Gideon Evangelical Lutheran Church (Connell, Wash.)

The years 1900-1902 saw the settlement of the first Lutheran families in the Connell area. The first Lutheran service there was led by Rev. Gillman of Ritzville in 1903. Rev. P Mueller organized the congregation in 1905 with six members. At a congregational meeting on July 18, 1915 it was decided to build a church. This was completed and dedicated April 30, 1916. This was a joint congregation with a group from Lind until January of 1952, when the parish was dissolved, and the Connell parish moved into Connell. The new church was dedicated on November 23, 1953.

From the guide to the Gideon Evangelical Lutheran Church, Connell, Washington, Records, 1905-2012, (Pacific Lutheran University)