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Augustana Lutheran Church is a church in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, built in the Gothic Revival style. Architect William H. Dennis built the church in 1883. The church building, located 704 11th Ave. S., was home to many Scandinavian parishioners in the early decades of existence. The church initially served a large immigrant population in the city of Minneapolis, and the congregation often heard from pastors who traveled from Sweden and Norway. However, as the downtown population changed, the church congregants also shifted. By the 1960s, many Lutherans attended newer churches in suburban Twin Cities neighborhoods. By 2014, the church had less than 100 members, who sold the building.
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- ↑ "House of Hope Presbyterian Church: About Us" . Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ "House of Hope Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary".
- ↑ "AIA Minnesota: 2014 St. Paul Heritage Preservation Award" . Retrieved June 28, 2016.
