Immanuel Lutheran Church
47°43'53.4"N 101°47'51.6"W
47.731510, -101.797660
22nd St NW & 56th Ave NW
Roseglen, McLean County, North Dakota
47°43'53.4"N 101°47'51.6"W
47.731510, -101.797660
22nd St NW & 56th Ave NW
Roseglen, McLean County, North Dakota
Immanuel Lutheran congregation of Roseglen was organized April 20, 1904, at John Lunden's home, with Rev. J.M. Hestenes as our first pastor. The first church was dedicated in 1926, and in 1934 was completely destroyed by fire. A new building fund was begun immediately, with the old basement enlarged and roofed, being used in the meantime. The present structure was dedicated June 17, 1951, under Rev. Dragseth's pastorship.
Pastors who have served us:
Jacob Hestenes
Hans Hjermstad
Anders Fimmeland
Christen Davick
Iver Johanson
Olaf Brevig
J.P. Dragseth
Joseph Eatvold
Adolph Fjelsgaard
Elias Kristensen
Psalm 127:1 -- Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Info from - back of Immanuel Lutheran Church Plate
Pastors who have served us:
Jacob Hestenes
Hans Hjermstad
Anders Fimmeland
Christen Davick
Iver Johanson
Olaf Brevig
J.P. Dragseth
Joseph Eatvold
Adolph Fjelsgaard
Elias Kristensen
Psalm 127:1 -- Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Info from - back of Immanuel Lutheran Church Plate
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History Highlights of Immanuel Lutheran Church
By Mrs. Earl Pederson
Sixth-three years have passed since pioneers of the Roseglen community organized Immanuel Lutheran Congregation. In the fall of 1903, Lutheran residents of this community attended services in the Peter Kolden home, conducted by Rev. H.M. Hestenes. On April 20, 1904, they formally organized at a service at the John Lunden home. Charter members were Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, Mr. and Mrs. John Lunden, Mr. and Mrs. John Snippen, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kolden, Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Jacobson, Ole Rostad and Lars Kolden.
The first pastor was Rev. Hestenes, who held services only every four or six weeks, as he also served other congregations and travel was slow. His salary was $50.00 a year and three offerings. On December 7, 1905, at Mrs. Jode Lunden's funeral, Rev. Hestenes dedicated the cemetery. The land consisting of one acre was donated by John Snippen.
Succeeding Rev. Hestenes was Rev. H.A.L. Hjermstad, who served from December 1905-1906. Rev. Andrew Fimmeland was then called as pastor, and his yearly salary was $75.00. He resigned March 5, 1910, having served three years, after which Rev. C.A. Davick was called to fill the vacancy. His salary was raised to $100.00. After his resignation in 1911, the Rev. O.L. Brevig came to Immanuel, and it was during his ministry that the congregation was incorporated, and it was called Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roseglen. Up until this time services had been held in the homes or in the schoolhouses. After this, Rev. Hoffening served for a few years.
It was on January 26, 1915, that definite steps were taken to plan the erection of a church building, and that same spring, building was begun. The sanctuary was used for the first time December 28, 1915, for the Christmas program. In May 1917, Immanuel joined with Lucky Mound and Bethlehem to form a call. This arrangement continued until 1924. Rev. Adolph Fjeldsgaard who had served Lucky Mound and Bethlehem congregations was called after Rev. Brevig' s resignation, and he served until 1922. The succeeding pastor was Rev. Iver Johanson who served until 1924, when the Ryder-Roseglen-Emmet parish was established. Until a regular pastor was called, Rev. C.J. Nolstad of Makoti had charge of Immanuel. Seminary graduate Joseph Eastvold was called as the first pastor of this new charge and was installed July 19, 1925.
It was not until July 11, 1926, that Immanuel Lutheran Church was dedicated in the name of the Triune God. Rev. Eastvold served our congregation until 1927, and on July 3, 1927, Rev. Elias Kristensen was installed as pastor. By 1929 the church was completely furnished, and the basement had been completely remodeled.
During Rev. Kristensen's pastorate, our church received a severe setback when fire destroyed the building and all the furnishings on April 25, 1934. Worship services, baptisms and confirmation classes were held in Glennon's grove, or during inclement weather at the Roseglen Hall, until the basement could be made useable. This was made possible that fall, when volunteer help from the congregation assisted John Braathen in building the basement.
In 1935, Rev. Kristensen confirmed the first adult confirmation class of nine members. He served this parish during the hard depression years and here their four children, Lowell, Robert, Luther, and Constance were born. During this time, 24 boys from our congregation were call ed into the service of their country.
