On This Date in Minnesota History: May 19

May 19, 1854 - Founded on this date, Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia, Minn., “was the most significant force in the community. Outsiders found it difficult to see where the church ended and the community began.”¹

Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia, Minn.²

“Elim is one of the three oldest Lutheran congregations in Minnesota, all of which were chartered in 1854.”<sup>2

1</sup>http://www.ci.scandia.mn.us/vertical/Sites/%7B2F1D9A41-1D4D-4195-A3E4-159328E3F399%7D/uploads/%7BCB9865CC-B1DA-45E0-B5C2-4620C7E6A2A8%7D.PDF

²http://metrolutheran.org/2001/08/elim-lutheran-church-scandia-minnesota/

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain May 19, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included. 

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