The Trinity Through the Years booklet was researched by the late Verdelle Goble. She put a lot of work into preparing the booklet and I hope you all enjoy it.
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A Brief History of Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church traces its beginning back to the fall of 1885 when Bishop Knut K. Bjorgo of the Norwegian Synod came to this area and conducted services on various occasions for Norwegian settlers in Long Lake Township. Bishop Bjorgo continued to serve this congregation which was called the Brainerd Evangelical Lutheran Church, until 1888, when the constitution was adopted and Pastor Hans A. Nodshilder was called as the pastor.
In 1889 a small building was built at the corner of Tenth and Oak Streets and housed not only the church, but also a school where English was taught to the Scandinavian immigrants.
In 1890, the name of the church was changed to the Norwegian-Danish Lutheran Church.
In 1932 the name of the church was again changed to Trinity Lutheran Church.
Trinity moved to its present location in 1957.
In 1988, Trinity became a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America through a merger of the former ALC (Trinity's former alliance), LCA and AELC churches.
In 1990 the addition of the Commons area, offices and classrooms was completed.
Throughout the year 2000, Trinity began a visioning and restructuring process.
Our mission of Caring, Sharing and Outreach will continue to guide Trinity's ministry for years to come.
Pastors During Trinity's History:
| Knut K. Bjorgo (organizer) | 1885-1888 |
| Hans A. Nodshilder | 1888-1889 |
| John R. Rorvik | 1889-1892 |
| T.J. Tonneson | 1892-1894 |
| Dorotheus J. Growe | 1894-1904 |
| Thore L. Rosholt | 1905-1907 |
| Christian Haugstad | 1907-1916 |
| Andreas Sorenson | 1916-1919 |
| Edward R. Rorem | 1919-1921 |
| Karl Stromme | 1921-1922 |
| Oscar L. Bolstad | 1922-1947 |
| Kermit O. Graves | 1947-1963 |
| Chester E. Hoversten | 1964-1987 |
| Arlo Feiock | 1965-1966 |
| Gary Sartain | 1971-1973 |
| Ron Gilthvedt | 1973-1979 |
| Michael Fibranz | 1980-1984 |
| David P. Holte | 1984-Present |
| Lynn Ronsberg | 1988-1992 |
| Paul Ellens | 1993-1994 |
| Marggi Pleiss-Sippola | 1994-1996 |
| Juli Sutton-Deem | 1997-2004 |
| James Almquist (visitation) | 1998-2007 |
| Hans Anderson | 2005-Present |
Trinity History Through the Years