Aurdal Township near Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Friberg Swedish Baptist Church
October 24, 2024
1. Friberg Swedish Baptist Church Marker
Erected 1895 by Charter Members
August Sandberg, Lars A. Hanson, John Hall, all buried here. First service Christmas Eve 1895. Communion was served. Candles lighted the tree. Hymns were sung to accompaniment of guitar and mandolin a glorious night, a milestone achieve, a church home established.
Sign on church:
On March 30, 1895 - 14 members from the Fergus Falls & Oscar Baptist Churches organized themselves to start the congregation of the Friberg Swedish Baptist Church
The meeting opened by the reading of Act 2:37-47.
Rev John Hallstrom, of Worthington, was Chairman and Rev. A.G. Holm was Secretary.
Church Officers elected were:
August Sandberg, Chairman; C. Sandberg, Secretary; Lars Hanson, Deacon; J.S. Wenstrom, Treasurer; A. Sandberg, Sunday School Superintendent; J.G. Wenstrom, Sunday School Treasurer
Mrs. Lars Hanson, President of the Ladies Aid Society
Mrs. C. Sandberg, Treasurer of the Ladies Aid Society.
They also had an active Young Peoples Society.
This sign donated by the descendants of John and Gustava Wenstrom
Erected 1974 by grandchildren of Lars A. Hanson in memory of those who
this page online
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is December 24, 1895.
Location. 46° 22.147′ N, 95° 56.166′ W. Marker is near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County. It is in Aurdal Township. It is on County Highway 1 east of Clear Beach Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27144 Co Hwy 1, Fergus Falls MN 56537, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barnhard School (approx. 3½ miles away); William O. Douglas (approx. 5½ miles away); Water Power (approx. 5½ miles away); Saving History (approx. 5½ miles
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2. Friberg Swedish Baptist Church Sign
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3. Friberg Swedish Baptist Church & Marker
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4. Friberg Swedish Baptist Church
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