In 1943, Rev. Kristensen submitted his resignation, having served the congregation faithfully for sixteen years.
Rev. J.P. Dragseth accepted our call as pastor in August, 1943. In 1949, plans were laid for the building of a new church in 1950, and on July 17, 1951, our hopes and dreams were realized when our beautiful new church was dedicated. The five members of the Building Committee who worked diligently and put in many long hours were Arnold Hill, Lawrence Snippen, Adolph Kolden, George Vangsness and Julius Mattson.
As we write this we have just been informed of the death of Pastor Dragseth at Portageville, Missouri at the age of 76.
Special recognition must be given the Ladies Aid, who through the years had worked so faithfully, and now had spent many hours helping paint, varnish and clean in general, so that everything might be ready for this important dedication day. The Aid had $1100.00 in cash, besides its Savings Bonds that was given to the Building Fund. It was in 1907 that ten ladies walked to the home of Mrs. Jorgen Jacobson to organize the Ladies Aid that is now 60 years old. Meetings were then held in the homes, and it was not unusual to see many of the ladies walking to the meetings or riding in horse-drawn buggies, which were often crowded to capacity. The Aid has been active all these years and has supported many Christian activities, as a missionary group. Officers of the present American Lutheran Church Women are Mrs. Donnell Haugen, president; Mrs. James Suydam, vice president; Mrs. Donald Giffey, secretary, and Mrs.
Ernest Giffey, Sr. treasurer.
Rev. Dragseth who served us faithfully for 13 years, submitted his resignation, and a young seminary graduate, Rev. A.G. Dyste accepted the call. He served from 1956-58 when he was granted a leave of absence to return to college. About 1957 the former Ryder parish was dissolved and a new rural parish consisting of Bethlehem-Immanuel-St. Peter congregations was organized and is called the Roseglen Lutheran Parish. One of its first projects was the building of a new parsonage at Roseglen. At Christmas in 1958, Pastor Dyste was married. On November 23, 1958, the new parsonage was dedicated. The Rev. A.H. Belgum served as interim pastor the next six months. He and his wife were the first to occupy the parsonage. That summer, Rev. Dyste and his wife returned to resume his work here. Their son Peter was born here. In February 1962, he resigned to accept a call to Bonner, Montana.
A letter of call was sent Rev. Byron Edwards, who accepted, but because he was unable to come until July of '62, supply pastors from neighboring towns graciously filled our needs. During his four years with us, many improvements were noted in our church, red wool carpeting was purchased for the chancel and aisle; the narthex was enlarged by remodeling the stairs, tile was laid on the steps and landings, carpeting on stairs to the balcony was installed, and the balcony was remodeled. Modern plumbing was installed a few years ago. Recently, gold carpeting was installed in our dining area which adds a homey atmosphere.
Pastor Edwards submitted his resignation in May 1966, having accepted a call to serve in the Foreign Mission field. June 19 he was commissioned a Missionary to New Guinea at a special service at Makoti, and he and his family left in August for far-away New Guinea. The Edwards' family had truly endeared themselves to all of us, and it was sad to see them leave. However, we wish them God's richest blessing and a true obedience to the Lord whom they will serve in far-away New Guinea, as they did here at Roseglen.
We were fortunate to have Pastor Kearney Frantsen of Makoti and others fill our pulpit during the summer months. In August a letter of call was sent Rev. Paul Jensen who accepted, and he was installed at a joint parish installation service at Immanuel on September 25th.
We are most happy to be a part of the five sponsoring parishes who are helping support our very own Missionary, Rev. Byron Edwards, his wife Lucile, and children, Kim, Kay, Perry and Michele in the foreign mission field of New Guniea.
The amount needed for the full support of a missionary to a foreign mission field is $6,000.00. The goal for the five sponsoring parishes was reached, and we are happy that over $1800.00 was raised by the three congregations of the Roseglen Lutheran Parish.
Following the September general meeting of the ALCW, a get-acquainted party for our new pastor, Rev. Jensen, and his wife LaVonne and daughter Kristine had been arranged much to their surprise, and they were given a shower of gifts in the form of home baked goods, canned foods, meat, etc. We extend to them a sincere and warm welcome to our church and community that their work in our midst will be a great spiritual blessing in the sight of God.
Other church-oriented activities include the Luther League which this year numbers 38 young high school students, guided by Pastor Jensen and his wife; the Vacation Bible School; Sunday School that numbers 73 enrolled members and has 12 teachers. Bible Camp: the ALCW which numbers 57 members divided into four Circles, and Junior and Senior Choirs that sing at each worship service. There are 240 baptized members and about 165 confirmed members.
