The interior of the church was remodeled in 1954 and again in 1962. The church has continued to grow, reaching 1,200 members in 1960 but then started to decline, falling to 700 members in 1968.
On January 1, 1988, the church became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, as three large Lutheran church bodies merged.
All of the pictures (and most of the information here) is from St. Mark's 1987 centennial brochure. A very special thank you to Brad Graber for his help.
St. Mark's Interior 1912
Fargo, North Dakota
St. Mark's English Lutheran Church
Rev. Ulrich had arrived in Fargo as the church's fifth pastor in 1907. St. Mark's growth had been slow but steady from the 10 original members in 1887 to 300 members in 1912. A larger new church was needed. Rev. Ulrich raised between $14,00 and $20,000 in five years. The old church was torn down and a new church built in its place. Ulrich also persuaded the Carnegie Foundation to pay for half of a new $3,000 organ for the church. The new church was dedicated on March 12, 1912 and the new pipe organ on October 1, 1913.
In 1949, Rev. Ingold Kindem became St. Mark's tenth pastor. With his leadership, the congregation approved a parish education building. The $94,000 building was dedicated on March 9, 1952.