Ascension Lutheran Church (Seattle Wash.)

This congregation was organized as a mission by the Lutheran Free Church on October 31, 1954. Known first as Sand Point Heights Church, construction of the first unit began in April of 1963, and first services were held in the basement in October of that year. Rev. Lester Dahlen, who was pastor of Bethany in Seattle, was the acting pastor. When the congregation was officially recognized, Rev. Howard Sortland was the first full-time pastor. In 1979, on the 25th anniversary, the building was modernized.

From the guide to the Ascension Lutheran Church Records, 1954-1986, (Pacific Lutheran University)