103.88i

Print, Photographic

1900 Approximate

Original Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. 3 1/4" x 4" black and white photograph of the original Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland, Minn.; a wood structure with gothic arched windows on side, a classic steeple over the front entrance; church members shown standing outside next to the church building. Narrative: "Most of the Lutherans who first settled in the village of New Richland had been members of the LeSueur River Church. This church was several miles out in the country. It was natural that these God-fearing pioneers should wish for a place for worship in the village. They met and organized a congregation or church society, as it was called. Pastor O. A. Mellby met with this congregation in the fall of 1877 at the home of H. Larson. Services were held in this home ...until the first Lutheran church in the village was built in 1883 at a cost of $2500. It was called Trinity Lutheran. This church served very well for a number of years, but by 1900 it was found necessary to remodel and enlarge it. In 1923 a new church was built at a cost of $45000. This church is the present Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. The old church was sold to the Congregational church body who moved it to the south end of the block where it now stands."

These are partial photograph albums with portraits and narrative regarding the church history of several Waseca County churches, including the New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid; Grace Lutheran Church, Waseca; Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid, LeSueur River Lutheran Congregation, Norwegian Lutheran Church, First English Lutheran Church, and the North Waseca Lutheran Church.