The North Waseca Lutheran Church congregation will celebrate 160 years of worship this Sunday, Sept. 23, with a special service at 10 a.m., various activities, and a noon meal.
The event commemorates the crisp and windy, autumn day in 1858 when a group of 23 Norwegian settlers met on a hill top with a minister from western Wisconsin to form a new congregation on the edge of the prairie.
According to current congregation member Dan Forrest, the pioneers were relatively new to Blooming Grove and Iosco Townships at the time.
"The common threads that held these recent arrivals together was their Norwegian heritage and the Lutheran religion. Thus was born the North Waseca Lutheran Church--the little church on a hill," Forrest explained.
Today, the North Waseca Lutheran Church congregation remains vibrant and includes many members from the Waterville and Waseca areas.
Rev. Kristin Anderson serves North Waseca Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville.
The gathering on Sunday will celebrate faith, fellowship, and the congregation's Norwegian heritage and church history.
Pick up a copy of the Sept. 20, 2018 LIFE or Enterprise to read more.
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