ABSTRACT
On a bright, sunny Sunday in November I attended a worship service at Bethany Lutheran Church. This church began in controversy in 1902, when a pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church was accused of “improper conduct” while on a trip to Norway. Although the charges were never substantiated, the pastor resigned. Some of the Trinity members believed in that pastor, however, and formed a new church, Bethany Lutheran, with him as its pastor. He served until 1911 and was active in the community, even serving as president of the Minneapolis Board of Education.
