James Harvey Tuttle came to Minneapolis in 1866 in part because of the Great Minnesota Falsehood, the idea, promoted by land speculators, that our climate was a cure-all for every kind of ailment.  Thus began a ministry that was to last 25 years. It included the swift growth of the congregation, which outgrew our first building in less than 10 years; the construction of an imposing and ornate stone building dedicated in 1876; its reconstruction after a fire in 1888, and Tuttle’s rise to local and national prominence.

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