Redeemer Lutheran Church in Kingston will holds its annual pie and ice cream social and pork sandwich supper from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the church, which was founded in January 1904 as the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kingston. The church struggled in its early years. A pastor came out only a few times a year. There was no church building; instead they met in homes, the Pleasant Grove School, and later in the Kingston Presbyterian Church. In 1917, the Kingston congregation joined four others to form a single parish and hire a pastor. A parsonage was purchased in Minneapolis by the five churches: Morgan Avenue Lutheran (Minneapolis), Our Savior’s Lutheran (French Lake), Owen, Wisc., and Almena, Wisc. In 1925, the congregation built a church building. It was dedicated in August 1926 and continues to serve the congregation today. In 1952, the church building was moved into the village of Kingston. At about the same time, the church name was changed to Redeemer Lutheran Church. In 1968, Redeemer joined with two other churches: Grace Lutheran and North Crow River Lutheran. This three-point parish continues today. The congregation chose as their theme for Vacation Bible School this summer, “Built on a Rock.” The church has endured 100 years, and looks forward to the next 100. Everyone is welcome to come out Sunday for some homemade pie and ice cream – either before or after a supper of pork sandwiches, potato salad and beans.
