Peoples' Congregational Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Peoples' Congregational Church in Sidney, Montana was a church built in 1910 that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was also known as Sidney Lutheran Brethren Church.”
Wikipedia article Peoples' Congregational Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Richland County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 203 2nd Ave., SW, Sidney, 59270
When was it listed? April 1982
Category. building
Census division. Sidney
National Register reference number. 82003179 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

10 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Peoples' Congregational Church between 2016 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Smoking	1
Debris and open burning	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
3 September 2016	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	Eastern Land Office	PRAIRIE ELK - MCCONE
6 August 2016	Natural	1.0 acres	Eastern Land Office	FLYING V - MCCONE
28 August 2020	Natural	1.0 acres	Richland County	MAIN CANAL - RICHLAND
15 August 2020	Smoking	under an acre	Richland County	BENNIE PEER - RICHLAND
6 July 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Eastern Land Office	BELL
28 July 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Eastern Land Office	TREE
26 July 2020	Natural	under an acre	Richland County	DITCH - RICHLAND
24 June 2017	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Eastern Land Office	RACCOON

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Peoples' Congregational Church: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Eagle-Pitcher	Sulfur	Past Producer
Fawcitt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Nb Frontage Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this property

60 of 116 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sidney, the town this property stands in, in 116 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 56 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 6 heavy rain. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2006	Lightning	Sidney	3 hurt	no account filed
June 2003	Lightning	Sidney	1 hurt	no account filed
July 1997	Flash Flood	Sidney	$269,000	Six inches of rain falling in less than four hours caused flash flooding throughout much of Richland County. Five bridges in the county sustained damage. One family along Lone Tree Creek was evacuated as the normally dry creek rose four feet. Numerous county roads were closed due to washouts and flood waters over the roads. The added water put a strain on the Vaux Dam and there was some concern it would fail.
June 2001	Hail	Sidney	$50,000	no account filed
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	$20,000	no account filed
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	$15,000	High winds blew down a total of 13 wooden power poles.
June 1997	Flash Flood	Sidney	$10,000	More than 6 inches of rain falling in less than 2 hours caused a total loss of wheat which was pounded by heavy rain or washed away. Rapid runoff caused Hay Creek to rise rapidly and the high flow and velocity took out a bridge on County Road 350. Further downstream the creek washed out a bank causing a telephone pole to be toppled as well as taking out a shed and a propane tank. The resident of the property esttimated he lost about 125 square feet of property.
June 1997	Flash Flood	Sidney	$5,000	A bridge northeast of Lambert sustained damage due to flash flood waters.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	$500	Large tree blown down.
August 2025	Flood	Sidney	-	Richland County Dispatch in Sidney reported flooding at the intersection of W Holly St and Third Avenue.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	The public reported an estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts at around 60 mph. They also reported hail up to the size of peas, along with some minor street flooding.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Storm chaser estimated hurricane force thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2021	Hail	Sidney	-	Richland County DES Coordinator reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls.
June 2021	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported, via facebook, hen egg size hail located along the lost highway near Sidney.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Public reported an 84 mph thunderstorm wind gust, measured on their home weather station.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	An NDAWN mesonet site located 1 NNE Sidney measured a 77 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
March 2019	Flood	Sidney	-	Richland County DES Coordinator reported the Yellowstone River out of its banks and flooding low lying areas east and south of Highway 200 due to an ice jam just east of Fairview. Flood start and end times estimated.
March 2019	Flood	Sidney	-	During the morning of March 24th, at the Sidney forecast point (SIDM8) along the Yellowstone River, an ice jam caused the river level to briefly rise above the flood stage of 19.0 feet at 7:52 AM MST. The river crested at 19.59 feet at 1:27 PM MST on the 24th. As the ice jam cleared, the river fell back down below flood stage at 4:55 PM MST on the 24th.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Trained spotter reported 5-inch diameter tree limbs broken off from strong winds, along with penny size hail.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	ASOS site at the Sidney airport measured a 66 mph wind gust.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	The AWOS site at the Sidney airport measured a 63 mph wind gust.
