Written by Phil Wala This is the 52nd and last installment (for now) of “This Week in Hennepin History,” which began a year ago with our look at the week of Nov 10-16. Having covered … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of October 22 – 28
Written by Phil Wala 1875 (October 24) A notebook in the church archives contains this 150-year-old hand-written record of the first meeting of a new Methodist society in Minneapolis: Sunday, Oct 24, 1875 Met at … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of October 15 – 21
Written by Phil Wala On October 18, 1875, a meeting was held in the home of T. A. Harrison to plan the first meeting of a new Sunday School named “Hennepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Sunday … Read More
150th Anniversary Hymn Anthem by Rev. Sally Howell Johnson
In honor of Hennepin’s 150 years of ministry, we commissioned a new hymn anthem. Rev. Sally Howell Johnson, formerly appointed to Hennepin Ave UMC, wrote the text, and Mark Miller, an internationally known composer and church … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of October 8 – 14
Written by Phil Wala In 1962, Curt Carlson donated 48 acres of land near Annandale, on Lake Sylvia, to Hennepin Church, to be used as a camp and retreat center. Hennepin Church’s Koinonia Retreat Center … Read More