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Otter Tail County Church Records

Chippewa church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1875-1938 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Hope of Zion Branch (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Elmo Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry online

Stavanger Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Trefoldighet Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Amor Church Records

Battle Lake Church Records

Carlisle Church Records

Clitherall Church Records

Compton Church Records

Dalton Church Records

Elizabeth Church Records

Erhard Church Records

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Aastad Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1928 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Park District (Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Augustana Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethlehem Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethlehem church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1882-1989 (Nora Unitarian Universalist (Hanska, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

First English Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Our Savior's church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Swan Lake Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Henning Church Records

New York Mills Church Records

Ottertail Church Records

Parkers Prairie Church Records

Pelican Rapids Church Records

Perham Church Records

Rothsay Church Records

Friborg Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Hamar Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Hedemarken Hamar Lutheran Parish church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Little Bethany Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Our Savior's Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

South Friborg Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

South Immanuel Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Underwood Church Records

Urbank Church Records

Vining Church Records

Churches in Otter Tail County in 1926

In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 146 churches listed here reported from Otter Tail County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.

Aastad

Aastad Luth. Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: S. C. Simonson

Amor

Amor Swedish Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Minn. Swedish

The Ev. Luth. Zion Church of Amor, Minnesota – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, The Red River Valley Conference. Pastor: J. G. Swedberg, Pastor

Aurdal

Aurdal – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. M. Thorsen

Stavanger – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. M. Thoreson

Vangs Church – Lutheran Free Church, Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Elias Pedersen

Basswood

Basswood Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota Conference, Fergus Falls District

Battle Lake

Battle Lake Branch of the C. & M. A. – Christian and Missionary Alliance, North Western District. Pastor: C. A. Gabriel

Eagle Lake Luth. Free Church – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: John H. Hanson

First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Northwestern

Skibtvet – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: J. H. Hanson

The First Lutheran Free Church – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: John H. Hanson

Trinity – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: O. F. Braaten

Blowers

Preaching Place – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Minnesota District. Pastor: Alfred J. Stoskopf

Bluffton

Church of St. John The Baptist – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Pastor: John B. Wilkes

Butler

Inventio S.S. Crucis – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud, Minn. Pastor: John B. Keyzers, O.S.B.

Candor

Bucks Mills – Northern Baptist Convention, Northwestern Assn. Pastor: George C. Edwards

Candor Township

St. Paul's – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Mo. & other States. Pastor: Otto E. Richter

Clitherall

Liggett Memorial Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Red River

Trinity – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: O. F. Braaten

Union – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Minn. Pastor: Lester Whiting

Compton

Mission Church of Compton – Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America, Northwestern Mission Association. Pastor: V. E. Roman

Corliss

St. John of Corliss Otter Tail Co. Minn. – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Ev. Luth Synod of Mo, Ohio and Other States. Pastor: Gustav S. Mundinger

Dalton

Kvam – Lutheran Free Church, The Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Elias Berlie

Our Savior's Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. O. Silseth

Sarpsborg – Lutheran Free Church, The Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Elias Berlie

St. Olaf Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. District. Pastor: Peter Martin Troen

Ten Mile Lake Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. O. Silseth

Tordenskjold – Lutheran Free Church, The Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Elias Berlie

Deer Creek

Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota Conference, Fergus Falls District. Pastor: Grace Downs

Salem Evangelical Church of Deer Creek – Evangelical Church, Minnesota Conference. Pastor: Paul M. Kiefer

Trinity Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States. Pastor: E. T. Meichsner

Dent

Community Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota Conference, Fergus Falls District

Immanuel – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Mo. Synod

Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: Jos. Berselaar

Dora

St. John's – Evangelical Synod of North America, Minnesota district. Pastor: A. Leonhardi

Dora Township

St. John's – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Mo. Synod. Pastor: Aug. H. Sievring

Eagle Lake

Sw. Ev. Luth. Eagle Lake Church – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Red River Valley Conference. Pastor: J. G. Swedberg

Elizabeth

St. Elizabeth – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: Francis Dvorak

St. John's Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States, Minnesota District. Pastor: Geo. Grabarkewitz

Sw. Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana, Red River Valley Conf. Pastor: The Pastor at Fergus Falls

Erhard

Bagstevold Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. W. Estrem

Ronseth Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. S. Gjerde

Fergus Falls

Unnamed congregation – Federated Churches, Cong. & Pres. Pastor: Chas Gerlinger

Unnamed congregation – Seventh-day Adventist, Minn. Conf.