July 2017	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported quarter sized hail.
June 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	The Ranger Review Newspaper in Sidney reported quarter-sized hail.
June 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Hail continued through the town of Sidney and went south-southeast of town. There was some damage to vehicles and gardens and crops in the area, but the extent was unknown.
June 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Richland County Emergency Manager reported half dollar sized hail.
June 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported quarter-sized hail. Duration was at least 5 minutes.
June 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Trained spotter reported hen egg sized hail. Duration at least 5 minutes.
June 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 65 mph.
July 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported quarter-sized hail.
July 2015	Hail	Sidney	-	Trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail.
August 2013	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported quarter-sized hail. Power out for roughly two hours.
August 2013	Heavy Rain	Sidney	-	Very heavy rainfall clogged up the streets in Sidney, specifically the busy intersection area between Highway 16 and Highway 200. Water was waist high on some people as they attempted to get drains unclogged. Rainfall reports ranged from 3/4 to 1.5 around town, with the rainfall falling in about a 30 minute window.
July 2013	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported nickel-sized hail.
July 2013	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported golf ball sized hail with photos on social media.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	No damage reported, but this is a very rural area with few trees.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Very strong winds reported with a lot of sand/dust lofted into the air. No significant damage reports.
June 2011	Funnel Cloud	Sidney	-	Several people contacted Richland County Dispatch to report seeing a funnel cloud near this location around the same time.
May 2011	Flood	Sidney	-	Many gravel roads became impassible due to the extremely wet conditions. Also, several local campgrounds and fishing sites along the Yellowstone River were flooded and evacuated. Local ranchers near Savage reported cattle isolated by flood waters.
May 2011	Flood	Sidney	-	The river gauge reading at Sidney on the Yellowstone River crested at 21.92 feet on May 25rd. Flood stage is 19 feet.
May 2011	Flood	Sidney	-	The river gauge reading at Sidney on the Yellowstone River crested at 19.19 feet on May 30th. Flood stage is 19 feet.
May 2011	Flood	Sidney	-	Runoff from recent heavy rain has brought flooding to several creeks and streams that feed the Yellowstone River.
June 2010	Hail	Sidney	-	Dents on vehicles were reported with the large hail.
May 2010	Heavy Rain	Sidney	-	Flash flooding washed out low spot on County Road 120.
August 2010	Hail	Sidney	-	Public reported quarter size hail.
August 2010	Hail	Sidney	-	Rancher reported golfball size hail. Also had one stone that was 2.25 inches in diameter but was composed of smaller stones fused together.
August 2010	Heavy Rain	Sidney	-	Rainfall of 1.7 inches fell along with hail.
September 2010	Hail	Sidney	-	At 1842 MST 1 mile southwest of Sidney, hail ranged from pea to quarter size. At 1845 MST in Sidney, County Emergency Manager reported 1.5 inch hail. At 1855 MST, 10 miles north-northeast of Sidney 1 inch hail along with heavy rain fell. This storm also damaged the sugar beet crop in the Yellowstone Valley in and north of Fairview. The crop's leaves were damaged which significantly reduces the ability for the plant to produce sugar (as much of it's energy goes into repairing the leaves).
June 2009	Heavy Rain	Sidney	-	Very high winds led to under reported rainfall in gages. Several observers in the area reported two to four inches of rain. Minor street flooding occurred in town as leaves and branches clogged drains. The airport AWOS reported 1.84 inches.
August 2009	Heavy Rain	Sidney	-	Measured four inches of rainfall with this storm.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Thunderstorm wind gust came from a storm to the northwest of the Sidney Airport.
August 2009	Heavy Rain	Sidney	-	Total rainfall of 3.08 inches, 2.72 fell through midnight. Water flowed over local roadway, washing some gravel off, but no damage was reported.
July 2008	Hail	Sidney	-	Some crop damage was noted.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Wind along with pea size hail.
May 2007	Hail	Sidney	-	A few golf ball size stones with plenty of dime and nickel size hail.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Sidney	-	Rain amounting to 1.95 inches fell within 35 minutes and led to flash flooding with water flowing over a small stock dam. A total of 2.5 inches of rain fell.
June 2007	Hail	Sidney	-	The hail covered the ground and was accompanied by wind of 50 to 60 mph. See entire episode narrative for full details.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	-	Tree branches down in the downtown area.
June 2007	Hail	Sidney	-	The hail covered the ground.

Every storm recorded in Richland County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82003179 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Richland County	All 3 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.