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Goldberg

Hitterdal

Vidalin Lutheran

Hello! In the fall of 2006 I began to photograph as many country churches in North Dakota & Northwestern Minnesota as I could find. Many of these have closed or are struggling with declining area populations.
Unless stated otherwise, the information about each church is all I have. I am not able to provide anything else out about them.

Cavalier County:

Aspelund, Big Pembina, Fjalla, Goldberg, Nore Numedahl, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (at Olga), St. Stephans

Pembina County:

Peters, Pioneer, St. John's, St. Pauls, Vidalin

Walsh County:

Aadalen, Adolphus, Hitterdal, Hoff, Hvideso, North Trinity, Odalen, Park Center, Pleasant Valley, Quale, St. Catherines of Lomice, St. Joseph's Chapel, St. Peter, St. Stanislaus (at Warsaw), Sts. Peter & Paul (Bechyne), Sarepta, South Trinity, Vang, Zion

Richland County:

Clearwater County:

Barrie, Gol, Grace, Helendale, Homestead, United, Viking, West Prairie, Zion Lutheran, Zion Methodist

East Zion, Emmanuel, Faith Bible, Oak Park, Our Savior's, Seljord, Zion

Kittson County:

East Emmaus, Holy Rosary, Red River, St. Michaels Ukrainian Orthodox, Skjeberg, Teien Covenant

Marshall County:

Alma Baptist, Alma Lutheran, Bethania, Bethlehem of Agder Township, Bethlehem of New Solum, Bigwoods, Emmauel (Ringbo), Hegland, Immanuel of Radium, Immanuel of Vega Township, Oak Park, Our Saviors of Thief Lake, Rindal, St. John the Baptist, St. Petri, Salem, Satersdal, Silver Creek, Zion

Polk County:

Bethany (Esther Township), Bethany (Johnson Township), Bethlehem, Broderheim, Bygland, Gosen, Holy Trinity, Kongsvinger, Maple Lake, Melo, Poplar Lake, Rodnes, St. Paul's, St. Peter, Salem, Sand Hill (Sletten Township), Sand Hill (Vineland Township), Saron, Scandia, Trinity, Union Lake, Varnes, Vernes, Zion

Miscellaneous churches (ND):

Deapolis Chapel (Mercer); Hjerdal (McHenry); Hope/Stone (Grant); Immanuel (Benson); Island Lake (Ramsey); James River (Foster); Kvernes (Foster); Neuburg Congregational (Hettinger); North Marion (Barnes); Our Lady of Lourdes (Stark); St. Joseph's (Grant); St. Olaf (Benson); St. Petri (Barnes); St. Pokrova/Korsun (Dunn); Sheyenne (Nelson); Sims (Morton); Vang (Dunn); West Prairie (Griggs); Zion (Griggs); Zion (Hettinger)

Churches shown on the "closed" page:

North Dakota: St. Petri (Kidder); Arena church (Burleigh); Hallson (Pembina); St. Anthony (Pembina); Wolf Butte (Adams)
Minnesota: Hoflanda (Mower); Rice Lake (Dodge); First Lutheran (Kittson)

What's New?

12/30/06- started website
1/8/07- finished Walsh & Kittson County
2/20/07- Added Polk & Northern Clearwater Ctys.
6/30/07- Check out the new summer photos for many of the Walsh, Pembina & Cavalier county churches.
7/23/07- Part of Richland County added (& a couple Barnes Cty- most of their churches are gone)

Zion Lutheran

East Emmaus Lutheran

Zion Lutheran

St. Paul's