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Trinity Lutheran Church interior, Ortonville, MN, 1973

Subjects
ChurchesInteriors
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1973 (Modern)
Front of Trinity Lutheran Church interior, Ortonville, MN, 1973, Mrs. Ed Raynor & Marla, SD, USA, c. 1973 chrome postcard
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Back of Trinity Lutheran Church interior, Ortonville, MN, 1973, Mrs. Ed Raynor & Marla, SD, USA, c. 1973 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks down the center aisle of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, Minnesota, toward a chancel with crimson carpet, plain wooden pews, and an altar draped in red beneath a cross and a three-light stained-glass window. Dark timber trusses support the steep ceiling, and lantern-style fixtures hang along the nave. The white plastered walls and simple Gothic Revival proportions suit a small Upper Midwest parish church. The congregation is Missouri Synod; services were listed at 8:45 and 11:00, with the late service broadcast on KDIO. In January 1973 Pastor Martin Renner and members sent the card to a visitor from Big Stone City, South Dakota, as a follow-up note after a Sunday visit, a common gesture of welcome in small-town congregations.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in other medium

Jan. 22, 1973 Dear Mrs. Raynor, We were glad to have you worship with us last Sunday. We pray that the Lord has richly blessed that worship for you. We hope that you will come again as soon as you have the opportunity. In our Saviors Name, Pastor Martin Renner And Members of Trinity Lutheran Church

PublisherEpko Film Service, Inc.
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Ortonville, Minnesota Services at 8:45 and 11:00 A.M. Service broadcast 11:00 A.M. - KDIO
PostmarkedORTONVILLE, MN, January 22, 1973
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Ed Raynor & Marla

Big Stone City, SD 57216

Postcard record

Postmarked, ORTONVILLE, MN
PublisherEpko Film Service, Inc.
Series6639-C
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Ed Raynor & Marla, Big Stone City, SD, 57216
PublisherEpko Film Service, Inc., West Nyack, NY
Stamp6c Dwight D. Eisenhower, blue
NotesVisible halftone dot pattern of a color photo reproduction; thin white margin along the top edge. Postmark: ORTONVILLE, MINN JAN 22 PM 1973 56278. Divided-back chrome-era glossy card with typed church letterhead; light edge wear, stamp is a 6c Eisenhower.

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Trinity Lutheran Church interior, Ortonville, MN, 1973, postcard, c. 1973. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/trinity-lutheran-church-interior-ortonville-mn-1973. Accessed November 2, 2026.