Bethany Lutheran Church, Lutheran church in Oilmont, Montana.
Bethany Lutheran Church is a freestanding wood-frame church on the prairie near Oilmont, in Toole County, Montana. The congregation's Ladies Aid group bought the building in 1923 and it was moved onto the church land in 1924, with final construction finished in 1925. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under reference number 93001375.
Norwegian settlers formed the Bethany congregation in 1911, meeting in homes and a local school. In 1916 the congregation received land for a church and cemetery; the first burial took place during the 1918 flu pandemic. The Ladies Aid group bought a church building in 1923, it was moved to the site in 1924, and the church was dedicated on September 12, 1926. The congregation merged with St. Luke's in Shelby in 1950, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1993.
The congregation was founded by Norwegian settlers and first served by a circuit-riding preacher who visited the scattered farms around Oilmont. Services were held in members' homes and local schools before the church existed. The Ladies Aid group bought the building that was moved onto the site in 1924.
The church sits in a rural setting surrounded by farmland, so arriving by car is the practical way to visit. The building is visible from the road and easy to spot, making it straightforward for visitors to find.
The congregation's Ladies Aid group bought a ready-made church building in 1923 and had it moved onto the donated land the following year, so the structure was relocated rather than newly built on site. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1993, under reference number 93001375.
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