PAST AND PRESENT CHURCHES

Many of the churches in Dunn County technically started much earlier than some of the dates shown here.   The dates on this page reflect mostly the "organized" date or the date when the church building was finally purchused or built.   Before that, services were usually held in the homes of their congregation or in area school houses.   Often, services were conducted in the native languages of their congregation (Norwegian, German, Bohemian, Russian, etc.)   Many Catholic masses were conducted in Latin which served as a universal language.

If you have further information regarding any church of Dunn County, please email me, T. A. Godlevsky, at jntgod@hotmail.com or the County Coordinator listed at the bottom of this page.

Churches Location Map
Churches Location Information

Click Column Headings Vicinity, Approx. Date Established, or Discontinued Date to Sort Ascending and/or Descending. = Church Location in County/Click On It

Church Name

Vicinity

Approximate Date Established

Discontinued Date

Comments

Reformed Presbyterian Dodge 1917   It was first known as the First Congregational . In 1982 it joined with the Presbyterian in America.
Spring Creek Scandinavian Lutheran Dodge 1910 1959 Organized in 1910 and merged with St. Paul's Lutheran of Dodge in 1959 under the name of St. Paul's Lutheran .
Saint John Lutheran Dodge 1945   Moved into the Presbyterian in Dodge in 1949.
Saint Mary's Dodge   1920's (early) Unable to find more information on Saint Mary's.
Saint Paul Lutheran Dodge 1910   Originally located in Section 17 moved to Dodge in 1959 when it merged with Spring Creek and Saint John's Lutheran of Dodge.
Saint John's Lutheran
aka Bronco 		Dodge - 7 miles S. 1913 1942 Called Bronco because of its proximity to the Bronco Post Office in Mercer County.
Saint Martin's Catholic Dodge - 9 miles S. 1900's (early) 1986 Records might be kept at Saint Paul's Catholic in Halliday.
Normanna Lutheran Dunn Center 1908  
Peace Lutheran
aka Friedens 		Dunn Center 1910 1952 The record book was placed with the Normanna Lutheran in Dunn Center.
Vang Lutheran Dunn Center 1915    
Saint Edward's Catholic Fayette 1914 1986 Records might be kept at Saint Joseph's Catholic in Killdeer.
Congregational Halliday 1915 1978? 1900-1940 Halliday History - See Page 40
1914-1964 Halliday History - See Page 7
Assembly of God Halliday   Active
Our Saviour's Lutheran Halliday 1908 Active Once known as the Spring Creek.
Merged with Saint John's Lutheran in 1959 and became Our Saviour's Lutheran.
1900-1940 Halliday History - See Pages 33, 39
1914-1964 Halliday History - See Page 6
Saint Paul Catholic Halliday 1916 Active Merged with Precious Blood in Dodge and Saint Martin's in rural Dodge in 1986.
1900-1940 Halliday History - See Page 41
1914-1964 Halliday History - See Page 8
Saint Paul's Lutheran Halliday 1909   1900-1940 Halliday History - See Page 36
1914-1964 Halliday History - See Page 7
Saint John (Saint Johannes) Lutheran Halliday - 5 miles N. 1912 1959 Merged with Spring Creek in 1959 and became Our Saviour's Lutheran.
1900-1940 Halliday History - See Page 39
Saint Philip's Catholic Hirschville 1909   German Catholic. A church was built in 1916. Records might be kept at Saint Joseph's Catholic in Killdeer.
Independence Congregational Independence 1876 Church Page
Christ is the Answer Killdeer   Active  
First Baptist Killdeer 1910    
Seventh-Day Adventist Killdeer 1942 1986  
Saint John's Lutheran Killdeer 1917 Active  
Saint Joseph's Catholic Killdeer 1914 Active Has records for most of Dunn County Catholic churches.
Saint Pokrova of Holy Virgin Orthodox
aka Korsun, aka Russian 		Killdeer - 13 miles W. 1919 Incorrectly referred to as Greek Church
Saint Anthony's Catholic Mandaree - 4 miles E.      
Manning Baptist Manning     Yoked with Killdeer from 1972-1978.
Manning Community Manning   Active  
Precious Blood Catholic
(German-Russian)		 Manning   1986 Originally located in Manning, moved to Saint Mary's building in Dodge in the early 1920s. Records might be kept at Saint Paul's Catholic in Halliday.
Sacred Heart Catholic Manning 1917?   Information regarding Saint Joseph's Catholic in Killdeer said their priest lived here at Sacred Heart in 1917. Records might be kept at Saint Joseph's Catholic in Killdeer.
Marshall Lutheran Marshall 1907   Started in 1907 as a missionary project until about 1915-1916. In 1917 it became part of the Norwegian Lutheran . Organized in 1931 as Marshall Lutheran to current.
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic New Hradec 1898 Active Saints Peter and Paul.
Saint Anthony's Roman Catholic New Hradec (North) 1915 1948 Records might be kept at Saint Joseph's Catholic in Killdeer.
Ridgeway Lutheran Taylor - 10 miles N. 1915 1976 The building was moved in 1981 to Prairie Outpost Park in Dickinson and restored. This park is open to the public to tour the many old buildings from Memorial Day until Labor Day every summer. It is also in the basement of this building where volumes of old proofs & photos are stored. These were donated to the Stark County Historical Society by two local photography studios when they stopped doing business. These proofs are also available for purchase from the S.C.H.S.
Saint Joseph's Twin Buttes     Records might be kept at Saint Joseph's Catholic in Killdeer.
Congregational United Church of Christ Twin Buttes 1925 Active Began about 1925 as the Nueta near the Missouri River. It was forced to relocate to Twin Buttes in 1953 after the Garrison dam was built and this area of the Missouri River was flooded. At that time it became the Twin Buttes Congregational to current.
Werner Lutheran Werner 1914 1970  
Whetstone Chapel
aka Dovre Lutheran 		Whetstone 1916 1941 Primarily by Norwegians, the Dovre Lutheran Church was built in 1916 along the Killdeer-Grassy Butte wagon trail and mail route. The church was used on a regular basis until 1941, when it became affiliated with Saint John's Lutheran Church of Killdeer under the name Whetstone Chapel.