Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
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N 44° 35.993 W 092° 43.759
15T E 521481 N 4938539
Found along Hiway 61, Welch Township in Goodhue County.
Waymark Code: WM4K09
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2008
Views: 17
Gothic frame church with gabled steeple, built in 1878 as religious and cultural center for area’s Swedish immigrants.
One settler, Charles E. Johnson erected the church beginning May 1st. Each male member of the congregation was assessed $3 and each female $1.50. This paid for 32 pews and 2 stoves. A 4 bedroom pasonage was built the following year along with horse stalls and a fence on the north side of the property to be used as hitching posts.
The church measures 40 X 70 feet and is one story tall with a gabled roof and a highly distinctive tower and roof. A bell was made in New York by the Neely Company for $500 (in 1892). There are 4 Gothic arched windows on either side of the church.
The church was organized as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Welch on December 27, 1873 by Mr. Norelius, who is referred to as the father of Swedish Churches in Minnesota.
Street address:
MN 61
Red Wing, MN USA
County / Borough / Parish: Goodhue
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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