Written by Phil Wala 1870 (July 26) Salmon P. Chase, former Secretary of the Treasury, US Senator, Ohio Governor, and now Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, is in Minneapolis. And while here, he … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of July 16 – July 22
Written by Phil Wala 1861 (July 20) In 1861, the Civil War had just begun, and in the still unincorporated village of Minneapolis, there is only one Methodist church — simply called “the Methodist Church.” … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of July 9 – July 15
Written by Phil Wala 1877 (July 11) Crops have been devastated by grasshoppers, and Hennepin Church member T. B. Walker comes to the rescue with turnip seeds for the needy farmers–because it’s one of the few … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of July 2 – July 8
Written by Phil Wala 1891 (July 6) 1891 (July 7) Sixteen years after its founding, Hennepin Avenue Church hires its first associate pastor, Frederick O. Holman, as an assistant to lead pastor Otis Tiffany. It … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of June 25 – July 1
Written by Phil Wala 1913 (June 29) Minneapolis is experiencing a heat wave (temperatures of 96°F), and churches are NOT air-conditioned. In what some consider a shocking breach of etiquette, local pastors have declared that … Read More