St. Paul's Lutheran Church
113 5th Street
Kathryn, Barnes County, North Dakota 58049
113 5th Street
Kathryn, Barnes County, North Dakota 58049
Kathryn-Nome-Fingal Lutheran Parish
We are an ELCA parish in Barnes County, North Dakota made up of:
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kathryn, ND,
Waldheim Lutheran Church in rural Kathryn, ND,
Messiah Lutheran Church in Fingal, ND, and
St. Petri Lutheran Church in Nome, ND
We are an ELCA parish in Barnes County, North Dakota made up of:
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kathryn, ND,
Waldheim Lutheran Church in rural Kathryn, ND,
Messiah Lutheran Church in Fingal, ND, and
St. Petri Lutheran Church in Nome, ND
With the founding of the village of Kathryn, when the Casselton-Marion branch of the railroad was built, a goodly number of Lutheran families settled in and near the village.
Pastor H. O. Nordby of the Sheyenne Valley Church had been ministering to the citizens on an individual and family basis. On January 18, 1903, he called a meeting of those interested in the Thoreson-Olson Hall, over the employment business. Eight individuals responded, and a church was organized called "The St. Paul's Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church." Mc sings were held in the Thoreson Hall, and various ministers served the congregation, including The
In 1910 the church was incorporated, and plans were made to build a church building. Frank Lynch donated the site and work started on a concrete basement. The cornerstone was laid in June 1914, and the building was soon completed. In 1916 a cemetery site was purchased.
The membership has grown from eight to over 150 baptized members.
Info from - Barnes County History 1976 (page 304)
Pastor H. O. Nordby of the Sheyenne Valley Church had been ministering to the citizens on an individual and family basis. On January 18, 1903, he called a meeting of those interested in the Thoreson-Olson Hall, over the employment business. Eight individuals responded, and a church was organized called "The St. Paul's Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church." Mc sings were held in the Thoreson Hall, and various ministers served the congregation, including The
In 1910 the church was incorporated, and plans were made to build a church building. Frank Lynch donated the site and work started on a concrete basement. The cornerstone was laid in June 1914, and the building was soon completed. In 1916 a cemetery site was purchased.
The membership has grown from eight to over 150 baptized members.
Info from - Barnes County History 1976 (page 304)