Renner Lutheran Sanctuary

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“Renner Lutheran Church, also known as Nidaros Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, is a historic church located in Renner, South Dakota. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Renner Lutheran Sanctuary.”
Wikipedia article Renner Lutheran Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 107 National Register listings published here for Minnehaha County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Off U.S. 77, Renner, 57055
When was it listed? May 1980
Category. building
Township. Mapleton township
National Register reference number. 80003729 - 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

105 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Renner Lutheran Sanctuary between 1999 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	63
Debris and open burning	14
Equipment and vehicle use	7
Natural	5
Fireworks	5
Smoking	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Arson/incendiarism	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
28 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	PETERSON
25 September 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	36 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	FULTON TREE LINE FIRE
17 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	I 90
14 September 2020	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	I90 FIRE
6 August 2020	Natural	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	N. KIWANIS FIRE
19 August 2008	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
6 July 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
5 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Minnehaha County	I-29MM87

Every fire recorded in Minnehaha 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 Renner Lutheran Sanctuary: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Brandie Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Heller Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Martin Sand and Gravel Pit.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Minnehaha County

Storms near this property

39 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Renner, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 26 flood, 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
August 2021	Hail	Renner	$500,000	Large hail produced significant roof damage along a path from south of Dell Rapids to Renner to near Brandon. The most significant damage occurred near Renner where 2 to 3.5 inch hail was reported. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
September 2019	Flood	Renner	$250,000	After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (6.01 inches 7 miles west of Garretson, 3.99 inches 6 miles north of Sioux Falls), Silver Creek at Sioux Falls (gage site AGCS2) reached the highest stage on record of 3.60 feet above flood stage on September 14. Water inundated 60th Street North for the first time and caused minor damage to the bridge over Silver Creek. The city of Renner suffered extensive flooding with water inundating several homes and causing evacuation of seven residents.
September 2019	Flood	Renner	$200,000	After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (8.74 inches at Flandreau, 7.81 inches at Dell Rapids), the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) reached the second highest stage on record of 6.91 feet above flood stage on September 14. Extensive flooding of homes occurred in Renner, with seven people evacuated due to high water.
July 2024	Flood	Renner	-	Flooding continued from June on the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90, with declining river levels. The river fell below flood stage on the morning of July 4th.
June 2024	Flood	Renner	-	The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 rose above flood stage the evening of June 22nd, cresting around 2.90 feet above flood stage (14.90 feet) on June 25th. The river stayed above flood stage into July. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Minnehaha County.
April 2023	Flood	Renner	-	The Big Sioux River near Sioux Falls, SD at I-90 rose above flood stage on the evening of April 10th before cresting around 1.41 feet above flood stage (13.41 feet) on April 11th. The river then fell below flood stage on the afternoon of April 22nd.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Renner	-	A semitruck trailer was tipped over by thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 2020	Flood	Renner	-	With rainfall of 1.55 inches 14 miles north northeast of Sioux Falls, 1.13 inches 7 miles west of Garretson and 0.85 inches 4 miles northwest of Renner, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 returned to flood late month. The river crested 0.62 feet above flood stage on March 31, resulting in flooding of agricultural lands near the river north of Sioux Falls. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month.
April 2020	Flood	Renner	-	A continuation of flooding from March, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested April 2 at 0.63 feet above flood stage. Flooding of agricultural lands near the river occurred north of Sioux Falls.
March 2020	Flood	Renner	-	The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) rose above flood stage on March 5, and crested 1.8 feet above flood stage on March 15. Impacts were primarily inundation of lower-lying agricultural lands north of Sioux Falls.
August 2019	Flood	Renner	-	A continuation of flooding from July, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested at 0.28 feet above flood stage on August 3. Significant amounts of agricultural land were flooded north of Sioux Falls.
June 2019	Flood	Renner	-	The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested 0.22 feet above flood stage on June 28, causing significant flooding of crop and pasture land.
June 2019	Flood	Renner	-	A continuation of flooding from May, the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) began the month at 3.22 feet above flood stage. Significant amounts of agricultural land remained flooded, and further impeded spring planting.
March 2019	Flood	Renner	-	Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 2.01 inches 7 miles west of Garretson, 2.25 inches at Colton and 2.49 inches at Sioux Falls) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of county and township roads north of Sioux Falls. The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) reached the second highest stage on record cresting 4.92 feet above flood stage on March 26. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month.
