Bethany Lutheran Church, Ephraim

	Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Location	3028 Church St.; Ephraim, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°09′20″N 87°10′08″W / 45.15553°N 87.1689°W
Built	1882
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	85000664
Added to NRHP	March 27, 1985

Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation is located in Ephraim, a village in Door County, Wisconsin. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1] Today, the church is known as Bethany Lutheran Church of Ephraim.^[2]

In 1882, six families established the Free Evangelical Lutheran Church. Within weeks, a new church building took shape. When the building was dedicated in 1882, Rev. John Torgerson, an independent Lutheran minister from Chicago, conducted the service. From 1895 to 1897, the church was affiliated with the Augustana Synod. In 1898, it became affiliated with the United Lutheran Church in America and the name of the church was changed officially to Bethania Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. By that date, services were conducted in the Norwegian language.^[3]

References

^ "Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
^ "The History of Bethany Lutheran Church". Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2016. (Archived September 29, 2020)
^ Holand, Hjalmer Rued (1917), "75th Anniversary of Bethany Lutheran Church, Ephraim, WI, 1882-1957" in History of Door Co., WI, Vols. 1 and 2 (Chicago, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.)
- "Architecture and History Inventory: Property Record 3028 Church St". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

External links

Bethany Lutheran Church website

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[1] "Free Evangelical Lutheran Church-Bethania Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

[2] "The History of Bethany Lutheran Church". Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2016. (Archived September 29, 2020)

[3] Holand, Hjalmer Rued (1917), "75th Anniversary of Bethany Lutheran Church, Ephraim, WI, 1882-1957" in History of Door Co., WI, Vols. 1 and 2 (Chicago, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.)
- "Architecture and History Inventory: Property Record 3028 Church St". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

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