Arendahl Lutheran Church Pigeforening, near Peterson, Minn., 1896.
Arendahl’s Pigeforening (Young Ladies Society), which was modeled after the Kvindeforening (Ladies Aid), was organized in 1886 by the young women of the congregation to work on craft projects, which were sold to raise money for foreign missions or for improvements in the church. At the Fourth of July celebration, pictured at right, held at a nearby farm, the church organ has accompanied the group on its outing.
Boy Scouts worshiping, ca. 1965.
Scouts dressed in full uniform attend vespers in an outdoor chapel they helped build. The National Lutheran Committee on Scouting, which began as the Boys’ Work Committee of the Council of Lutheran Church Men, changed its name in 1943 and began awarding the Pro Deo et Patria Award. In 1966 the NLCS became part of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.
Sunday School outing, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Chicago, Ill., 1914.
Urban churches also used rural settings for church activities, such as Sunday School picnics and church camps. St. Peter's, an English-speaking congregation in the General Council, merged with St. Simon in 1965 to form Simon Peter, which disbanded in 1991.
