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850, missionaries conducted worship services a few times each year for the residents of the Plymouth/Medicine Lake area and in 1863 the German Evangelical Lutheran Church was formed. The land for the Mount Olivet cemetery was given by Christoph and August Sandhoff, and the Cemetery Association was formed in 1878 to maintain the cemetery. In 1880, provisions were made to build a church building - our historic chapel - on this property. The congregation moved across the street to our current location in 1968. With generous grants from the Onan Foundation and hundreds of volunteer hours, the Chapel was restored in 1990, and dedicated in 1991.
Mount Olivet’s Historic Chapel and Cemetery are lovingly care
d for by a team of dedicated volunteers: Jim Devine, Scott Linge, Ron Holden, Ben G. Broman, Mark Schmidt, Barb Heinrich, Jean Oberg, Dorothy Sohn, and Roy Heinrich are all long-time members, and Jane Kloss and Bruce Skrukrud have joined recently. New members are always welcome!
"The most rewarding and satisfying part is when I am privileged to help a MO member place a loved one to rest in our cemetery. The most challenging is the TLC and creative actions required to care for the Chapel—which is only possible with considerable team efforts.”
- Roy Heinrich, recently retired Committee Chair
My wife Jan and I were married in the Chapel in 1997, so it is a special place for me. The building itself is interesting with artwork, quaint designs and such, but the best reason to like it is the history it represents. The Chapel and Cemetery show how one generation builds on the work of the last to make a better place through kindness and love.
-Scott Linge, Committee member
THANK YOU to all these volunteers for their conscientious and careful maintenance of this beautiful and historic property.
[ For more information or to volunteer · Jim Devine · njdevine@comcast.net ]
d in Dar es Salam, has been operating since the early seventies in a community of about 300,000 people, the majority of whom live in very poor conditions. As is the case in many parts of Tanzania, the number of orphans, widows, widowers and unemployed has increased greatly, resulting mainly from the AIDS pandemic and general poverty of the people who are victims or who give care to dying relatives. In its efforts to spread the Word of God and serve the community, Msasani Lutheran Church feels that helping people to lead an improved life is an important calling. As such, the Church continuously looks for ways to help the needy. Mount Olivet first connected with Msasani in 2001, formalized our partnership in 2002, and has tithed our Capital Fund to support their efforts ever since. The two churches regularly exchange visits to solidify and strengthen our bonds, and this summer it’s MO’s turn to travel to Tanzania to connect with our Tanzanian brothers and sisters.
e Mount Olivet Library volunteers – Pat Daly, Vicki Jackman, and LuAnn Svendsen – who have spent countless hours consolidating and organizing the many resources owned by Mount Olivet into one convenient location. They continue to add to the available resources through member donations.
Please stop in and browse. Simply fill out the card in the back of the book and drop it in the box on the desk. The MO Library makes it easy to access quality books that inspire and challenge, and that you and your family will enjoy reading. Check one out today!
It seems excellent music has always been a strength of Mount Olivet. In fact, the music heard at Mount Olivet has been top of the list when people areasked what they like most about this community. The variety of musical styles offered as well as the high quality of performances gives the MO community much to appreciate. Every week. dedicated volunteers and gifted professionals sing praises to God and lead worship. But the Music Department is so much more than people gathered making great music together. The Music Department is also a family within a family - praying, supporting, crying and laughing together - united in community by their shared love of music and the bonds of faith and friendship.
The mission of Healing Touch Spiritual Ministry at Mount Olivet is to extend our hands to others in love as we bless and heal from the heart, join God in His work and become instruments for the healing energies of God.