The Apostolic Lutheran Church of America is a Laestadian Lutheran church denomination established by Finnish American and Norwegian immigrants in the 1800s. They came mainly from northern Finland and
An Apostolic Lutheran Church in Minnesota
Hancock, Michigan
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Hancock is a city in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,501 at the 2020 census.
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
…amongst Apostolic Lutheran pastors. The majority of seminary-instructed pastors receive their education from the Inter-Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hancock, Michigan. The ALCA narrowly follows the doctrines and practices of Laestadianism. For example, it emphasizes the necessity of regeneration and the practical…
View from Houghton looking across the Keweenaw Waterway
The Hancock Town Hall and Fire Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Looking East down Water Street around the year 1906
Hancock is on the north bank of the Keweenaw Waterway, opposite Houghton, Michigan. Portage Lake is at right center of this 2010 photo.