 With the help of Michelson's brothers, Christian and Ole, as well as many local farmers, limestone was quarried from the surrounding hills to build the church.Originally the church's floor consisted of little more of dirt and the pews were constructed of planks laid upon wooden kegs.While the church originally functioned as an extension of the Our Savior's Lutheran Church congregation located just 6 miles east, the growth of the community resulted in St. Olaf Kirke becoming an independent congregation in 1902.