Immanuel Lutheran Church
165 1/2 Ave NE
Hillsboro, Eldorado Township, Traill County, North Dakota 58045
165 1/2 Ave NE
Hillsboro, Eldorado Township, Traill County, North Dakota 58045
In 1947, Immanuel Lutheran congregation disbanded and joined the St. John Lutheran congregation in Hillsboro.
A church was built after Evangelical Immanuel Lutheran was founded in 1875 by pioneering families of German descent farming east of what became the city of Hillsboro in 1881. The first church was constructed in the 1880s on land donated by Henry Groehnke in Section 34 of Eldorado Township, Traill County, about three miles east of Hillsboro, ND. In 1947, the Immanuel Lutheran congregation disbanded and joined the St. John Lutheran congregation in Hillsboro. The Immanual Lutheran Church building is no longer standing but the adjoining cemetery continues to be maintained.
Immanuel Church, 40th year, 1875 - 1915.
In 1871, the families of Carl Merganthal, Carl Hausmann, Heinrich Groehnke and Frederich Kuhlman worshiped together in their homes. They were occasionally served by Pastor Harstad, a Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran pastor. In 1875, these and other families of German descent east of Hillsboro, formally organized the Evangelical Immanuel Lutheran Church, and a Church building, and parsonage were built (see photos). The Church was constructed on land donated by Henry Groehnke and the Parsonage was across the road on land donated by Carl Merganthal, about three miles east of Hillsboro in Section 34 of Eldorado Township, Traill County, Dakota Territory. As shown in a photograph, early Church Officials included (standing, left to right): Wm. Heinrich Groehnke, Fredrich Kuhlmann, Geo. Karl Hausmann, F. Otto, and (sitting, left to right): Wm. Meyer, G. Jahnke, Theo. Beltz, W. F. Mergenthal. On Thanksgiving Day, 27 November 1930, Immanuel Lutheran began joint services with St John Lutheran, located southwest of Hillsboro in Bohnsack Township. In July 1935, St John Lutheran began the purchase of the church building of the Lutheran Free Church located in the city of Hillsboro. This purchase was completed i 1936 and St John Lutheran relocated from Bohnsack Township to Hillsboro. In 1940, the St John congregation purchased the former A. G. Foogman residence as a parsonage. In 1947, the Immanuel Lutheran congregation joined the St. John Lutheran congregation in Hillsboro. The Immanual Lutheran cemetery continues to be maintained east of Hillsboro.
In 1871, the families of Carl Merganthal, Carl Hausmann, Heinrich Groehnke and Frederich Kuhlman worshiped together in their homes. They were occasionally served by Pastor Harstad, a Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran pastor. In 1875, these and other families of German descent east of Hillsboro, formally organized the Evangelical Immanuel Lutheran Church, and a Church building, and parsonage were built (see photos). The Church was constructed on land donated by Henry Groehnke and the Parsonage was across the road on land donated by Carl Merganthal, about three miles east of Hillsboro in Section 34 of Eldorado Township, Traill County, Dakota Territory. As shown in a photograph, early Church Officials included (standing, left to right): Wm. Heinrich Groehnke, Fredrich Kuhlmann, Geo. Karl Hausmann, F. Otto, and (sitting, left to right): Wm. Meyer, G. Jahnke, Theo. Beltz, W. F. Mergenthal. On Thanksgiving Day, 27 November 1930, Immanuel Lutheran began joint services with St John Lutheran, located southwest of Hillsboro in Bohnsack Township. In July 1935, St John Lutheran began the purchase of the church building of the Lutheran Free Church located in the city of Hillsboro. This purchase was completed i 1936 and St John Lutheran relocated from Bohnsack Township to Hillsboro. In 1940, the St John congregation purchased the former A. G. Foogman residence as a parsonage. In 1947, the Immanuel Lutheran congregation joined the St. John Lutheran congregation in Hillsboro. The Immanual Lutheran cemetery continues to be maintained east of Hillsboro.