Evangelical Lutheran

Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church

On the corner of Fourth and Hintzen P.O. Box 52 Miltona, MN 56354 (218) 943-5252 CLERGY:

Terry Finnern, Interim Pastor FAX: (218) 943-5138 EMAIL: mtcalvarystpauls@arvig .net MEMBERS: About 70

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES:

Worship: 8:45 a .m . Sunday Communion: First and third Sunday each month Vacation Bible School: One day in June at

Lutheran Island Camp Bible Study: Third Wednesday of each month

OUR MISSION:

• To proclaim a oneness with God through

Jesus Christ our Lord, as taught in the Holy

Scriptures . • Our mission is to give honor and glory to the Triune God and offer assurance of

Christ’s love, forgiveness and eternal life . • Through His crucifixion and His glorious resurrection, Jesus Christ has made it possible for all believers to have eternal life with

Him in heaven .

OUR CHURCH:

• Services include catechism instruction, pastoral counseling, Lutheran Women’s

Missionary League, Vacation Bible School,

Sunday school, adult Bible study, mixed choir, quilting . • Special events: February, silent auction, soup/sandwich luncheon, pie and ice cream at the fire hall kitchen during the

Miltona Tornado Days, third weekend in

July . • The next time you come to visit beautiful

Lake Miltona and the surrounding areas, please come and join us in worship and fellowship on any given Sunday .

OUR HISTORY:

• In 1942, area farmers and townspeople of

Miltona, desiring a more centrally located church, erected the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church . The cornerstone was laid in

June of 1942 . A membership of 30 grew to 150 during the first four years . • The name, Mount Calvary, was taken from the Latin form of the word Golgatha, which is Hebrew for “skull .” The place of Jesus’ crucifixion was called “Skull Hill .” (Matthew 27:33 and Luke 23:33) • In 1957, Mount Calvary and St . Paul’s (rural west Miltona) combined to form a single parish . • In 1983, the church expanded its original structure to include a narthex, balcony area, new entrance and pastor’s study . Sidewalks and railings were also added . • In 2004, a ramp was added, providing handicapped accessibility to the narthex and parish hall, plus two restrooms and a cloakroom .