The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic property in

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. It is located at 2332 Swedish Drive in

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. The Late Victorian style church was built in 1872 to the design of architect Per August Gustafson. The church is listed on the

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. The church is owned and maintained by the congregation of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of

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and is also known as Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Ham Lake. Both churches are affiliated with the

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History

The following is the text of a plaque hanging on the front of the church. It was placed there as part of an

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project in the spring of 2005. It provides an accurate portrayal of the history of the church which was collected from personal accounts and the Anoka County historical records. In 1964, the church's congregation moved to another facility however the church is used for worship purposes at various times of the year. The congregation now refers to the chapel Our Saviour's Chapel.http://www.oursaviourslc.org/WhoWeAre/CelebrateingthePast.htm

References

External links

Our Saviour's Lutheran Church website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Lutheran churches in Minnesota Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota 19th-century Lutheran churches in the United States Swedish-American culture in Minnesota Victorian architecture in Minnesota Churches completed in 1872 National Register of Historic Places in Anoka County, Minnesota 1872 establishments in Minnesota