Faith &
Worship
First Presbyterian
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: 721 9th St., PO Box 246, Howard Lake | Phone: 320-543-2806
Clergy: Rev. Carol Chmielewski, Pastor
Established: 1875 | Current number of members: 108
Regular schedule: Worship and children’s church Sunday at 9:30 a.m.; fellowship at
10:30 a.m.; Tuesday Alcoholics Anonymous at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday midweek dinner and
youth program beginning at 5:30 p.m.; and vacation Bible school in the summer.
Church organizations: Presbyterian Women, turkey dinner; mission outreach; youth
activities; evangelism.
To join or for more information call 320-543-2806, email [email protected], or
visit www.firstpreshl.org.
Orchard Christian Church
Denomination: Non-denominational
Address: 800 5th Ave. S., PO Box 568, Howard Lake | Phone: 320-543-3955
Senior Pastor: Rick Messer
Established: 1887 | Current number of members: 75
Regular schedule: Sundays: fellowship 9:30 a.m., followed by worship at 10 a.m. (nursery
provided).
Church organizations: Home fellowship groups, worship team, youth program, vacation
Bible school, summer camps.
To join or for more information call 320-543-3955, visit on Sunday morning, or visit www.
orchardchristianchurch.org.
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: 625 12th Ave. (Hwy 12 W), PO Box 307, Howard Lake | Phone: 320-543-2227
Clergy: Pastor Paul Koch
Established: 1884 | Current number of members: 225
Regular schedule: Sunday worship services 9 a.m.; Sunday school for all ages 10:30 a.m.
Church organizations: Bible study groups, adult and children’s choirs, youth group, Altar
Guild, Women of St. John’s, men’s group, and Ruth’s Circle.
To join or for more information: Call 320-543-2227, or visit www.stjohnhl.org.
St. James Lutheran
Denomination: Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Address: 1000 7th Ave., PO Box 680, Howard Lake | Phone: 320-543-2766
Clergy: Reverend Mark Loder
Established: 1875 | Current number of members: 900
Regular schedule: Sunday morning worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m.; youth group, Sunday
school, and Bible class between Sunday services at 9:15 a.m.; senior high youth meet
Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.
Church organizations: Child care, day school pre-kindergarten through eighth grade;
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, guilds, men’s and women’s Bible classes, choirs.
To join or for more information: Call the church office at 320-543-2766. For more information,
go to www.stjameshl.org.
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