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(Wooddale Church ) is a large multi-campus evangelical Christian church located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Edina, Minnesota. The large success of Wooddale Church led to the formation of many other similar churches in Minnesota. Today, Wooddale Church is affiliated with the Converge Worldwide (Baptist General Conference) as well as the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. ==History== (Wooddale Church ) was founded in 1943 at an organizational meeting in a former Minneapolis tavern.〔Hanners, David "Minnesota pastor brings calm hand to battered church group." David Hanners. Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. Washington: Nov 12, 2006. pg. 1 ProQuest document ID: 1160763341 Document URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1160763341&sid=3&Fmt=2&clientId=76566&RQT=309&VName=PQD (Subscription) Retrieved April 10, 2007〕 That meeting led to a Sunday School and morning and evening church services on April 12, 1943. The original congregation adopted the name “The Wayside Chapel.” Until January 1, 1949 students from the Northwestern Bible School and Bethel College and Seminary actively led the small church. The congregation adopted the name "The Wayside Chapel," and for the first six years the church was run by students and faculty of Northwestern Bible School and Bethel College and Seminary. On January 1, 1949, John D. Lundberg became the pastor of the church. During the early part of 1949 the church made plans to reorganize as a Baptist church because of a desire to affiliate with other churches and because of the need for financial assistance. The congregation affiliated itself with the Baptist General Conference. On June 12, 1949, the church officially became Wooddale Baptist Church of Richfield. There were 32 charter members. That same month, the church broke ground for a permanent church building, albeit just a basement, which would be occupied November 13, 1949. The church continued to grow and by 1954 the Sunday School had grown to an average attendance of 238. This led to further construction of a Christian Education space. In the fall of 1955 Lundberg left to take a new position in Florida. In April 1955, Paul Thompson became the new pastor. He began his ministry on July 1, 1956. On February 1, 1957, Pastor Paul Thompson died from injuries received in an automobile accident. In May 1957, Peter Unruh became the senior pastor. Continued growth led to duplicate Sunday morning worship services and plans for construction of new facilities which were ready for use September 13, 1959. In 1962 the church began having duplicate Sunday morning services again and began planning for additional expansion, completed on September 27, 1964. On January 1, 1977, Leith Anderson began his ministry at Wooddale. Anderson retired as senior pastor on December 31, 2011. During Anderson's tenure, Wooddale expanded in size, relocated from Richfield to Eden Prairie and began multiple styles of Worship. (Dale Hummel ) is the senior pastor of Wooddale as of August 1, 2013. Dale has committed his life to reaching people with the Good News of Jesus Christ and seeing lives transformed. Dale has served in several churches of various evangelical denominations. Prior to coming to Wooddale, he was senior pastor of The Compass Church in Naperville, IL. Dale received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and Theology from St. Paul Bible College (now Crown College), his Master of Divinity degree at Ashland Theological Seminary and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Theological Seminary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wooddale Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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