Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Moscow, Idaho)

Emmanuel Lutheran is the result of the merger of two congregations: First Lutheran Church and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.

First Lutheran Church Peter Carlson first met with families in Moscow on Christmas Day, 1883. In October of 1884 he was able to be with the now larger group for several Sundays in succession. On October 12, 1884 he called a meeting to consider the step of organization. The congregation organized as the Swedish Evangelical Zion Congregation in Moscow, Idaho Territory, with thirteen charter members. Dedication of the church occurred February 16, 1890, and a new and larger structure was dedicated March 11, 1906.

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