HI Bill also contacted me directly. Here is what I found. I share it because others may have spotted his question and be wondering about the church. "Hope Lutheran Church was organized as the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin on the fourth day of January, 1854." Sara. t 07:08 AM 9/3/2006 -0600, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WFC.2ACI/3109 > >Message Board Post: > >Would anyone know if this church exsisted in Cottage Grove at one time?