As Norwegian Lutheran settlers began to populate the rural districts surrounding River Falls, Wisconsin, the Lutheran Church continued to send circuit riders, such as Claus Lauritz Clausen and Marcus Thorson, into the area. Reverend Thorson was instrumental in organizing the Lutheran Ladies Aid in 1881, a society which preceded the organizing of the Ezekiel Lutheran Church by nine years.
In 1890, the Ezekiel Lutheran Church was organized and the Reverend P. K. Mellang was called as the first regular pastor, a post he held for two years. He was succeeded by the Reverend N. L. Blomholm, who served the congregation from 1892 through 1923. In 1895, the Ezekiel Lutheran Church purchased the old River Falls Catholic church property, renovated the building, and moved it to a new location. A new church building was consecrated in November, 1926, just after English services were started under the pastor, the Reverend Arthur L. Rustad.
