Roslyn Lutheran Church’s long journey reaches a crossroads

The Roslyn Lutheran Church building was placed up for sale this year, after hosting the local Lutheran community for over 80 years. For now, the building remains in the hands of the church board. Longtime members, from left: Barb Moen, Josh Wagner, Mark Hanson and Terry Wagner. Reporter & Farmer | Timothy Gibson
The Roslyn Lutheran Church building was placed up for sale this year, after hosting the local Lutheran community for over 80 years. For now, the building remains in the hands of the church board. Longtime members, from left: Barb Moen, Josh Wagner, Mark Hanson and Terry Wagner. Reporter & Farmer | Timothy Gibson

After generations of baptisms, weddings and worship, a dwindling congregation has left the historic building without regular services, but its legacy remains woven into the community.

In 1954, six-year-old Terry Wagner stood at the front of Roslyn Lutheran Church alongside three older siblings to be baptized. Because he was older than the infants typically brought to the font, his father lifted him…