Early Elim
Picture, if you will, this little community of Robbinsdale, Minnesota in the year of 1922 when the population was around 1,000. It did not have too much to offer people in the way of cultural … Read more
Faith
Building Sacred Heart
Robbinsdale Parish Starts Church Drive Sacred Heart Catholic parish in Robbinsdale today started drive to raise “in excess” of $40,000 for a new church and 8-room school addition. Constructed of Mankato stone, the new church … Read more
Our First Congregational Church
Ten days after the Town Hall was dedicated in 1888, the Salvation Army came out from Minneapolis and held an afternoon service. Many of the town folks went – they said the speaking and music … Read more
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
It was a cold Christmas day in 1911 when a small wooden church was dedicated. It was the beginning of the Sacred Heart parish. It was started by Father Harrington, pastor of Ascension Church in … Read more
The Little White Church
This Free Will Baptist Church – always known as the “Little White Church”, stood on what is now West Broadway near the Bass Lake Road, on the farm of Josiah Dutton – who came from … Read more
Church Grew Out of Prayer Meetings of Salvation Army
From “How it Was” by Evelyn Shumway” It might be said that the Congregational church in Robbinsdale grew out of Salvation Army prayer meetings that were held, long ago in the old village hall. Once … Read more
Founding Pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Robbinsdale
Reverend Harrington was born in Cork County, Ireland in 1865. He was the second pastor assigned to Ascension Parish in North Minneapolis. He was the leader of that parish at the time when the present … Read more
Don’t Be a Tin Can Slacker!
There were other things we’d rather forget, the freakish wind storms of 1923 and 1924, when so many trees were torn down and small houses disturbed, and the KU KLUX KLAN of Minneapolis meeting on … Read more
Crystal Lake and Sacred Heart
1973 Aeration pumps, which keep water open all winter, began operation in Crystal Lake on October 22. This was after much arguing about, “what if some kid . . .” Thus began the annual migration … Read more