National Register of Historic Places

Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church

Adams, Umatilla County, Oregon
Listed
July 13, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001041

About this property

Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church is a historic pioneer church located 5 miles (8 kilometers) west of Adams, Oregon, United States. Volunteers built it on donated land in 1884 to serve the immigrant Finnish Laestadian community. Services were held in Finnish for the immigrants and their children, whose mother tongue was Finnish. After breakups within the Laestadian community, the church affiliated with the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America. Due to the remote location, preachers from surrounding areas, the Midwest, and even as far away as Finland, were brought in to speak. As noted in an article published in the East Oregonian, "The ministers who served the congregation are remembered for preaching the [A]postolic [Lutheran] faith which stressed confession, repentance and forgiveness." The church was added to the National Register in 1988.

Location

Adams, Umatilla County, Oregon
45.77543, -118.66405

Categories

EUROPEANARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church listed on the National Register?

Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church?

Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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