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K. G. William Dahl

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K. G. William Dahl (born 1883- September 9, 1917) was a Lutheran pastor, author and social advocate. Pastor Dahl immigrated to America from Sweden in 1902, attended Augustana College and Seminary in Rock Island, Illinois, and was ordained into the ministry of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod in 1907. Dahl was initially assigned to rural parishes in Roberts County, South Dakota, including the Walla Lutheran Church in New Effington. Dahl also served the nearby Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. [1] In 1912, Dahl wrote an account of the area in his book “Hedens Barn” about pioneer Swedish-American homesteaders. [2]

K.G. William Dahl established Bethphage Inner Mission Association during 1913 in Axtell, Nebraska. A charitable institution for the care and treatment of epileptics, it was operated by Swedish Lutherans. In 2003, Bethphage Mission merged with Martin Luther Homes to form Mosaic, an affiliate of Lutheran Services in America.

References

  1. ^ Dahl, S., & Lindgren, M. D. (1984). Children of the prairie. Minden: Fifth Street Printing ).
  2. ^ Dahl, K. G. William (1912). Hedens barn. Rock Island, IL: Augustana Book Concern. ).
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