Concordia Lutheran Church
Concordia Lutheran Church was founded by Norwegian immigrants and their descendants from Telemark, Norway who had created what became known as the "Buffalo River Settlement" northwest of Moorhead MN. Many of the farms in the community were owned by distant cousins of the Heglands. Sophie, Alet, Bernhard, and Carl attended services at Concordia when they came to the Buffalo River Settlement. Leonard and his family also belonged to Concordia for many years. Larger image
In 1931, a tornado destroyed the original church building. A new church was dedicated in 1938. There are 
still family members who are members of Concordia. It remains an active congregation associated with the ELCA.
Heglands buried in the cemetery surrounding the church include Sophie and Ted Bekkerus and their son Harold; Carl and Evelyn Hegland; Allette and Elmer Grover and their sons Ray and Jerry and their wives. A memorial stone was placed for Bernhard next to his brother's gravesite in 2007.
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| Theodore Bekkerus 1886-1966 | Sophie (Hegland) Bekkerus 1888-1970 |
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| Harold Bekkerus 1918-1991 | |
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| Carl Emil Hegland 1898-1943 Evelyn (Grover) Hegland 1896-1978 | Bernhard Hegland 1890-1918 |
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| Allette (Hegland) Grover 1893-1943 | Elmer Grover 1889-1962 |
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| Gerald Alexander Grover 1918-1989 Ruby (Alm) Grover 1913-2002 | Raymond Hegland Grover 1915-1993 Pearl I. (Boulton) Grover 1916-2013 |
