Faith, spirituality, and religion in Silver Bay, Minnesota is the focus of this category.
Silver Bay was a company town for the taconite minding industry, and Christian churches, in particular, arose in Silver Bay at roughly the same time as workers were settling into their new homes.
Sychar Lutheran Church was formed in 1953. Originally meeting in the Beaver Bay School, the church moved into its own building on the corner of Banks Boulevard and Edison Boulevard in 1955, holding its first services there on Christmas Eve. The congregation is affiliated with the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ, a centrist Lutheran body.
In the early years, the Lutheran Church shared the meeting place at Beaver Bay School with Saint Mary's Catholic Church. In 1955, the Catholic congregation moved to the newly built Campton Elementary School until building their own church building in 1957.
Founded in 1954, the United Protestant Church of Silver Bay was the first ecumenical Protestant Church in Minnesota. The interdenominational Christian congregation meets at its facilities on Horn Boulevard.
Another Lutheran congregation, affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, is Faith Lutheran Church, located on Outer Drive in Silver Bay.
Bay Area Vineyard is a Vineyard congregation meeting at their facilities on Edison Boulevard.
These and any other places of worship or ministries in Silver Bay are appropriate topics for this category, regardless of the type of religion or denomination.
 
 
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Meeting at the Mary MacDonald Center in Silver Bay, Minnesota, the congregation's weekly service schedules, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, and an overview of its kids and children's ministries, programs for students, and other ministries are highlighted, with contacts and opportunities for participation. The church's training program, which includes a membership class, a recovery program, leadership training, personal devotion and Bible study, and a parenting program, are defined.
http://bayareavineyard.org/
Celebrating the Lord's Supper each Sunday in a traditional Lutheran Divine Service, the Silver Bay, Minnesota congregation is a part of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. A brief discussion of its beliefs and traditions are put forth, along with Sunday schedules, a calendar of upcoming events, directions and a map showing the location of the church. Its office hours and administrative contacts are included.
http://www.faithlutheransilverbay.com/
Perhaps the first church in the Silver Bay, Minnesota community, the congregation is associated with the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. Its history and an explanation of its name are given, along with a description of its denominational history and principles. Other information includes an overview of the congregation's funeral and wedding policies, and its policies for partaking of communion. Weekly schedules and a calendar of events are featured.
http://www.sycharlutheran.org/
United Protestant Church of Silver Bay
Founded in 1954, the congregation's facilities are located on Horn Boulevard in Silver Bay, Minnesota. A church history and a welcome to the church are presented, along with an overview of its Sunday services, weekly programs, and ministries to children and youth, community outreach, and leadership development. Directions, a map, and administrative contacts and hours are included. A church newsletter is available, and the most recent sermon may be listened to online.
http://unitedprotestant.org/