Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Sion Church
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N 43° 35.824 W 083° 54.061
17T E 265840 N 4831211
Located on the southeast corner of St. Catherine and Thomas Streets. Parking available.
Waymark Code: WM14QQ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2007
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During the 1870s, Swedish immigrants arrived in Bay County. By 1880 many Swedes had settled in West Bay City. In October of that year, fifty people organized the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Sion Church, affiliated with the Augustana Synod. A year later, a church and parsonage were built here on land donated by lumberman Henry W. Sage. In 1938 the church was renamed Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church. The present building was completed in 1956.
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