"Here is our Water of Life" Sesquicentennial celebration is Sunday in Arctander Township
A view of East Norway Lake Lutheran Church in Arctander Township, rural New London, on September 15.(*Swipe left or right on this image to view an Easter Sunday video recorded at ENL church on April 17, 2022.)
(HD VIDEO) On April 17, 2022, the East Norway Lake Lutheran church choir sings Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" at Easter sunrise worship.
A celebration is planned this Sunday at East Norway Lake Lutheran church of rural New London. It begins with worship at 10:30 a.m. followed by a catered meal and a 150th anniversary program.
It all culminates with an old-fashioned ice cream social that afternoon.
In the church's Centennial history written by the late Marvin Hauge (1922-2001), he noted that the church history at that time dated back 117 years. In 1858, the state of Minnesota was founded, and around the same time, the earliest pioneers from Europe began settling in the area of the present-day Sunburg and Norway Lake areas.
By 1866, the local families found need for Norway Lake's first church building. A log church was built in 1867 in Arctander Township and used for a period of roughly 7 years as the local population expanded. In the early 1870s, discussions were held and actions then taken to split the church into East Norway and West Norway Lake churches.
The full article was published in the September 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.
To view a special video recorded on April 17, 2022, swipe on the main image with this web article. This was from Easter sunrise worship at ENL church with the choir's performance of Handel's Messiah Hallelujah Chorus.
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