For nearly 95 years, Trinity Lutheran Church outside of Oldham, South Dakota, has held just one service a year, on Memorial Day.
A pump organ sits on the altar of Trinity Lutheran Church, which hosts a service once a year on Memorial Day.
The ceiling and walls of Trinity Lutheran Church are painted with a stencil decoration. A potbelly stove and pump organ are at the front of the church, and a painting of Christ in Gethsemane is the focal point.
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An early photo of Trinity Lutheran Church shows the building and cemetery before the evergreen trees were planted around them.
Trinity Lutheran, known as the “Hill Church,” sits surrounded by evergreens west of Oldham, S.D. It served a community of Scandinavian immigrants from about 1897 to 1925 before the congregation joined the church in town.
Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.
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