Proclaim the Wonders God Has Done: 1918–2018

In 1927, the ELS voted to take over the ownership and operation of Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota. The school was established in 1911 as Bethany Ladies’ College and became available for purchase the previous year. An association was formed first to acquire the college. The price was $90,000, and carried with it an immediate payment of $20,000. The fifteen acre campus was valued at $400,000.