Bethel – Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America, Church of the Lutheran Brethren. Pastor: Daniel A. Erickson

Bethlehem – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn. District. Pastor: J. A. Quello

Central Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Tri State

Christian Science Society, Fergus Falls – Church of Christ, Scientist

Church of the Nazarene – Church of the Nazarene, Minneapolis District. Pastor: Ben Mathisen

Ebenezer Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Minnesota Conf. Pastor: A. J. Link

Evan. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri. Pastor: William H. Fanning

Evangelical, Fergus Falls – Evangelical Synod of North America, Minnesota District. Pastor: E. J. Becker

Fergus Falls Corps – Salvation Army, North Dakota Division. Pastor: Comdt. Rose Kirchner

First English Lutheran – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn. District. Pastor: S. J. N. Ylvisaker

First Swedish Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Swedish Baptist General Conference. Pastor: Carl O. Dahlen

Grace Methodist – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota. Pastor: Benjamin A. Cram

Konsberg – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. A. Quello

Our Lady of Victory – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Pastor: B. H. Wessling

Preaching station served from Minneapolis Grace Congregation for the Deaf – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Ev. Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States. Pastor: J. L. Salvner

Sw. Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana, Red River Valley Conf.

The Federated Church – Congregational, Northern Pacific Association. Pastor: Chas Gerlinger

Trinity Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Minnesota District. Pastor: W. Friedrich

Zion – Lutheran Free Church, Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Elmer Pedersen

Folden

Folden Norwegian Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. L. Drage

Foxhome

Mission – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: N. O. Junker

Friberg

Friberg Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Swedish. Pastor: C. B. Sanders

St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Ev. Luth Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States, Minnesota District

Henning

Henning Sw. Bapt. Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Sw. Bapt. General Conference. Pastor: Walfred W. Johnson

Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota Conference, Fergus Falls District

St. Paul – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri. Pastor: K. Heuchert

The Ev. Luth. Grace Church at Henning, Minnesota – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, The Red River Valley Conference. Pastor: J. G. Swedberg, Pastor

The United Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, The Norwegian Luth. Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. L. Drage

Trinity Lutheran Church – Lutheran Free Church, Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Olaf Rogne

Homestead

Nazareth Lutheran Free Church – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. of The Lutheran Free Church. Pastor: Harold M. Bueide

Leaf Lake

Leaf Lake Evan. Lutheran – Finnish Evangelical Lutheran National Church of America, Evan Lutheran. Pastor: P. Miettinen

Norderhaug Luth. Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Luth. Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. L. Drage

Leaf Lake Township

St John's Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Ohio and other States, Minnesota District. Pastor: William Eifert

Leaf Mountain

Linea Mission Church – Swedish Evangelical Mis. Covenant, The North Western Miss. Association

The Leaf Mountain Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, The Norwegian Luth. Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. L. Drage

Maine

Maine Pres. – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Red River Presbytery, Minnesota Synod

St. James' Church – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: N. P. Junker, D.C.L.

Maplewood

Lake Lida Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Minnesota State Conference Swedish. Pastor: C. B. Sanders

Maplewood Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Red River

New York Mills

Unnamed congregation – Seventh-day Adventist, Minn. Conf.

Evan. Lutheran Topelius Evang. Luth. – Finnish Evangelical Lutheran National Church of America. Pastor: John Urpilainen

New York Mills Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Northern Pacific Association. Pastor: J. E. Jansen

St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran – Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or Suomi Synod, Suomi Synod, Michigan. Pastor: Vilho Rauta

Newton

Trinity English Lutheran Free Church – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. of The Lutheran Free Church. Pastor: Harold M. Bueide

Norwegian Grove

Little Bethania – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: P. M. G. Fjare

North Immanuel – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn. Dist. - Pelican Valley Circuit. Pastor: Adolph Egge

The North Immanuel congregation – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. Bjornson

Oak Valley

Ev. Luth. Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States. Pastor: E. T. Meichsner

Oscar

Friborg Congregation – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: P. M. Fjare

Oscar Township

Hedenmarken – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, United Luth. Ch. of America. Pastor: Emil Salveson

