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Metadata
Accession number |
2009.040 |
Object Identification Number |
2009.040.006d |
Object Name |
Insert |
Donor |
Jensen, Irving |
Description |
One of 120 wooden inserts that slide into hymn boards on church walls. This is one of 11 inserts with the number " 1 ". The insert is wood, rectangular, vertically oriented, and has straight sides. On the front is painted a black number. The top and sides are varnished. The back is unvarnished. |
Dimensions |
W-2 L-3.75 D-0.25 inches |
Owned By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Used By |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Material |
wood |
Search Terms |
Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church Sioux City, Iowa religion music |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Our Savior's Lutheran Church |
Provenance |
Box of numbers used in hymn board 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 it's 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 privelage 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 baptised 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. However, in recent years, the church again saw a decine and decided to close. |
Images |
167\2009040006d.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
09/17/2009 |