St. Peter's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Detroit, Mich.)

St. Peter's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church developed out of the efforts of Scandinavians in Detroit to have their own church. As early as 1874, monthly services were held for Scandinavian Americans and those Scandinavians who were newly immigrated. This small group known as St. Peter's Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church even built its own church building in 1876. There were some early growing pains as the group broke up in 1877, only to be reformed in 1880 and formally organized on October 2, 1882 as St. Peter's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.

From the guide to the St. Peter's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Detroit, Mich.) records, 1880-1980, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)