Our Savior's Lutheran Church

Our Savior's Lutheran Church is located approximately 6 miles straight
south of Menno, South Dakota in the
James River Valley.

Church History

It was in 1946 that a decision was made to build Our Savior's Lutheran
Church, a joint effort of two smaller congregations.
(The James River Congregation was organized in 1871, those pioneers
completed building their church in 1885, located one mile east of Our
Savior's.  The Norway Congregation, was organized in 1889 and their
building was completed in 1899, located 1 mile west of Our Savior's.)
The project of gathering rocks for the new church began in February 1948
with the cornerstone laid in October of that year.  The rocks were  collected from nearby fields and split by hand with stone hammers.  The mortar was
mixed by hand and carried to the mason.  Most of the labor was volunteered by church members. The lovely stone church in the James River Valley was completed in January of 1950. The church is 70'x30', it seats 200 people in the sanctuary and 40 in the balcony, the parlor will seat 110.

Everyone is welcome to come and visit our "little Stone Church in the Valley"!

Worship services at 9:15,
breakfast follows,
Adult and Children Sunday School at 10:30.

Everyone Welcome!

Our Savior's Lutheran Church
29219 431st Ave
Menno, SD  57045

605-387-5296
Nate Haaland, Pastor
nathanielg@juno.com