Walla Lutheran Church is a historic church in rural Roberts County, South Dakota, in the United States.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[2]

Walla Lutheran Church
Church and cemetery
Walla Lutheran Church is located in South Dakota
Walla Lutheran Church
Walla Lutheran Church is located in the United States
Walla Lutheran Church
Nearest cityNew Effington, South Dakota
Coordinates45°51′56″N 96°53′22″W / 45.865556°N 96.889444°W / 45.865556; -96.889444
Built1902 (1902)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.04000470[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2004

Walla Lutheran Church was organized in 1894 by Swedish immigrant homesteaders as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Walla Church. Built in 1902, the sanctuary is a large wood-frame church with Late Gothic Revival features. The church was dedicated in 1903. Pastor K. G. William Dahl, who later founded Bethphage Mission in Axtell, Nebraska served the church from 1907 to 1909.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Golden Jubilee 1894-1944 (Walla Lutheran Church, New Effington, South Dakota. July 3, 194)
  3. ^ 100 Years of Precious Memories (Walla Lutheran Church, New Effington, South Dakota. July 3, 1994)
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