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© Neal D. Hatcher

-------"St.Olafs"--------

Uploaded: March 13, 2017 | Entered: March 13, 2017 19:06:14

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St. Olaf – a Brief History
When members of the congregation of the Lutheran Church in Norse decided in February 1886 to create a new church west of their present one, the first step was to give them names. The one in Norse would be called “Vor Frelsers Kirke” (Our Savior’s Church) and the one closer to Cranfills Gap would be called “St. Olafs Kirke” (Saint Olaf’s Church). Construction at Saint Olaf’s started that same year. Services were held in the building while it was still a shell, with planks and stumps for pews, and dirt for floor. Before long, the church had real floors, pews, a wood stove and gas lights, stained glass windows, a bell and a pump organ. In 1891, St. Olaf’s Church joined the Norwegian Synod, and in 1895, it held its formal Dedication Ceremony. The rustic simplicity of its early years has undergone little change. A major restoration project, completed in 2010, upheld the historic features, while ensuring this old church will stand another 125 years.

Exif: F Number: 22, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/600 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: NIKON D5200

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