The Trustees of the Church are Alfred Fines, Lawrence Halvorson, Harold Giffey, Dale Johnson and Art Forsman. Ervin Kolden is vice president, Ronald Haugen, secretary and Earl Pederson, treasurer.
As we relive in memory the 63 fruitful years that Immanuel Lutheran Church has been in existence, we offer thanks to the Almighty God for the blessings He has given us. We pray, O God, that we shall always live up to the terms, true devotion, dedication and love in our service of Christ, that the faith that has been given us will show itself in our entire selves.
Info from - Golden Jubilee, 1917-1967: Roseglen, North Dakota (pages 28 - 33)
By Mrs. Earl Pederson
Sixth-three years have passed since pioneers of the Roseglen community organized Immanuel Lutheran Congregation. In the fall of 1903, Lutheran residents of this community attended services in the Peter Kolden home, conducted by Rev. H.M. Hestenes. On April 20, 1904, they formally organized at a service at the John Lunden home. Charter members were Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, Mr. and Mrs. John Lunden, Mr. and Mrs. John Snippen, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kolden, Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Jacobson, Ole Rostad and Lars Kolden.
The first pastor was Rev. Hestenes, who held services only every four or six weeks, as he also served other congregations and travel was slow. His salary was $50.00 a year and three offerings. On December 7, 1905, at Mrs. Jode Lunden's funeral, Rev. Hestenes dedicated the cemetery. The land consisting of one acre was donated by John Snippen.
Succeeding Rev. Hestenes was Rev. H.A.L. Hjermstad, who served from December 1905-1906. Rev. Andrew Fimmeland was then called as pastor, and his yearly salary was $75.00. He resigned March 5, 1910, having served three years, after which Rev. C.A. Davick was called to fill the vacancy. His salary was raised to $100.00. After his resignation in 1911, the Rev. O.L. Brevig came to Immanuel, and it was during his ministry that the congregation was incorporated, and it was called Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roseglen. Up until this time services had been held in the homes or in the schoolhouses. After this, Rev. Hoffening served for a few years.
It was on January 26, 1915, that definite steps were taken to plan the erection of a church building, and that same spring, building was begun. The sanctuary was used for the first time December 28, 1915, for the Christmas program. In May 1917, Immanuel joined with Lucky Mound and Bethlehem to form a call. This arrangement continued until 1924. Rev. Adolph Fjeldsgaard who had served Lucky Mound and Bethlehem congregations was called after Rev. Brevig' s resignation, and he served until 1922. The succeeding pastor was Rev. Iver Johanson who served until 1924, when the Ryder-Roseglen-Emmet parish was established. Until a regular pastor was called, Rev. C.J. Nolstad of Makoti had charge of Immanuel. Seminary graduate Joseph Eastvold was called as the first pastor of this new charge and was installed July 19, 1925.
It was not until July 11, 1926, that Immanuel Lutheran Church was dedicated in the name of the Triune God. Rev. Eastvold served our congregation until 1927, and on July 3, 1927, Rev. Elias Kristensen was installed as pastor. By 1929 the church was completely furnished, and the basement had been completely remodeled.
During Rev. Kristensen's pastorate, our church received a severe setback when fire destroyed the building and all the furnishings on April 25, 1934. Worship services, baptisms and confirmation classes were held in Glennon's grove, or during inclement weather at the Roseglen Hall, until the basement could be made useable. This was made possible that fall, when volunteer help from the congregation assisted John Braathen in building the basement.
In 1935, Rev. Kristensen confirmed the first adult confirmation class of nine members. He served this parish during the hard depression years and here their four children, Lowell, Robert, Luther, and Constance were born. During this time, 24 boys from our congregation were call ed into the service of their country.
In 1943, Rev. Kristensen submitted his resignation, having served the congregation faithfully for sixteen years.
Rev. J.P. Dragseth accepted our call as pastor in August, 1943. In 1949, plans were laid for the building of a new church in 1950, and on July 17, 1951, our hopes and dreams were realized when our beautiful new church was dedicated. The five members of the Building Committee who worked diligently and put in many long hours were Arnold Hill, Lawrence Snippen, Adolph Kolden, George Vangsness and Julius Mattson.
As we write this we have just been informed of the death of Pastor Dragseth at Portageville, Missouri at the age of 76.
