg Theologial Seminary. Also, in the spring of 1980 our congregation was saddened by the passing of Mrs. Clara Hagseth, the last remaining charter member of our church. Were it not for the strong Christian faith of these pioneer members our church would never have come into being.
Pastoral acts - 1956 through July 10, 1980: Baptisms, 182; Confirmations, 208; Marriages, 55 and Burials, 89.
Info from - Diamond Jubilee History Robinson, North Dakota, 1911-1986 (page 41 thru 45)
History of the Congregation
1905 -1955
The Bethania Lethania Lutheran Church came into being fifty years ago when a young pioneering pastor, S.K. Thollehaug, came from Bowdon, N.D., to the Frettim Community to hold a Lutheran service on September 22, 1905, in the Frettim schoolhouse.
A few of the pioneer families attending this first service were Mr. and Mrs. T.T. Nerby and family, Mr. and Mrs. Levor Tollefson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Frettim and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tollef Tollefson and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jeglum and Mr. and Mrs. Anderes Skoder.
On November 7, 1905, another service was conducted by the Pastor S.K. Thollehaug and it was after this service that these early settlers met with Pastor Thollehaug and made plans to organize a congregation. It was at this meeting that the first officers of the church were appointed. T.T. Nerby was named the first secretary of the congregation, and his minutes of the early meetings were recorded in the source of early historical facts.
During the years of 1906 and 1907, many new families came from Minnesota, Iowa and other places to this community to take up homesteads and so were included in the help of organizing this congregation. Some of the families added to the congregation were the Gust Shirley family, Olaf Shirley family, Oscar Madson family, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Haugen, Lewis Hove family, Anton Anderson family, Ole Moen family, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Furubotten, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stephenson, An drew Elton family, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Solheim, Mr. and Mrs. Ingvald Hagseth, Hans Kleve family, Mr. and Mrs. William Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leland, Martin Solheim family, Mr. and Mrs. L. Severson and others.
The third service of the new congregation was held on February 21, 1906, and at this meeting it was decided that the name of this congregation would be The Bethania Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kidder County. It is now known in the English language as the Bethany Lutheran Church. On March 5, 1907, Pastor Thollehaug notified the congregation that he had a call to serve the congregation at Valley City, N.D., and would be leaving soon. Pastor Thollehaug was present at the annual business meeting on October 31, 1907, and it was at this meeting that the congregation was formally incorporated, and a constitution adopted.
The first officers elected at this meeting were: Trustees, Carl Jeglum, Ole Moen and Ole Haugen; Secretary, John Indseth and Treasurer, Lewis Hove.
The first duty of these officers was to call a new pastor to replace Pastor Thollehaug. A call was sent out and accepted by Pastor C.J. Quill who began serving the congregation November 1907.
A committee was appointed by the officers of the church to obtain a suitable tract of land to be used as a cemetery. A meeting was held on April 5, 1908, and it was at this meeting that it was decided to accept a two acre tract of land in the northeast corner of Section 12 from Oscar Wiek to be used and known as the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery. Gust Shirley was appointed caretaker of the cemetery and served for 35 years, after which Hjalmer Hagseth was appointed.
Pastor C.J. Quill served the congregation until November 1909, at which time the new pastor, J.G. Rugland, began his duties as pastor of this congregation. Pastor Rugland resigned in May 1914, and the congregation was without a pastor until August 1914, when Pastor N.A. Fimmeland began serving the congregation. It was Pastor Fimmeland's efforts that finally won the approval of the congregation to build the church in the town of Robinson instead of on the cemetery plot as was originally planned.
On April 5, 1915, the Bethania Evangelical Lutheran Church purchased six lots from the Robinson Townsite Company for the sum of $50. It was at a meeting of the congregation on January 17,1915, that it was decided to name a Building Committee and begin plans for the construction of the new church building. The first Building Committee members were Nels H. Dahl, Martin Solheim, Bert Furubotten, Gust Shirley and August Melin. In June 1915, excavation for the basement was begun under the direction of T.T. Nerby and with the help of the members of the congregation. The basement and the foundation were completed during the summer and early fall, and it was decided to continue with the building of the main structure. Isaac Seele was hired as foreman for the building of the church. The present building was completed in 1916.
