Excerpts from: 1926-1976 Fiftieth Anniversary Palo Congregational Church Aurora, Minnesota.
Organized on March 25, 1926, with the building dedicated on August 26, 1928, Palo Congregational Church has been a staple in the community ever since. The church was a member of the Minnesota Congregational Conference and the Duluth Association of Congregational Churches. In 1957, the church voted to join the merger of the Congregational Christian Church and Evangelical and Reform to form the United Church of Christ. In 1970, our local congregation voted to withdraw and applied for membership into the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference and was accepted in 1971. The church has also been affiliated with the Midwest Finnish Evangelical Congregational Conference.
The chief purpose of the church is to gather in those who have no church home and to bring members into living relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. The preaching of the word for fifty years cannot be without fruit. Only when the congregation is open to the love of the Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit , yielding themselves to Him, can His work be accomplished. The Lord has blessed us in so many ways continually giving us his strength and love. Many have learned just who Jesus is and how he changes lives.
Love is the greatest gift God can bestow upon us. The church was founded because of a bond of love between believers who wanted to serve the Lord, united in peace. Today, the presence of love is still shown by warm smiles, a friendly and helping hand and the concerned prayers of the congregation.
We praise the Lord for His Wonderful goodness to us and thank him for His blessings. We ask that He continue to bless us, to give us strength we need in our daily lives and to guide us as we continue to serve Him. May we as a congregation be faithful in out high and glorious calling.
True Congregationalism is not merely a form of polity. Certainly it is not a particular doctrinal system. True Congregationalism is a heart-felt loyalty to New Testament principles.