Wild Rice Lutheran Church
520 176th Ave. SE
Dwight, Richland County North Dakota 58075
520 176th Ave. SE
Dwight, Richland County North Dakota 58075
Wild Rice Lutheran Church
Dwight, North Dakota
Seventy Fifth Anniversary
1878 -1953
Organized - 1878 by Pastor Hellestvedt
First church built - 1882; remodeled - 1890
Parsonage purchased - 1895
Present church built - 1920
Present membership - 316
Auxiliary organizations
Ladies Aid and three Circles
Sunday School
Luther League
Mission Band
Pastors:
R.J. Wisnaes 1879-1883
R.A. Rundestvedt 1884-1887
J.J. Heie 1890-1893
J.H. Hovik 1893-1894
N. Lunde 1895-1901
J.D. Ru nsvold 1901-1903
T. Rorstad 1903-1912
W.B. Dahl 1912-1928
S.C.B. Knutsen 1929-1946
T.T. Evenson 1947-On Leave
J. Rosholt 1951-
(Present Pastor)
Info from - back of Wyndmere Lutheran Church plate
Dwight, North Dakota
Seventy Fifth Anniversary
1878 -1953
Organized - 1878 by Pastor Hellestvedt
First church built - 1882; remodeled - 1890
Parsonage purchased - 1895
Present church built - 1920
Present membership - 316
Auxiliary organizations
Ladies Aid and three Circles
Sunday School
Luther League
Mission Band
Pastors:
R.J. Wisnaes 1879-1883
R.A. Rundestvedt 1884-1887
J.J. Heie 1890-1893
J.H. Hovik 1893-1894
N. Lunde 1895-1901
J.D. Ru nsvold 1901-1903
T. Rorstad 1903-1912
W.B. Dahl 1912-1928
S.C.B. Knutsen 1929-1946
T.T. Evenson 1947-On Leave
J. Rosholt 1951-
(Present Pastor)
Info from - back of Wyndmere Lutheran Church plate
Evangeliske Lutherske Church of Wild Rice is an old Scandinavian name for an old church started in 1878 by early settlers in Dwight. Now the church is named Faith Lutheran Church of Dwight.
Before the church was built in 1882, people from Dwight, Wahpeton and Mooreton were holding services in a schoolhouse or in the log cabin home of Martin Johnson. At that time, there was no regular pastor, but rather visiting pastors, who would come great distances to speak the word of God. In 1878, Rev. J. A. Hellestvedt came from the Sheyenne Territory to meet with representatives. The church was founded that year. Rev. R. J. Wisnaes was the first pastor called to serve. His salary in 1879 was just $300. In the early days of the church, all services were conducted in Norwegian.
The building was too cold for services in the winter, so worship then was held in the schoolhouse or over the C.M. Johnson store in Dwight. In 1890, the church was renovated for $2,740 and in 1920, the current brick structure was built with a narthex added in 1977. The church celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 1978.
Before the church was built in 1882, people from Dwight, Wahpeton and Mooreton were holding services in a schoolhouse or in the log cabin home of Martin Johnson. At that time, there was no regular pastor, but rather visiting pastors, who would come great distances to speak the word of God. In 1878, Rev. J. A. Hellestvedt came from the Sheyenne Territory to meet with representatives. The church was founded that year. Rev. R. J. Wisnaes was the first pastor called to serve. His salary in 1879 was just $300. In the early days of the church, all services were conducted in Norwegian.
The building was too cold for services in the winter, so worship then was held in the schoolhouse or over the C.M. Johnson store in Dwight. In 1890, the church was renovated for $2,740 and in 1920, the current brick structure was built with a narthex added in 1977. The church celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 1978.