Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church
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The church in July 2014
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Location300 Walnut St.
Manistee, Michigan
Coordinates 44°14′37″N86°19′15″W / 44.24361°N 86.32083°W / 44.24361; -86.32083 Coordinates: 44°14′37″N86°19′15″W / 44.24361°N 86.32083°W / 44.24361; -86.32083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1869
Built byChristian Petersen
NRHP reference No. 72000639 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1972
Designated MSHSMay 18, 1971

Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church, also known as the Danish Lutheran Church, is a historic church located at 300 Walnut Street in Manistee, Michigan. [2] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1] The building is the oldest existing Danish Lutheran church in the United States. [3]

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History

Ground was broken on this church, then named the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church in May 1868, with construction done by Christian Petersen. However, construction money ran out, and the church building was not completed until the next year. The first worship service was held in the church on August 1, 1869, but the church still lacked a church tower, ceiling, organ, and pews. These were added slowly, with the tower being dedicated in 1888. [3]

However, doctrinal disputes within the greater Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church caused Swedes and Norwegians to form their own denominations, and in 1875, the congregation in Manistee renamed their church the Danish Lutheran Church in Manistee. In 1924, it was renamed Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church, [3] and it operated until 1962 when the Danish Lutheran Church merged with other Scandinavian denominations. The church is open to visitors in the summer and includes a museum about the Danish-American history of Manistee County, Michigan. [4] [5]

Description

Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a rectangular structure measuring 50 feet by 32 feet by 18 feet. It contains nine windows: three on each side and three in front. [3] With classic Danish architectural influences, the church featuring an elaborate hand carved altar.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Danish Lutheran Church". Manistee Church Histories, From Salt City of the Inland Seas (Manistee Daily News). 1899. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Constance Henslee; Catherine Ellis (March 23, 1972), NATIONAL; REGISTER OP HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -NOMINATION PORM: Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church
  4. "Michigan - Manistee County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. "Our Saviors - 300 Walnut Street, Manistee". Churches of Manistee County. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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