Scandinavian Churches Welcomes New Pastors
Nordic Reach › Vol. XVIII Nbr. 15, November 2005 › News
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From the earliest days of the first Scandinavians in the new land of America, it was the church that was the strongest institution for the colonists. As early as five years after the landing on the banks of the Delaware the first Governor of "New Sweden" Johan Printz had a chapel built for the colonists. To this day, churches are as important as centers not so much of worship as for social gatherings among expatriate Scandinavians.
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Scandinavian Churches Welcomes New Pastors
From the earliest days of the first Scandinavians in the new land of A...
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