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Church History
This church originated as the North St. Petri Lutheran Church being built in
1893. Since those were the horse and buggy days, this church was built two miles
east and one mile north of Randall to provide a closer place of worship.
On May 11, 1951 the Immanuel
Lutheran Brethren Church was organized in Jewell. A
basement church was built and dedicated on December 16, 1951. Then, on June 6,
1955, at a special meeting of the Immanuel Lutheran Brethren Church, the North
St. Petri Church members offered to sell their building for $1.00 plus the cost
of moving.
On January 27, 1956 Brown Brothers House Movers moved the church building from
Randall to Jewell and placed it on the existing foundation of the basement
church. In the process of moving, the steeple was removed and never replaced.
In the summer of 1989, the members of the Immanuel Lutheran Brethren offered to
give their church building to Living Word Community Church of Randall. At a
special congregational meeting on September 10, 1989 the members of Living Word
Community Church decided to accept the offer. The first regular worship service
was held in their new church home on September 17, 1989.
On May 28, 2000 Victory Christian Fellowship held their first worship service in
this building. Like years before, it was given to this non-denominational
fellowship as a donation. With grateful hearts do we dedicate ourselves once
again to do the work of making disciples of Jesus Christ and establishing
Christ's church in this community and beyond.
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