Salem Lutheran Church (Spokane, Wash.) Records 1888-1996

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Salem Lutheran Church (Spokane, Wash.) Records 1888-1996

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The file contains mostly the early records of Salem Lutheran Church, nee Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church of Spokane Falls, Washington Territory. Many of the records in the file are in the Swedish language. It is a genealogist’s cornucopia of names of Nordic families who migrated to the Pacific Northwest and settled in Spokane, Washington.

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Formed by the merger, as of Jan. 1, 1988, of the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church (1961-1987), and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; includes 65 synods and ca. 11,000 congregations, with headquarters in Chicago, Ill. From the description of Minutes, 1987-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71123254 The goal of the American Lutheran Church Women in World Mission Oral History Project, and its continuation, the Evangelical Lutheran ...

Salem Lutheran Church (Spokane, Wash.)

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Historical NoteOn June 25, 1888 forty-one Swedish pioneers met in a public hall with Pastor Peter Carlson to organize the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church of Spokane Falls, Washington Territory (later known as Salem Lutheran Church). A lot was purchased by the pastor for $900 on Broadway close to Monroe Street. A simple structure, costing about $700, was erected on the site before the year 1888 ended. In 1904 a parsonage was erected and a pipe organ was installed in 1912. The language i...

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