Dalbo Baptist Church of Minnesota collection, 1917-1993

Collection

Identifier: MSS-Chu-MN-15

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Dalbo Baptist Church collection is in one box of one cubic foot. It dates between 1917 to 1993.

The anniversary booklets date to 1959 and 1984, from the 75th and 100th anniversaries.

One ledger contains membership lists, which includes baptism dates, some of which are retroactive. The other ledger contains meeting minutes from business meetings dating to 1974 to 1993.

The Correspondence folder contains letters dating from 1954 to 1983. The Finance folder contains bank statements from the State Bank of Dalbo dating to the 1920s. The Historical folder holds a list of pastors and Sunday school superintendents, notes on the church by Erik Berg written in red ink, fire insurance, and an annual report from 1988.

Dates

1917 - 1993

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use.

Historical Note

The Dalbo Baptist Church was organized in 1884, three years after a Sunday School had first formed. In 1885, First Swedish Baptist Church of Dalbo joined the Baptist Conference. A church building was built in 1891 to 1893, which burned down in 1925. They built a new church that same year on the same property. The church switched from Swedish to English in the 1930s. The current building's address is 38059 Helium Street Northwest. The church disaffiliated with the Bapitst General Conference in 2002, later closing completely.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Swedish

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection was arranged by the archivist by subject.

Custodial History

The membership ledger and 7th anniversary booklet were given to the archives by Nancy Nelson, former church member, in October 2025. It is unclear from where the other materials in the collection came.