When choir students from Bethany Lutheran College make the rounds on their spring tour out of Mankato, Minnesota, the director has special instructions when they stop to perform at Rock Dell Lutheran Church in rural Redwood County.
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The sanctuary of Rock Dell Lutheran contains features of traditional Scandinavian churches, a semi-circle communion rail and a pedestal pulpit among them.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
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A crowd gathers to celebrate the dedication of the church building in 1892.
Submitted photo
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Bergetta Abrahamson shows a directory recently added to the cemetery that surrounds Rock Dell Lutheran Church.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo
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Prayers on the Prairie is a regular feature of the Tri-State Neighbor, taking the place of the Crop Watchers report during the winter season. If you have a suggestion for a rural church to feature here, contact editor Janelle Atyeo at janelle.atyeo@lee.net .
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