The official laying of the corner store was held on November 5, 1916, with Bishop Hendrickson of Valley City presiding, assisted by Rev. Wisness of Jamestown and Rev. Fimeland of Bowdon. The opening service was held in the morning in the Norwegian language. The corner stone was laid in the afternoon with services starting at 1:30 in the English language. In the evening, Professor Brendt of St. Paul delivered a lecture on his trip through Germany, describing the birthplace of Martin Luther, founder of the Lutheran Church. This article was taken from the Robinson Times of November 1916.
At this time, a history of the church was prepared and written in the Norwegian language by the late John Indseth who held the office of secretary of his congregation from 1907 until his death.
Pastor Fimmeland died May 22, 1919, and the congregation was again faced with the necessity of calling another pastor. Pastor C.B. Ingebritson was called and began serving the congregations of Robinson, Tuttle, Skudeness, and St. Petri. Previous to this our pastors came from Bowdon, N.D.
Pastor Ingebritson installed the first furnace in the church in 1923 which was used until this year, 1955, when it was replaced by a new oil burning furnace. Pastor Ingebritson served the congregation until April 1925. This congregation again joined with the Bowdon congregation to call Pastor E.E. Eidbo to serve as pastor. It was during Pastor Eidbo's service that the English language began to be used, and the English-speaking people began to join our church and help support it and make it a stronger and a larger congregation.
The mortgage and final debt of the building was paid during the early 1930’s, and the church became the property of the congregation.
An Altar Fund was started in 1927 and within a short time altar furniture was purchased and installed. During all these years the Ladies Aid worked hard to raise money for the various church improvements and during the depression years helped to pay the minister's salary. The bell was purchased by the Ladies Aid at a cost of $165 and is still in use. The new pews were also purchased by the Ladies Aid.
Pastor Eidbo became ill in 1943 and his son, Martin, began serving this congregation as a student pastor until and after the death of his father in 1944.
Pastor S.K. Knutson began serving this congregation June 11, 1944, and served until his resignation in 1947. After Pastor Knutson's resignation, the church was without a pastor, and it was decided that we call a pastor together with Tuttle. In 1948, Pastor H.N. Schey began serving this congregation and served until June 21, 1953.
During the summer of 1950, it was decided by the congregation that the steeple of the church should be removed because the old steeple was not weatherproof. Although it altered the appearance of the church building, it stopped the rapid deterioration of the front of the church. The work was accomplished during the summer of 1950 by Jake Fetzer of Tuttle.
A Memorial Fund was begun by the late Mrs. Carl Swanson for the purpose of purchasing an organ for the church. This was made a reality in 1954 by the purchase of a Hammond electric organ. These memorials were given in memory of loved ones by friends and relatives.
On April 19, 1953, Pastor Schey presented his resignation and again the congregation was without a pastor until June of 1954 when Pastor Robert J. Grindblad began his ministry among us.
In December of 1954 an Adult Class of 28 was confirmed by Pastor Grindland, which was the largest Adult Confirmation Class in the history of our church.
During this year of 1955, the chancel was repaired and repainted and the outside of the church was completely repainted. At present, under the sponsorship of the Ladies Aid, we are in the process of completely remodeling the church basement. This work is being done under the direction of William Fetzer and volunteer workers.
Following is a summary of ministerial acts performed by the various pastors of this congregation from 1905 to 1955: Baptisms, 456; Confirmations, 275; Marriages, 57 and Burials, 105.
Former pastors: S.K. Thollehaug (1905 1907); C.J. Quill (1907-1909); J.C. Rugland (1909-1914); N.A. Fimmeland (1914-1919); C.B. Ingebritson (1919-1925); E.E. Eidbo (1925 - 1943); Martin Eidbo, student pastor (1943 1944); S.K. Knutson (1944-1947) and H.N. Schey (1948-1953).
