Research Items

The following is a collection of houses of worship research items.

Trinity Baptist Church, Minneapolis

Established on April 21, 1903, this congregation split from First Baptist Church over polity and doctrinal issues with its minister, fundamentalist William Bell Riley. The group met in the Y.M.C.A. until December 1905 when their church was completed at 900 Lincoln Avenue. In 1955 the congregation...

Trinity First Evangelical Lutheran Church (German), Minneapolis

Established on August 27, 1856, this German congregation became the mother church of all Missouri Synod churches in the city. The congregation initially met in homes and later in the United States Land Office Building. They also met in other buildings until 1867 when they erected a church at 4th...

Trinity Lutheran Church of Saint Paul, St. Paul

The congregation began in 1854 as part of the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of St. Paul. However, since most of the congregation was Swedish, the Norwegians were allowed in 1870 to form their own congregation. In 1872, congregants erected a church at 233 East University Avenue and...

Union City Mission, Minneapolis

 

This mission, supported by several religious groups of different denominations, was established in 1895 by T.E. Hughes and C. M Stocking. It initially met on Nicollet Avenue (address unknown) and later rented the Miller Hotel on the corner of 2nd Avenue South and Washington Avenue, renaming it St...

Union Gospel Mission, St. Paul

This interdenominational mission was organized on December 1, 1902, representing cooperation among several Protestant churches in our area.  Meeting initially at 414 Jackson Street, the organization provided social services along with evangelical meetings. In 1903, the social services were moved to...