Evangelical Covenant Church
The first pastor of Evangelical Covenant Church was Rev. C. F. Larson. The church's current pastor is Matthew Norlen. The founder of this church was The Swedish Christian congregation of Wausa This church was rebuilt and started in 1893. The Swedish language was used in Sunday school until 1918 and then dropped. The Young People’s Society was started in the early 1900s and now they are now called High League. The early 1900s the first choir was started. This church helped start Covenant Cedars and still helps with funds.
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