Lebanon Lutheran Church

The Lebanon Lutheran Church [2] 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.[3] 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.

Lebanon Lutheran Church
Nearest citySummit, South Dakota
Coordinates45.267249°N 97.164403°W / 45.267249; -97.164403
Built1908
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.77001244 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Johnson, Norma (1977). Wagon Wheels. Sisseton, SD: Sisseton Courier Publishing. pp. various.
  3. "National Register of Historical Places". U. S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 29, 2011.


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