History of the Congregation
1956 -1980
In 1956 plans were made to build an addition to the front of the church. It was felt that we needed a cry room and additional entry and coat room space. This was accomplished in 1957. The cry room and coat room gave us more space for Sunday School classes. At that time there were more than 80 children enrolled in the Sunday School. Our church constitution was rewritten in 1957, with a constitution committee plus representatives from all of the church's organizations taking part. On June 29, 1958, Rev. Grindland gave his final sermon in our church as he had accepted a call to another parish. Much credit is due to him for generating interest in active membership in our church among those in our community who were unchurched, and for organizing adult confirmation classes so this might be accomplished.
Our next pastor was Rev. Stanley Dolan, who began his duties in our parish in July of 1958. In 1960 a room was added to the southwest corner of the church to provide an office for the minister, and this also provided space in which a Sunday School class could meet. A well was dug for the church that same year and a sewer system and bathrooms were installed. Rev. Dolan served our parish until 1963 when he accepted a call to Stanton, N.D. He was succeeded by Rev. John Holten, who had just graduated from theological seminary. He and his wife were natives of Wisconsin.
The appearance of the interior of the church was altered somewhat in 1964 when the ceiling and pulpit were lowered. This work was done by the men of our congregation under the supervision of Pete Guthmiller of Pettibone. We also replaced our "Concordia" hymnals with the new "Service Book and Hymnal" that same year.
It was in 1965 that the time of our regular Sunday service was changed from 10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. This was done to benefit the schedule of services in the parish as a whole.
Rev. Holten ended his ministry here in 1966 and was replaced on a temporary basis by Rev. Wm. Planz, a retired minister from Iowa. Rev. Planz remained with us for a year, from September of 1966 to September 1967. About this time the name of the national church organization with which we are affiliated was changed from the Evangelical Lutheran Church to the American Lutheran Church.
In late 1967 Rev. Benjamin Harring came to serve as our pastor. During his ministry he started the custom of offering communion once monthly. For quite a few years, particularly in the 1960s, our parish hired a student intern each summer to assist the pastor. The intern would help the pastor with his usual duties, fill the pulpit during the pastor's vacation and assist with Vacation Bible School. In
1969 our constitution was again revised, resulting in a general restructuring of the church council. Where we had previously had a council composed of three deacons and three trustees plus a secretary and a treasurer, we henceforth would have a nine-member council serving rotating three-year terms. The members of this council would choose their own officers and divide the other major responsibilities among themselves. Another change seen in the church council was that, as the years passed, some women were elected to serve the congregation in that capacity. In the early years of our church, service on the governing body was a strictly male responsibility
Rev. Harring left our parish in December of 1970 and once again Rev. Planz came to our aid. He served as our pastor until July of 1971, at which time A. Christian Stein was installed. During Rev. Stein's tenure a new parsonage was built in Tuttle. At its completion in December of 1973 Pastor and Mrs. Stein hosted an Open House so the people of the two communities could view the new home. A parish newsletter, "The Envoy", was begun in 1974 to give members an opportunity to read minutes of the council meetings, news of ALCW activities and other announcements and comments.
Much improvement was made to our church grounds in the summer of 1974 when the church yard was paved and landscape planting done around the foundation. Rev. Stein resigned in December of 1974, and the pulpit was filled by Rev. John Hoyer until the summer of 1975 when Rev. Arnold Herich was called and arrived to serve as our parish pastor. A public address system was installed in 1977. In September of 1978 and 1979 pancake and sausage days were held, sponsored and directed by the church council, to earn additional money for the church treasury. These were very successful undertakings. Our "Service Book and Hymnal" was replaced in early 1980 by the new "Lutheran Book of Worship."
In the spring of 1980 Rev. Herich left our parish and was succeeded by Rev. David Thoreson, a recent graduate of Wartburg Theologial Seminary. Also, in the spring of 1980 our congregation was saddened by the passing of Mrs. Clara Hagseth, the last remaining charter member of our church. Were it not for the strong Christian faith of these pioneer members our church would never have come into being.
Pastoral acts - 1956 through July 10, 1980: Baptisms, 182; Confirmations, 208; Marriages, 55 and Burials, 89.
Info from - Diamond Jubilee History Robinson, North Dakota, 1911-1986 (page 41 thru 45)