[3] Services were held in parishioner's homes and in the local public schools until their first church was built in 1865.

Kvindherred bought 40 acres (16 ha) a 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) west of the church on which to build a parsonage for the pastor who would serve all three locations.

Two years later Kvindherred called its own pastor, and services were held in the church weekly instead of on alternate Sundays.

The congregation changed its name to Our Savior's Lutheran Church in 1946, which distanced it further from its Norwegian roots.

A joint decision could not be made and 136 parishioners and the pastor formed Faith Lutheran congregation in Calamus in 1950.

The front gable structure features engaged columns and capitals below a fanlight that frames the main entrance.

[3] It was designed in the Gothic Revival style that was typical of rural Norwegian Lutherans in the Midwest.

[3] In 1912, a full basement with rusticated concrete block walls was added to the church.

[3] The cemetery is a rectangular parcel of land that measures 348 by 446 feet (106 by 136 m), and contains roughly 3.1 acres (1.3 ha).

It was replaced by a wooden sign along the road in front of the cemetery that reads "Our Saviors Kvindherred".

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