HVIDESO LUTHERAN CHURCH
The Hvideso Lutheran Congregation located in Dundee Township, North Dakota was organized in 1882 with a membership of 53. Fra 1882-1885 the name of the congregation was Hvidseid. At the annual meeting in 1885, a constitution was adopted and the name was changed to Hvideso.

Some of the first officers of the congregation were:
Thov LONGREFF, president
Jacob ROLLEFSTAD, secretary
Kittel ROLLEFSTAD, treasurer
Eric ROMULD, trustee
Hans STOKKESTAD, trustee
Kittel K. KASIN, deacon
Ole K. LISTUL, deacon

The Hvideso Congregation was part of a parish which included three other Hauges Evangelical Lutheran Synod Churches. They were St. Paul's in Edinburg, St. Peter, southwest of Edinburg and St Stephens, near Union, ND.

The first pastor was Rev. J.I. LONNE who served fra 1882-1883.
He was succeeded by Rev. P.A.T. NYKREIM, who sevred fra 1884-1890.
Other early pastors of the church were:
Rev. L.T. KINGLE 1890-1896
Rev. A. J. KROGSTAD 1896-1904
Rev. Nickolas OKERLUND 1904-1909
Rev. S.S. WESTBY 1909-1915
Rev. A. J. KROGSTAD 1915-1921
Rev. Harold F. ELLINGSON 1921-1925
Rev. O.A. NOREM 1926 interim pastor
Rev S. J. STRANDJORD 1926 interim pastor
Rev. B.M. BRANFORD 1928-1939

The Ladies Aid was first active as a young women's organization. Their object was to do mission work. The Ladies Aid was organized in 1912. The first president on record was Mrs Albert BODMER.

In 1926, Hvideso became part of a parish which included Hvideso, First Lutheran of Hoople and Park Center, ND.
--page 582 Walsh Heritage, ND USA 1881-1981 Vol 1