The Finnish Lutheran Church
Page by Bob Leathers with contributions from Gary Milliken
The Finnish Lutheran Church and Temperance Society was first located in Old Carbon and moved to Hanna around 1902. In Hanna the church was located on the hill east of the Finn Hall about where the two story stone school was built in 1921.
The Finnish Lutheran Church
With the closure of the Carbon mines in 1902, the dedicated Finnish miners not only brought their congregation to Hanna, but also their church building. At Carbon and later in Hanna, the church was served by itinerate ministers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, whose visits were necessarily few and seldom given the extents of their pastorates. Eventually, lay ministers, notably John Grooman, conducted Sunday services. Interest declined and the distinctive building with its tower was sold and became the Dew Drop Inn. (Nancy Anderson, Early Hanna Churches)
At Old Carbon, The Finnish Lutheran Church and Temperance Society (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
Early 1900's
The Finnish Lutheran Church and Temperance Society in early Hanna. The church was first located on the hill east of the Finn Hall about where the two story stone school was built in 1921.
Hanna, The Finnish Lutheran
Church (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
1912
Decoration Day, Hanna No. 3 Town, 1912 (While Family Collection from Bob Leathers)