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Metadata
Accession number |
2009.015 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.015.013 |
Object Name |
Plate, Offering |
Donor |
Jensen, Irving F. |
Description |
Circular offering plate crafted from wood and felt which was used in Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa. The plate is wooden with a dark brown stain and a glossy varnish. The center of the plate is two inches deep with a diameter of nine and one fourth inches before the wide rim. The wall encompassing the center of the plate curves outward as it moves upwards into the rim. The rim of the plate measures one and one fourth inches around the entire circumference. A small groove is present in the center of the rim around the circumference. Two circles of green felt are present on the surface of the object. One felt circle, with a 5.8 inch diameter is applied in a circular depression in the center of the plate. The second felt circle is on the reverse side of the offering plate and measures 6.20 inches in diameter. It is located on the raised circular section of the bottom of the plate. |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 Dia-11.8 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA/IA/Sioux City |
Owned By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Used By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Material |
Felt/Wood |
Associated People |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jensen, Irving F. |
Search Terms |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Jensen, Irving F. plate offering offering plate felt green |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa, UELC |
Provenance |
Wooden offering plate which was used at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, IA. In the summer of 1890, young seminary graduate N.P. Gravengaard arrived from Denmark. On August 3, 1890, the first congregational meeting was held and they officially declared themselves the Danish Lutheran Church of Sioux City. In October of that year, the congregation decided to purchase its own building and two months later a lot at 115 12th Street was purchased for $1400. Soon after, the congregation also bought the Norwegian Lutheran Church building (located at 6th and Court) and moved it to their newly purchased lot on 12th Street where it still stands (as of 1990). In December 1892, Gravengaard was officially called to be the pastor of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church, as it was now called. He remained for two years and then returned to Denmark. Several preachers came and went, and in 1899, Pastor Niels Damskov arrived from Denmark. In 1910, the congregation voted to have worship once a month in English, and in 1911, young men and women aged 18 were given the privilege to vote. On March 2, 1922, the congregation joined the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and on July 10, 1922, construction of the new church began and dedication services were held that December. In 1960, the congregation joined the merger of three former Synods and became affiliated with the American Lutheran Church. On Sept. 25, 1965, Our Savior's celebrated its 75th anniversary with a baptized membership of 312 and a confirmed membership of 217. The next year showed a decline in membership and attendance, but they regained strength in the next several years. |
Images |
131\2009015013.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
05/05/2009 |