Special recognition must be given the Ladies Aid, who through the years had worked so faithfully, and now had spent many hours helping paint, varnish and clean in general, so that everything might be ready for this important dedication day. The Aid had $1100.00 in cash, besides its Savings Bonds that was given to the Building Fund. It was in 1907 that ten ladies walked to the home of Mrs. Jorgen Jacobson to organize the Ladies Aid that is now 60 years old. Meetings were then held in the homes, and it was not unusual to see many of the ladies walking to the meetings or riding in horse-drawn buggies, which were often crowded to capacity. The Aid has been active all these years and has supported many Christian activities, as a missionary group. Officers of the present American Lutheran Church Women are Mrs. Donnell Haugen, president; Mrs. James Suydam, vice president; Mrs. Donald Giffey, secretary, and Mrs.
Ernest Giffey, Sr. treasurer.
Rev. Dragseth who served us faithfully for 13 years, submitted his resignation, and a young seminary graduate, Rev. A.G. Dyste accepted the call. He served from 1956-58 when he was granted a leave of absence to return to college. About 1957 the former Ryder parish was dissolved and a new rural parish consisting of Bethlehem-Immanuel-St. Peter congregations was organized and is called the Roseglen Lutheran Parish. One of its first projects was the building of a new parsonage at Roseglen. At Christmas in 1958, Pastor Dyste was married. On November 23, 1958, the new parsonage was dedicated. The Rev. A.H. Belgum served as interim pastor the next six months. He and his wife were the first to occupy the parsonage. That summer, Rev. Dyste and his wife returned to resume his work here. Their son Peter was born here. In February 1962, he resigned to accept a call to Bonner, Montana.
A letter of call was sent Rev. Byron Edwards, who accepted, but because he was unable to come until July of '62, supply pastors from neighboring towns graciously filled our needs. During his four years with us, many improvements were noted in our church, red wool carpeting was purchased for the chancel and aisle; the narthex was enlarged by remodeling the stairs, tile was laid on the steps and landings, carpeting on stairs to the balcony was installed, and the balcony was remodeled. Modern plumbing was installed a few years ago. Recently, gold carpeting was installed in our dining area which adds a homey atmosphere.
Pastor Edwards submitted his resignation in May 1966, having accepted a call to serve in the Foreign Mission field. June 19 he was commissioned a Missionary to New Guinea at a special service at Makoti, and he and his family left in August for far-away New Guinea. The Edwards' family had truly endeared themselves to all of us, and it was sad to see them leave. However, we wish them God's richest blessing and a true obedience to the Lord whom they will serve in far-away New Guinea, as they did here at Roseglen.
We were fortunate to have Pastor Kearney Frantsen of Makoti and others fill our pulpit during the summer months. In August a letter of call was sent Rev. Paul Jensen who accepted, and he was installed at a joint parish installation service at Immanuel on September 25th.
We are most happy to be a part of the five sponsoring parishes who are helping support our very own Missionary, Rev. Byron Edwards, his wife Lucile, and children, Kim, Kay, Perry and Michele in the foreign mission field of New Guniea.
The amount needed for the full support of a missionary to a foreign mission field is $6,000.00. The goal for the five sponsoring parishes was reached, and we are happy that over $1800.00 was raised by the three congregations of the Roseglen Lutheran Parish.
Following the September general meeting of the ALCW, a get-acquainted party for our new pastor, Rev. Jensen, and his wife LaVonne and daughter Kristine had been arranged much to their surprise, and they were given a shower of gifts in the form of home baked goods, canned foods, meat, etc. We extend to them a sincere and warm welcome to our church and community that their work in our midst will be a great spiritual blessing in the sight of God.
Other church-oriented activities include the Luther League which this year numbers 38 young high school students, guided by Pastor Jensen and his wife; the Vacation Bible School; Sunday School that numbers 73 enrolled members and has 12 teachers. Bible Camp: the ALCW which numbers 57 members divided into four Circles, and Junior and Senior Choirs that sing at each worship service. There are 240 baptized members and about 165 confirmed members.
The Trustees of the Church are Alfred Fines, Lawrence Halvorson, Harold Giffey, Dale Johnson and Art Forsman. Ervin Kolden is vice president, Ronald Haugen, secretary and Earl Pederson, treasurer.
As we relive in memory the 63 fruitful years that Immanuel Lutheran Church has been in existence, we offer thanks to the Almighty God for the blessings He has given us. We pray, O God, that we shall always live up to the terms, true devotion, dedication and love in our service of Christ, that the faith that has been given us will show itself in our entire selves.
Info from - Golden Jubilee, 1917-1967: Roseglen, North Dakota (pages 28 - 33)