the Decorah Covenant Church acquired its present location on Washington Street and began remodeling the building (which had previously been used as a bank) into a worship, fellowship, and education center. Dedication Sunday was observed on July 12, 2009.
The congregation officially joined the Evangelical Covenant Church, celebrating Charter Sunday on Mother’s Day, May 14.
In the summer of 1999, the assembly met in Decorah’s First Lutheran Church lounge for Sunday evening worship. By September, they began meeting at St. Benedict’s school gym. This not only allowed them to return to Sunday morning worship but afforded them room to grow.
In December 1998, the group began meeting in the Decorah High School Music Room for public worship. After exploring several denominations, the membership felt the Spirit leading them to affiliate with the Evangelical Covenant Church and they hired their first ECC pastor.
The group recognized God moving in their lives and by 1997 this small cluster had flourished and grown. They were inspired to worship together on Sunday mornings and searched for another worship site.
A small group of families began gathering once a week on Saturday evenings in living rooms to sing, study, and pray.