Oscar – Northern Baptist Convention, Swedish Baptist Conference of Minn. Pastor: C. B. Sanders

Ottertail

Ottertail Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Minnesota Conf. Pastor: Paul M. Kiefer

Otto

Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church – Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church. Pastor: Israel Hazel

Paddock

Botania – Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or Suomi Synod, Suomi Synod. Pastor: Vilho Rauta

Paddock Fin Ev. Luth. Church – Finnish Evangelical Lutheran National Church of America. Pastor: John Urpilainen

Paddock twp

Bethel Congregation of the Lutheran Free Church – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. of The Lutheran Free Church. Pastor: Harold M. Bueide

Parkers Prairie

Unnamed congregation – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud

Esther Evangelical Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana, Red River Valley Conf. Pastor: J. Edw. Larson

First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Northwestern Minnesota. Pastor: Dudley E. Thimsen

First Evangelical Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana, Red River Valley Conf. Pastor: J. Edw. Larson

Gausdal Luth. church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, The Norwegian Luth. Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. L. Drage

Immanuel's – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Minnesota District. Pastor: H. J. Elling

St. James – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri. Pastor: H. J. Raedeke

St. John's Evang.-Luth. – Evangelical Lutheran, Joint Synod of Ohio and other States. Pastor: Edward Erdmann Domke

Zion Evan. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri. Pastor: Emil Polster

Pelican Rapids

Bethel – Lutheran Free Church, Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Elias Pedersen

Maplewood Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. S. Gjerde

Pelican Rapids Congregational Church – Congregational Churches. Pastor: A. W. Grigg

Pelican Valley Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn. Dist. - Pelican Valley circuit. Pastor: Adolph Egge

Ringsaker Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. W. Estrem

St. Leonard – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: Francis Dvorak

The Central Swede Grove – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Red River Valley Conf. Pastor: Chas. A. Odahl

Zion Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. S. Gjerde

Perham

Bethlehem Ch. – Lutheran Free Church, Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: E. S. Halland

Community Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota Conference, Fergus Falls District. Pastor: H. C. Scholberg

St. Henry – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: L. J. Haupt

St. Joseph – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: John L. Wildenborg

St. Paul – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Minnesota Dist. Pastor: Aug. E. Agather

St. Stanislaus, B.M. – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: S. B. Kuzniak

Zion Ev. Church – Evangelical Synod of North America, Minnesota District. Pastor: Karl Alexander Julius Leonhardi

Pine Prairie

Swan Lake Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minnesota, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. O. Silseth

Richville

Community Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northern Minnesota Conference, Fergus Falls District

St. Paul – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Minnesota District. Pastor: Aug. E. Agather

Rush Lake

St. Lawrence – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Pastor: Robert Nathe

Scambler

Community Congregational Church of Scambler, Minnesota – Congregational Churches. Pastor: A. W. Grigg

Scambler Township

Grove Lake Lutheran church of Scambler Twp. – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn - Dist - Pelican Valley circuit. Pastor: Adolph Egge

St Olaf Townsh

Bethel Lutheran Church – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: M. O. Silseth

Trondhjem

The South Immanuel Congregation – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. Bjornson

Underwood

Free Christian Church of Underwood, Minn. – Unitarians. Pastor: Oswald E. Helsing

Rindahl – Lutheran Free Church, Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: John H. Hanson

Sverdrup's – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. M. Thorsen

Thingvold – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: H. M. Thorsen

Urbank

Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Pastor: Jos. J. Ambauen

Vergas

M.E. Church of Vergas – Methodist Episcopal Church, No. Minnesota, Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: L. A. Perkins

St. John's Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Minnesota District. Pastor: Geo. C. Ehlers

Vining

Nidaros – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian, N. Minn. Dist. Pastor: J. L. Drage

West Midaros Congregation – Lutheran Free Church, Lutheran Free Church Fergus Falls Dist. Pastor: Olaf Rogne

Western

Emanuel – Evangelical Church, Minnesota Conf. Pastor: A. J. Link

Western Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Red River Presbytery. Pastor: Frank L. McKean

Town not stated

Immanuel – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Minnesota District. Pastor: Aug. E. Agather

Norwegian Grove – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Northern Minn. District

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