Otter Tail County MN Church Records
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Otter Tail County Church Records
Chippewa church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Church records, 1875-1938 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Hope of Zion Branch (Otter Tail County, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library
Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry
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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