Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (Boise, Idaho)

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	707 W. Fort St. Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°37′16″N 116°12′05″W / 43.62111°N 116.20139°WCoordinates: 43°37′16″N 116°12′05″W / 43.62111°N 116.20139°W
Built	1908
Architect	Hummel,Charles F.,I
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	76000664
Added to NRHP	June 17, 1976

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church located in Boise, Idaho. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1976.^[1]

The church was organized on January 22, 1906, as the Swedish Lutheran Church of the Augustana Synod. It was associated with the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church, a Lutheran church body founded by Swedish immigrants. The current church building was built in 1908 and was dedicated on September 22, 1915. Because the founders were Scandinavian, the church services were first held in the Swedish language. October 1, 1918, the church decided to change to the English language for church sermons, in an effort to appeal to Lutherans of other ethnic backgrounds. The last remaining tie to the founders' Swedish heritage was severed in 1919, when the church changed its name to Boise Evangelical Lutheran Church. In the 1950s the church was renamed again as Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. Immanuel Lutheran Church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ^[2][3]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "The History of Immanuel". Immanuel Lutheran Church / Boise, Idaho. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
3. "Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

External links

• Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Official site