<p>Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church began in 1908 as an outreach mission of Gethsemane Lutheran Church in downtown Seattle to the Swedish immigrants that settled in the Green Lake area at the turn of the 20th century. That same year they had the pictured sanctuary designed and built by carpenter and congregant Ole Wickander. The congregation was served by several intern pastors before calling their first fulltime pastor, Otto Karlstrom, in 1911. Services were held in Swedish until the late 1920s. Located at 7400 Woodlawn Avenue NE, the congregation has recently closed. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington" and was acquired by the Swedish Club of Seattle.</p>
<p>Some of the photos in the album are signed Nordlands Foto Company, K.E. Nordland owner, 1707 Market Street, Ballard.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
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Nordlands Foto Co.</div>
circa 1920 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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