Oak Grove Lutheran Church
47°52'27.1"N 95°33'27.0"W
​47.874200, -95.557500​
Hangaard Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota

This image was taken in 1966 probably when my grandmother went to visit the cemetery to visit her dad's mother (Birget Tveten Torgerson) grave and other Torgerson family members.

Oak Grove Church

The Oak Grove Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church was located in Hangaard Township, Clearwater County, MN. It was eight miles north and three miles east of Gully, MN. The congregation was organized in 1901, under the direction of Pastor Stephen T. Norman of Leon, MN. Worship services were held in the homes of members until 1910.

In that year, plans were made to build a church. The new site chosen was a two acre parcel in section 29 of the Town of Hangaard. The land was donated by Martin Hangaard. The name Oak Grove was chosen by the congregation as a symbol of stability and strength and for the numerous oak trees on the site. It was for this church that Olai Hanson built, by hand, the altar and pulpit. The baptismal font was given to the church in 1948, by the Hangaard family in memory of Gunder and Emelie Hangaard. 

The church along with the altar, pulpit and baptismal font were used until the church closed its doors in 1958.
 
Info from – Clearwater County Historical Society -The History Center (FB)