Good Hope Lutheran Church (Lind, Wash.)

The first Lutheran services held in Lind were led by Rev. Hein of Spokane in 1890. In 1891, Rev. Kropp was called to serve Lind as well as the Lutherans in Ritzville and Sprague. Rev. Gillman moved to Lind in 1903 and served Good Hope as well as a Pentacostal congregation west of Lind. By 1916 the parish consisted of Lind, Connell, and Eltopia, and by 1952 the Lind-Connell alignment was severed. Ground was broken September 5, 1954 for the present church, with the laying of the cornerstone following on April 10, 1955. Dedication of the new church took place November 11, 1956. In 1973 a yoked ministry began with the Lind United Methodist Church which continued through June of 1977, when Good Hope decided to break its relationship with the Methodist congregation and call its own pastor. By January 1, 1978, the Lutheran churches in Lind, Sprague and Ritzville had agreed to try a Cluster Ministry for eight months. At the end of this time all three congregations voted to extend the ministry over an indefinite period of time.