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Lebanon Lutheran Church

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Nearest city
  
Summit, South Dakota

Built
  
1908

NRHP Reference #
  
77001244

Area
  
2 acres (0.81 ha)

Architectural style
  
Late Gothic Revival

Added to NRHP
  
September 15, 1977

Lebanon Lutheran Church

Lebanon Lutheran Church in South Dakota was established by Norwegian immigrants to the Sisseton-Wahpeton (Lake Traverse) Sioux Indian Reservation. It was the first Norwegian Lutheran church in that area predating congregations in nearby Ortley and Summit. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. In the mid-1960s, as rural populations were declining, Lebanon Church became a part of a 3-church merger with Zion Lutheran Church (Ortley) and Summit Lutheran Church resulting in the creation of Hope Lutheran Church in Summit, SD. Regular Sunday services ceased at that point, although the property continues to be maintained and is utilized periodically for special events relating primarily to the history of the church or descendants of the parishioners.

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Lebanon Lutheran Church Wikipedia