St. James Lutheran Church (Columbus, Mont.)

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St. James Lutheran Church, Columbus, Montana, was organized in response to the need for an English-speaking Lutheran congregation in Columbus. The Rev. C. M. Seville, District Missionary for the Synod of the Northwest, held the first service on March 7, 1920. Services were first held in the Episcopal Church, and later in the Masonic Hall. There were twenty children in the first Sunday School, and a confirmation program began in 1922.

The congregation experienced many hardships in the next several years with poor crops and people moving away. Rev. Webster Clement came each week by train or car from Livingston to conduct Sunday evening services.

In 1937 the congregation purchased the Episcopal church building and by the end of 1939 the mortgage was paid off. Early in 1969 it became evident that the sharing of the pastor with the neighboring congregation in Absarokee (Immanuel) would be financially practical for both churches. The two congregations now share one pastor, though no union of synod properties is involved.

From the guide to the St. James Lutheran Church, Columbus, Montana, Records, 1920-2012, (Pacific Lutheran University)

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creatorOf St. James Lutheran Church, Columbus, Montana, Records, 1920-2012 Pacific Lutheran University Archives and Special Collections ELCA Region 1 Archives
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associatedWith Bohline, Daniel, 1962-1967 person
associatedWith Brenna, Gary, 1968-1969 person
associatedWith Clement, Webster H., 1927-1952 person
associatedWith English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Episcopal Church corporateBody
associatedWith Erickson, Douglas, 1952 person
associatedWith Erickson, Earl, 1969-1977 person
associatedWith Evangelical Lutheran Church corporateBody
associatedWith Hoferman, Marlin D., 1920-1922 person
associatedWith Immanuel Lutheran Church (Absarokee, Mont.) corporateBody
associatedWith Jenkins, Bruce, 1980-1983 person
associatedWith Loges, Ralph, 1960-1962 person
associatedWith Mednis, John, 1957-1960 person
associatedWith Sandgren, Ralph, 1953-1956 person
associatedWith Schultz, Frederick C., 1922-1927 person
associatedWith Seville, C. M., 1920 person
associatedWith Sider, Charles, 1984- person
associatedWith Urban, A. O. A., 1920 person
associatedWith White, Howard, 1977-1980 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Absarokee (Mont.)
Columbus (Mont.)
Livingston (Mont.)
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Lutherans
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Clergy
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