Rapid City in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Welcome to the Chapel in the Hills
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2026
1. Welcome to the Chapel in the Hills Marker
History
This Chapel, gifted by a local benefactor, was built in 1969 as a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This "Stavkirke" is an exact replica of the famous Borgund Stavkirke of Laerdal, Norway, constructed in the 1100s.
[Map of Norway showing location of the Borgund Stavkirke]
[The following sections are informational and not transcribed]
Worship Services • Announcements • Chapel
Prayer Walk • Gift Shop • Support
Visit the Log Cabin Museum. Built by a Norwegian prospector in the Black Hills, it contains articles made in Norway or by Scandinavian immigrants.
Erected by the Chapel in the Hills.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1969.
Location. 44° 2.916′ N, 103° 17.88′ W. Marker is in Rapid City, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It can be reached from no nearby street. Marker is near the Gift Shop, on the Chapel grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3788 Chapel Lane, Rapid City SD 57702, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in West River and in the Badlands. It is also in the American Black Hills, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of the Chapel in the Hills (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Nielsen (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chapel in the Hills (within shouting distance of this marker); Rune Stones (within shouting distance of this marker); A Massive Surge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Flood Changed Community Forever (approx. 1.4 miles away); Skyline Drive (approx. 3 miles away); Apatosaurus (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rapid City.
Also see . . . Chapel in the Hills. (Submitted on October 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2026
2. Welcome to the Chapel in the Hills Marker
Stavkirke in distance
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
