First Free Church
Onalaska WI
54650
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Who we are
The ministry here at First Free Church dates back to 1914, when the Norwegian Evangelical Free Church held tent meetings and subsequently organized about a dozen charter members into a church which met in a rented chapel. In 1946, that church merged with Moody Memorial Chapel, began holding worship services on Campbell Road in La Crosse, and was renamed Moody Memorial Evangelical Free Church. In 1960, the name was changed to First Evangelical Free Church of La Crosse.
During 1950, the church built a new sanctuary on top of the existing basement. In this sanctuary the congregation added a second Sunday worship service, with attendance growing to an average of 100 by 1990.
With God’s blessings, attendance grew over the next eleven years. During that time, First Free Church, as it has come to be called, rented local high school auditoriums for Sunday services and searched for land large enough to support the growing congregation and its ministry needs.
In 1999, after much prayer and considering many possibilities, the congregation decided to purchase the current building site north of Onalaska. Through the power of God and the generous sacrifice of the congregation, the land was paid for outright and over a quarter of the construction cost for the new facility had already been given before breaking ground.
Sunday attendance averaged around 700 in July of 2002 when the congregation made the big move to 123 Mason Street in Onalaska. As of the Spring of 2014, average weekly attendance is over 2,000.
During 1950, the church built a new sanctuary on top of the existing basement. In this sanctuary the congregation added a second Sunday worship service, with attendance growing to an average of 100 by 1990.
With God’s blessings, attendance grew over the next eleven years. During that time, First Free Church, as it has come to be called, rented local high school auditoriums for Sunday services and searched for land large enough to support the growing congregation and its ministry needs.
In 1999, after much prayer and considering many possibilities, the congregation decided to purchase the current building site north of Onalaska. Through the power of God and the generous sacrifice of the congregation, the land was paid for outright and over a quarter of the construction cost for the new facility had already been given before breaking ground.
Sunday attendance averaged around 700 in July of 2002 when the congregation made the big move to 123 Mason Street in Onalaska. As of the Spring of 2014, average weekly attendance is over 2,000.
Location of worship
123 Mason Street
Onalaska,
WI
54650
United States
Phone: 608.782.6022
Fax: 608.782.6024
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Church Pastor
Shane Holden
Senior Pastor
123 Mason Street
Onalaska,
WI
54650
United States
Phone: 608.782.6022
Fax: 608.782.6024
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Evangelical Free Church
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Shane Holden
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Jackie Johnson
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First Free Church Service Times
FIRST FREE - ONALASKA
Saturday - 5:30 PM
Sunday - 8:00AM, 9:20AM & 11:00AM
FIRST FREE - WINONA
Sunday - 10:30 AM
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Saturday - 5:30 PM
Sunday - 8:00AM, 9:20AM & 11:00AM
FIRST FREE - WINONA
Sunday - 10:30 AM
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First Free Church FAQs
Question: Where is First Free Church located?
Answer: First Free Church is located at 123 Mason Street, Onalaska, Wisconsin.
Question: Who is First Free Church's pastor?
Answer: First Free Church's pastor is Shane Holden.
Question: What time is service at First Free Church?
Answer: FIRST FREE - ONALASKA Saturday - 5:30 PM Sunday - 8:00AM, 9:20AM & 11:00AM FIRST FREE - WINONA Sunday - 10:30 AM
Question: What is First Free Church's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/firstfree
Question: What is First Free Church's live streaming page?
Answer: https://vimeo.com/firstfree
Question: What is First Free Church's website?
Answer: http://www.firstfree.org
Question: What denominaiton is First Free Church?
Answer: First Free Church belongs to Evangelical Free Church denomination.
Answer: First Free Church is located at 123 Mason Street, Onalaska, Wisconsin.
Question: Who is First Free Church's pastor?
Answer: First Free Church's pastor is Shane Holden.
Question: What time is service at First Free Church?
Answer: FIRST FREE - ONALASKA Saturday - 5:30 PM Sunday - 8:00AM, 9:20AM & 11:00AM FIRST FREE - WINONA Sunday - 10:30 AM
Question: What is First Free Church's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/firstfree
Question: What is First Free Church's live streaming page?
Answer: https://vimeo.com/firstfree
Question: What is First Free Church's website?
Answer: http://www.firstfree.org
Question: What denominaiton is First Free Church?
Answer: First Free Church belongs to Evangelical Free Church denomination.
Put me to what You will
Lord, I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will. Let be employed by You or laid aside for You, exalted for You or brought low by You. Let me have all things, let me have nothing, I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. Amen.
First Free Church listing was last updated on the 22nd of September, 2016
