A view of United Methodist Church, Decker Chapel, a small country church located in rural Bluff Springs, an unincorporated community (population 792 at the 2020 Census) in Cass County, West Central Illinois. The parish was established in 1880.
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Organized in 1876 by Swedish immigrants, the New Sweden Lutheran congregation built its first sanctuary in 1879 two miles west of this site (where the New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery is located). The church building shown in this photo was built in 1922. Services were conducted in the Swedish language until 1923. The 104-foot copper spire can be seen for miles across the countryside.
The unincorporated area of New Sweden is located in Travis County, 5 miles northeast of Manor, and 20 miles northeast of Austin.
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