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Information About Scandinavia
Lutheran Church |
Located in the village of
Scandinavia, population about 350, Scandinavia Lutheran
Church has roughly 550 members who come from the surrounding
townships as well as Iola and Waupaca. The church has been
around since Norwegian settlers migrated to Waupaca County
in the early 1850s and has had three series of buildings.
Doctrinal differences on predestination in the late 1880s
caused a split in the church, causing a group from the old
Scandinavia church and New Hope church to build the
Scandinavia Evangelical Lutheran Church, more commonly known
as the Synod Church.
In 1919, differences were dropped and the two Scandinavia
churches reunited and alternated services between the Cross
Church out of town and the in-town Synod Church. During the
Depression era, it didn’t make sense to keep two buildings
for one congregation, so services were held only in town. In
1928, Cross Church was razed. The old bronze bell was moved
to the Synod Church, where it now rests on a pedestal on the
present north church lawn.
The Synod Church was moved across the street to accommodate a
basement. When it was nearly ready for use in 1934, it was
destroyed by fire. The current brick building, which now
houses the congregation, was dedicated a year later.
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