July 2019	Flood	Renner	-	The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested at 2.57 feet above flood stage on July 17. Significant amounts of agricultural land were flooded north of Sioux Falls. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month.
August 2019	Flood	Renner	-	The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) crested at 0.09 feet above flood stage on August 22. Significant amounts of agricultural land were flooded north of Sioux Falls.
May 2019	Flood	Renner	-	This is a continuation of flooding from April. The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 (gage site SFLS2) remained in flood stage through the month. Late month rains pushed the river to a crest into moderate flood stage at 3.52 feet above flood stage on May 30. Significant agricultural flooding persisted, with no opportunity for spring planting throughout the flood plain. Some rural roads and farm buildings were impacted by water once again late month. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month.
April 2019	Flood	Renner	-	Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Big Sioux River. The Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2) crested twice at moderate flood stage during the month. The first crest was 4.19 feet above flood stage on April 1, with a second crest at 3.80 feet above flood stage on April 22. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month.
April 2018	Flood	Renner	-	Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced moderate flooding which produced significant impact to lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 4.3 feet above flood stage at Sioux Falls near Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2) on April 28. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month.
April 2018	Flood	Renner	-	A continuation of flooding from March 2018, the river crested at minor flood level near Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) 1.7 feet above flood stage on April 2.
April 2018	Flood	Renner	-	Around an inch of liquid equivalent between rain and snow occurred over the week prior to minor flooding. Impacts were limited to near river agricultural areas. The river crested near Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) on April 15 at minor flood stage (0.1 feet above flood stage).
June 2018	Flood	Renner	-	A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 3 to 7 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals included 3.44 inches at Flandreau, 4.08 inches 6 miles north of Dell Rapids, 4.62 inches at Colton, 8.14 inches near Garretson, 5.67 inches near Hartford, and a variety of reports from 5 to 7 inches around the Sioux Falls metro area. Minor flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land as well as several county and state roads inundated as the river crested near Interstate 90 near Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) 0.2 feet above flood stage on June 21. The river dropped below flood stage on June 23, but returned above flood stage with minor flooding (0.8 feet above flood stage) again on June 28 before falling back below flood stage on June 29.
July 2018	Flood	Renner	-	Significant amounts of crop and pasture land were impacted by minor flooding as river levels climbed to 1.2 feet above flood stage near Interstate 90 at Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) on July 25.
March 2018	Flood	Renner	-	Runoff from rainfall, snow melt, and ice breakup caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along middle portions of the Big Sioux River. The river reached a crest of 2.6 feet above flood stage near I-90 north of Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) on March 24, and remained around 1.5 feet above flood stage at the end of the month.
July 2018	Flood	Renner	-	Crop and pasture land near the Big Sioux River was impacted as river levels climbed to 1.0 feet above flood stage near Sioux Falls at Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2).
September 2018	Flood	Renner	-	With areas north of Sioux Falls just on the northern edge of heaviest rainfall from September 18-20, amounts generally 4 to 7 inches resulted in minor flooding of crop and pasture land around 60th Street North and Interstate 90. The Big Sioux River at Interstate 90 near Sioux Falls (gage site SFLS2) crested 0.9 feet above flood stage on September 23. The river dropped below flood stage on September 26.
May 2018	Flood	Renner	-	A slow fall through minor flood stages persisted along much of the Big Sioux River during much of the first week of May, with impacts generally limited to flooding of agricultural areas near the river. Flooding ended at Sioux Falls Interstate 90 (gage site SFLS2) on May 16.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Renner	-	Large branches downed.
June 2014	Flood	Renner	-	Minor flooding of the Big Sioux River resulted from repeated heavy rains. Parkland in Sioux Falls including Tuthill Park was flooded. The river crested at 1.63 feet above flood stage at North Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls on June 17th.
June 2011	Flash Flood	Renner	-	Heavy rainfall on saturated ground caused flash flooding of numerous streets and some yards and basements. The flooding was deep enough to strand vehicles on several roads.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Renner	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down.
June 2003	Tornado (F0)	Renner	-	A weak tornado tracked across farmland. The tornado was witnessed by National Weather Service employees at the Sioux Falls Weather Forecast Office, causing the employees to seek safe shelter.
March 2023	Hail	Renner	-	no account filed
August 2021	Hail	Renner	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Renner	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Renner	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Renner	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Renner	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Renner	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Minnehaha 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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Renner Ball Park	0.6 miles	2006
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 50-196-104	3.7 miles	2000
Willow Grove Farm	4.1 miles	2003
South Dakota State Penitentiary Historic Buildings	5.4 miles	1978
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 50-193-086	5.4 miles	2000
Slip Up Creek Homestead	5.6 miles	2003

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80003729 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Minnehaha County	All 107 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.