1960s PLATE, BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH, KENSETT, IOWA

THIS IS AN OLDER COLLECTOR'S PLATE OF "BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH, KENSETT, IOWA, ORGANIZED 1893". THE PLATE IS APRX 10 1/8" DIAMETER AND HAS A MULTI-COLOR UNDERGLAZE. THE FRONT DEPICTS THE CHURCH AND THE REVERSE READS: THE KENSETT LUTHERAN CONGREGATION WAS ORGANIZED UNDER PASTOR NILSEN'S DIRECTIONS IN 1893. FIRST SERVICE WAS HELD IN THE CHURCH BUILDING ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 1894. THE CHURCH WAS DEDICATED AS BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH ON MAY 5, 1895; L.O. PEDERSON, PASTOR. ELK GROVE AND BETHANY MERGED IN 1918. OTHER PASTORS SERVING: T. SIGMOND 1913-1952; H. WESTBERG 1952-1956; H. HENDERICKSON 1956-1962; O. ZWANZIGER 1962- _____; PRESENT MEMBERSHIP 290 CONFIRMED, 428 BAPTIZED. WORLD WIDE ART STUDIOS, COVINGTON TENNESSEE. BY THE NOTATION, LOOKS TO BE FROM THE 1960s, BUT I AM NOT SURE. IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION -- NOT CRACKED OR CHIPPED.