• 1894 – John Soltis donated one acre of land upon which the church was built

 

• 1896 – Mr. John Sabol came to do missionary work amongst the Slovak people.

 

John began with a Sunday School class of seven children. The first men and women of the church included: Mr & Mrs. John & Mary Soltis, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. John Soltis, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. George and Mary Soltis, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and Emma Epsky, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew and Suzanna Porupsky, Mrs. Elizabeth Oravetz and Mrs. Susanne Konchar.

 

• 1900 – 16 members and the average church attendance was between 20 & 25

 

• 1909 – parsonage was built

 

• 1915 – a new sanctuary was built and joined to the original building

 

• 1916 – church was known as “The Slovak Congregational Church of South Elmdale

 

• 1930 – sermons were given in English one Sunday per month

 

• 1938 – up until this time adult Sunday school classes were taught in both

         English and Slovak

 

• 1970 – the church joined the Conservative Congregational Christian

         Conference

 

• 1979 – addition added to the church

 

• 1986 – planting of a new church in Avon, MN.

 

Several families were released to found the Avon Community Church

 

• 1988 – church name was officially recorded as “South Elmdale Congregational

         Church”

 

• 1989 – new church parsonage was built

 

• 1994 – construction of a new wing on the church was started

 

• 1997 - 100th year of South Elmdale Congregational Church

 

• 2003 - changed the name to Community Country Church

 

• 2003 - purchased land in Holdingford for future church site

 

• 2009 – began building project in Holdingford

 

• 2010- opened new church in Holdingford