by Bill Haroldson | Jul 27, 2016 | Churches
Trinity Lutheran Congregation began as a Sunday School on November 2, 1952, at 9:30 am in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Freeland, Washington, under the direction of Pastor A.L.S. Mathre, from St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Clinton, Washington. Pastor Mathre...
by Bill Haroldson | Feb 4, 2016 | Churches
In 1904, Lone Lake Lutheran Church was built overlooking the lake. It served Norwegians and other Scandinavians. From 1909 to 1911, the Reverend E. J. Sandvig was pastor for both Lone Lake Lutheran and St Peters Lutheran Churches. Early pictures (1911) show the...
by Bill Haroldson | Dec 31, 2015 | Churches, Historic Places, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Langley United Methodist Church will marked the 100th anniversary of its sanctuary in 2009. It’s considered to be the oldest house of worship on South Whidbey. United Methodist actually got its start before the turn of the century. About 20 members of local families...
by LACanby | Dec 29, 2015 | Churches
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church was organized in 1901 in the home of Jacob Simmons. Originally called St. Petri Norsk Evangeliske Lutherske Menighed. The church served Norwegian and other Scandinavian people. The first pastor was Reverend Peder Isberg. He had...
by Laura Canby | Dec 28, 2015 | Churches, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Trinity Lutheran Congregation began as a Sunday School on November 2, 1952, at 9:30 am in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Freeland, Washington, under the direction of Pastor A.L.S. Mathre, from St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Clinton, Washington. Pastor Mathre...
by Laura Canby | Dec 27, 2015 | Churches
In 1950, St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods was created as one of two new mission churches on Whidbey Island under the auspices of Trinity Episcopal Church in Everett, Wash., in order to bring the Episcopal Church to people on the 52-mile-long island just across Puget...
