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CHAPTER XV.

CHURCHES AND RELIGION. (CONT'D)

From History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915)
by H. F. Andrews

OTHER DANISH CHURCHES.

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran church of Exira was organized on May 19, 1905, and in 1907 erected a substantial church edifice, at a cost of three thousand five hundred dollars. This is a flourishing society, with a membership of ninety-eight. Those who have served as pastors are Revs. Thomas Jersild, James K. Jensen, Jens P. Christensen and Peter Rasmussen, the present pastor.

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran church of Hamlin was organized in 1904 and in 1906 bought its church edifice from the Evangelical church. The value of its building is one thousand five hundred dollars. The present membership is one hundred and fifty-two. The following have served as pastors: Reverends Johnson, James K. Jensen, Jens P. Christensen and Peter Rasmussen, the present pastor.

Immanuel church of the Danish Evangelical church of America, located at Kimballton, was organized in 1897. The church edifice, which has a seating capacity of four hundred, was erected in 1904, at a cost of seven thousand five hundred dollars. The membership of this church is one hundred, and the church being located in the very heart of the Danish settlement, is favorably situated for doing a large amount of good. The following have served as pastors: Revs. C. Sorensen. J. M. Gregerson and J. Jorgensen, who is the present pastor.

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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, November, 2018, from History of Audubon Co., Iowa (1915), by H. F. Andrews, pg. 227.