Contact:  James Barth, pastor or Michael Dobbins
Congregation founded:  1855
Church built:  1869
Historic Nationality:  Swedish

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths. 1855 to present.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  Yes
Are there fees for research done?  No
Can the public copy records?  Yes

Contact:  Clifford Nelson
39605 90th Avenue, Cannon Falls, MN  55009

Congregation founded:  1862
Church built:  1863, rebuilt 1912
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

Does the church have its own cemetery:  Yes.
Records held: Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths. Cemetery records are not complete. Most early records are in Norwegian.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  With permission of Church Council.
Are there fees for research done?  At the discretion of the Church Council.
Can the public copy records?  With permission of the Church Council.

Contact:  Mrs. Elroy (Joanne) Flom, church secretary

Congregation founded:  1856
Church built:  First building, 1861   Second (present) building, 1924
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes
Records held:  Baptisms (names, birthdate, parents, not location), confirmation (names and dates), marriages, deaths - 1855 to present. On microfilm, with no index.
Records held at: The record books are held at the parsonage in Kenyon - the church secretary has the microfilm.
Can the public do research?  Contact the church secretary to borrow microfilm. Record books are not loaned and pastor cannot do research.
Are there fees for research done?  Nominal borrowing fee for microfilm.
Can the public copy records?  n/a

Contact:  Lloyd Thomforde, same address

Congregation founded:  1980
Church built:  1985-86
Historic Nationality:  none

From 1980 to 1997, the church was called Sowers of the Word.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, dedications, marriages, deaths (include name, addresses, dates)
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  Research only through pastor and church council
Are there fees for research done?  n/a
Can the public copy records?  Pastor or church council could copy records for public

Contact: n/a

Congregation founded:
Church built:
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes.
Records held:  n/a
Records held at:  n/a
Can the public do research?  n/a
Are there fees for research done?  n/a
Can the public copy records?  n/a

Contact:  Ms. Lisa Van De Walker, same address

Congregation founded:  1869
Church built:  1911
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetery records.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  Access only by pastor and church secretary
Are there fees for research done?  n/a
Can the public copy records?  n/a

Contact:  Mary Ellen Flynn, same address, second phone number

Congregation founded:  1895
Church built:  1905 (transported by barge from Point Douglas)
Historic Nationality:  Native American and mixed

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes. Burials are also done at Prairie Island Community Cemetery.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  No. See contact person.
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.

Contact:  Pat Fox, same address

Congregation founded:  1863
Church built:  1878
Historic Nationality:  Swedish

Prairie Island Lutheran merged with Cross of Christ in 1960.
Cross of Christ also holds records for Cannon River Lutheran Church.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes. Cross of Christ, Prairie Island Lutheran each have own cemetery. Cannon River Lutheran has two cemeteries.
Records held:
Cross of Christ: 2nd membership list, ministerial Acts 1909-1927, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, reception of members, dismissal of members, funerals, 3rd membership list and ministerial acts 1928-1968.  Some records may be on microfilm.
Cannon River Lutheran: 1st membership list, ministerial acts 1888-c1927, baptisms, confirmations, received and removed members, marriages, deaths, dropped or excommunicated members. Membership list, marriages for 1871-1875, baptisms for Cannon Falls congregation (possibly St. Ansgar's Lutheran) 1876-1887 and 1910-1911 (Pastor Aaron Wahlin was pastor of both Cannon River and Cannon Falls Lutheran churches from 1876-1886), baptisms for Cannon River congregation 1870-1875, baptisms outside the congregation 1874-1876. Treasurer's record book 1878-1913. 2nd membership list and index.
Prairie Island Lutheran: Membership list, baptisms 1877-1919, intake and dismissal of members 1891-1898, confirmations 1912-1919, funerals 1876-1918, marriages 1886-1911.
Records held at: Cross of Christ church
Can the public do research?  Yes.
Are there any fees for research?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.

Contact:  Dorothy French
867 East Avenue, Zumbrota, MN  55992

Congregation founded:  1856
Church built:  1862
Historic Nationality:  English

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Uses Zumbrota Cemetery.
Records held:  Baptisms, confirmations, deaths.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  By appointment only.
Are there fees for research done?  Maybe - gifts appreciated.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.

Contact:  Church secretary, same address

Congregation founded:  1896
Church built:  1924
Historic Nationality:  German

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Most burials are in the Zumbrota Cemetery.
Records held:  Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials 1896-present. Parents' names and birth dates are included in the baptism records. Some of the records include names of children, brothers, sisters.
Records held at: Church
Can the public do research?  Pastor or church secretary will assist public with research.
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.

Contact:  Mary Ellen Reding, same address

Congregation founded:  1900
Church built:  n/a
Historic Nationality:  mixed

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes, it is a part of the city cemetery to the right as you go into the cemetery.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetery. Also have old records of St. Rose of Lima cemetery.
Records held at:  Church. Also, all records have been photocopied by the Archdiocese Chancery Office, 226 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN, and can be researched there. Fee is unknown.
Can the public do research?  If church staff is present. Archdiocese will do research in their office.
Are there fees for research done?  n/a
Can the public copy records?  Yes, but record books cannot leave church office.

Contact:  Rev. Timothy K. Skramstad, same address

Congregation founded:  1971
Church built:  n/a
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian, German

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Uses Zumbrota Cemetery.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths. Generally include names, ages, address, sometimes parent's names (baptism records)
Records held at: Church
Can the public do research? No. Only pastor and church secretary
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  No, but if they do have anything they will furnish a copy.

"Because our congregation is so new, we have very few records useful to those searching for a family history."

Contact:  Rev. Terje Hausken, same address or
86 Kimberly Court, Box 17x
Pine Island, MN  55963

Congregation founded:  1878
Church built:  1915, present church
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetery records. Before 1940, records were written in Norwegian. Present Pastor Hausken was born in Norway, and can translate the Norwegian records.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  Yes.
Are there any fees for research?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.

Contact:  Gwen Stehr, Parish Secretary

Congregation founded:  1970 (by merger)
Church built:  1913, as Redeemer Lutheran Church building
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

United Lutheran (founded 1911) merged with Redeemer Lutheran (founded 1905) in 1970.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Uses United Lutheran and Zumbrota cemeteries.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetery records for both churches, with some of the years missing and always complete information listed. Some of the very old years are missing.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  On occasion, people can see the records when office staff is present.
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Office staff will make requested copies. Some of the books are very fragile and need to be handled with extreme care. Please keep this in mind when requesting information.

Contact:  Margaret Jamieson
13728 Alabama Avenue, Savage, MN  55378

Congregation founded:  February 10, 1935
Church built:  1939
Historic Nationality:  English, German, Swedish

The local congregation is not the result of a merger, however the Wesleyan Church is the result of a merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Pilgrim Holiness Church in 1968.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No.
Records held:  Membership, births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths.
Records held at: Church, also the District Office, 503 11th Street, Box 485, Charles City, IA  50616-0485. 515/228-4506  (Have records of attendance statistics, finances)
Can the public do research?  Yes.
Are there any fees for research?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.