Minnesota Prairie Roots

Writing and photography by Audrey Kletscher Helbling

Inside the Old Stone Church, rural Kenyon, Minnesota » Hauge altar detail

Sitting near the back of the church, I studies these words, thinking in German until I remembered I was inside a Norwegian church. After the service, I talked with historian and preservationist Bob Dyrdahl. The scriptural quote comes from John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” Sure enough, upon closer examination I determined that Bob knows his Norwegian.

Hauge folded hands
Hauge woodworking
 

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