Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (Olympia, Wash.)

found: Lutefisk & liturgy, c2005t.p. (Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Olympia, Wash.); p. [6] (Gloria Dei Lutheran Church ; est. 1905; organized by Swede-Finn immigrants w/services in Swedish; changed to English language services in 1930s); p. 12 (formally founded Sept. 20, 1905 by 29 charter members as Swedish-Finnish Lutheran Church); p. 13 (incorporated March 28, 1906); p. 15 (church name changed to Evangelical Lutheran Bethesda Church [between 1918 & 1922]; name changed to Gloria Dei in 1934); p. 22-26 (moved from downtown Olympia to the "Westside" of Olympia; built by volunteers; new structure dedicated April 15, 1951)

found: Gloria Dei's Internet website, Nov. 23, 2005:homepage (Gloria Dei Lutheran Church); history (Gloria Dei Lutheran Church ; organized Sept. 20, 1905, as Swedish-Finnish Lutheran Church with 29 charter members; in 1921 name was changed to Evangelical Lutheran Bethesda Church; in 1931 congregation adopted an all-English program; in 1934, old church was completely remodeled and name changed to Gloria Dei Evangelical Lutheran Church)