First Covenant Church

On February 23, 1889 a small Bible study of immigrants organized the congregation that would become First Covenant Church. On March 18, a constitution was accepted and on March 30, the charter was signed with 24 members signing. The name they took was “Swedish Christian Mission Church.” The first meeting place was the home of two bachelors, August Lundgren and Theodore Johnson, a log cabin located at Seventh and Marion. Later, a Congregationalist church on Second Avenue, between Spring and Seneca Streets, would serve as a temporary home.