A name you remember. A building you pass. A story you want to know. Explore our growing collection of Hooper history.
61 published stories · 20 tour stops · 748 source references · Growing with every discovery
Matching passages and citation notes from our published collection.
Cited in Across the Frozen Missouri: The Journey Behind Elim’s Church
Official congregation website, accessed October 13, 2026. Elim’s 1871 founding, present address and cooperative ministry with St. Paul’s.
Cited in The Storm That Destroyed St. Paul’s Before It Was Finished
Official congregation website, accessed October 13, 2026. Present location and cooperative ministry.
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Checked October 13, 2026. Gives the rural congregations’ 1870/1871 founding years, addresses and cooperative ministry since 2000 with independent congregational status. This St. Paul’s is the rural Hooper church, not St. Paul’s of Winslow.
Cited in Saving Swaburg’s Old Post Office
Official congregation page, accessed October 13, 2026. Identifies Elim on Swaburg Road and dates its founding to 1871.
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Centennial History of Hooper, 1876–1976, pp. 34–35. Zion and Grace origins, buildings, schools, the 1958 union and Redeemer construction.
Cited in Redeemer Lutheran Church
Gertrude Alperstedt, “Zion–Grace–Redeemer Lutheran Churches,” pp. 34–35 (1976).
Cited in Former Zion Lutheran Church site
Gertrude Alperstedt, “Zion–Grace–Redeemer Lutheran Churches,” pp. 34–35 (1976).
Cited in Former Grace Lutheran Church site
Gertrude Alperstedt, “Zion–Grace–Redeemer Lutheran Churches,” pp. 34–35 (1976).
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Archive finding aid, historical note. Gives 1929–1941 for pastoral service supplied by Zion in Hooper; the centennial history instead starts the arrangement in 1930.
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
Historical Committee booklet, digital pages 4 and 7–9, stops 4 and 14–19. Includes the Methodist parsonage date, St. Rose’s 1920 building label and the former Grace property’s 1960 parsonage and connecting passage. Digital page positions are used because the printed footer repeats.
Cited in Hooper’s Churches: The Congregations Behind the Names
2026 anniversary history, pp. 34–36, “Churches” and “Cemeteries.” Later church buildings, Faith’s property sale, St. John’s final service, St. Rose and church photographs.
Cited in Faith United Methodist Church and Spirit of Peace site
“Churches,” p. 35 (2026): 1980 replacement, later additions and 2023 property sale.
Cited in Redeemer Lutheran Church
“Churches,” p. 34 (2026), including the Redeemer exterior photograph.
Cited in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
“Churches” and “Cemeteries,” pp. 35–36 (2026): parish family, turkey dinner and cemetery history.
Cited in Former Zion Lutheran Church site
“Churches,” p. 34 (2026), including the Zion postcard.
