A small Norwegian church on the Minnesota-South Dakota border has a connection to several significant events in Midwestern history, and over its 140-plus years, it has made a mark of its own in the surrounding communities and in the lives of its members.
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An archway greets visitors at Singsaas Lutheran church, a country church west of Hendricks, Minn. It was named for a town in central Norway.
The sanctuary at Singsaas Lutheran features curved pews and a floor sloped toward the altar. The altar painting of Jesus on the cross is by a noted female artist who made hundreds of such paintings in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Horses and carriages line up outside Singsaas Lutheran Church in this early photo.
Men pour the foundation of Singsaas Lutheran Church near Hendricks, Minn. The church was built in 1921.
Singsaas Lutheran Church near Hendricks, Minn., is surrounded by a church-owned field that members plant and harvest each year. A plot is reserved for Sunday school kids to grow pumpkins for their fall festival.
The current Singsaas Lutheran Church building near Hendricks, Minn., was constructed in 1921. The congregation was started by Norwegian immigrants whose names are carved in a stone pyramid in front of the church.
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. …
