PASTORS WHO SERVED OUR CONGREGATION
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| Philip J. Halverson 1954-1958 | Kenneth R. Rhoe Summer 1958 Student | John DeBoer 1959-1962 |
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| Paul H. Almquist 1962-1965 | Harold C. Verhulst 1965-1969 | Robert Dovenmuehler 1969-1972 |
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| E. Douglas Heskin 1973-1977 | Edmund K. Nesselhuf 1978-1984 | David R. Winterfeldt 1984-1992 |
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| Kevin Kline 1992-1996 | Larry Dahlstrom 1996, Interim | Bill Loughmiller 1996-1997 |
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| Martin Haase 1997-1999, Interim | Duane O. Neugebauer 1999-2013 | Lisa Heffernan 2014-2021 |
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| Pastor Young Chung 2021-Present |
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF TRINITY
- August 11, 1955 – Trinity Lutheran Church began
- October 9, 1955- Trinity was organized with 12 families, Services held at City Hall basement
- 1956 – Services moved to 7th Day Adventist Church on South Main St.
- March 1958 – Plans made to erect a chapel
- June 8, 1958 – New chapel dedicated
- Late 1961- Groundbreaking ceremonies held for new church
- December 16, 1962 -Dedication service for new church
- February 1963 – Church voted to join TALC
- Late 60s and early 70s met with financial difficulties
- 1972 – District President suggested that the church close
- Fall 1973 – Altar Guild organized
- October 1976 – Mortgage Burning Ceremony
- June 28, 1977 – Purchase parking lots for parking
- 1978 Parsonage sold
- October 5, 1980- 25th Anniversary Celebrated
- 1983 – Mission partner project – Hill City Community Church
- 1984 – Cabin building at Outlaw Ranch
- 1987- Constructed pitched roof and other renovations
- 1988 – Church voted to join ELCA
- November 1989 – First worship with pews
- Fall 1990 – Began internship program at Lower Brule
- 1994 – New sound system (paid for by Altar Guild)
- October 1, 1995 – 40th Anniversary Celebrated
- November 18, 1995 – First annual lutefisk supper
- January 7, 1996 – Death of Pastor Kevin
- 1996 – Additional parking lot and land purchased
- June 5,1999 – Groundbreaking for new fellowship hall
- November 14, 1999 – Laying of cornerstone on new fellowship hall
- September 10, 2000 – Dedication of fellowship hall and church remodeling project
- 2000 – Purchase of new Rodgers organ
- July 2003 – Reshingling to replace hail damaged roof
- July 2004 – New stain glass windows placed in sanctuary
- October 9, 2005 – 50th Anniversary Celebration
- September 2010 Moved Christian Education Hour from Sunday morning to Wednesday Evening
- August 2011 – Reshingling to replace hail damaged roof