Mose Nareon Church

The Nareon Lutheran Congregation was organized by Pastor E. T. Silness of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church.  The meeting was held on the 25th day of August, 1901 at the J. D. Barclay home.  There were eleven charter members, as follows: 

J. D. Johnson, Anton A. Falla, Christian Leir, A. P. Ramsey, John A. Carlson, J. D. Barclay, Andrew N. Overby, Anton T. Falla, Adolph Carlson, M. C. Leir and Hans Dyrdal.

In the early years Reverend Dybvig served the congregation for funerals, baptisms and occasional services, which were held in homes or in the schoolhouse.

In 1932 a church was moved in from the S. R. KLEIN farm in Section 20, Bryan.  The Reverends Wangen, Ordahl, Overgaard and Borlaug served the congregation until it was dissolved in November 1958.  The few members left joined with Trinity in Binford or Our Savior's at McHenry.

A cemetery association was then organized, and the church was later sold and torn down.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976  page 244