Church Histories and Mysteries
First Congregational Church was formed in this year.
What is 1857?
This town, known for being Jesus' childhood home, is often called his hometown.
What is Nazareth?
Glencoe was named after this place.
What is Glen Coe, Scotland
The word "Gospel" has this literal meaning.
What is the Good News?
It comes from the Greek word euangelion (eu- "good" + angelos "messenger")
This mythical lumberjack giant is said to have created Minnesota's 10,000 lakes with his footsteps.
Who is Paul Bunyan?
Before beginning his ministry, Jesus fasted for 40 days in this desert.
What is the Judean Desert?
The year Glencoe opened its post office
What is 1856?
This Gospel begins with a genealogy tracing Jesus back to Abraham.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
Minnesota folklore says this lake monster, sometimes compared to Nessie, lurks in Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River.
What is Pepie the Lake Serpent?
The place where Jesus turned water into wine.
What is the wedding of Cana?
Glencoe is located in this county.
What is McLoed County?
This Gospel is the shortest and believed by many scholars to be the earliest written.
What is the Gospel of Mark?
A twenty-eight-foot statue of a Norseman named "Big Ole'" stands in the heart of this town.
What is Alexandria?
In Christian theology, this event refers to God becoming human in the person of Jesus.
What is the Incarnation?
This annual Glencoe celebration features parades, music, and plenty of fried food.
What is Glencoe Days?
This Gospel begins with "In the beginning was the Word..."
What is the Gospel of John?
A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors this Minneapolis favorite career gal.
Who is Mary Tyler Moore?
This term describes the belief that Jesus is both fully God and fully man.
What is the hypostatic union?
The hypostatic union is the theology that Jesus Christ is one person with two distinct natures—fully divine and fully human. The term "hypostasis" comes from the Greek word meaning "subsistence" or "person," and the concept was formally defined at the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451 to affirm Jesus' complete divinity and humanity as taught in the New Testament.
The Glencoe-Silver Lake School District was formed in this year
What is 1950?
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are noted for their shared similarities and are referred to as this.
What are the Synoptic Gospels?
This Minnesota town is the birthplace of Judy Garland, is home to the Judy Garland Museum.
What is Grand Rapids, MN?