Youth remain focus for Svea Lutheran as it celebrates park project, anniversary

Youth remain focus for Svea Lutheran as it celebrates park project, anniversary

SVEA — From her home, Christy Swanson commands a front-row view of the park owned by the Svea Evangelical Lutheran Church in this small, rural community consisting of a few rows of quiet, tree-lined streets. One year ago, her view wasn’t as picturesque as it might sound. She looked out at a pair of aged, wooden swing sets “in dire need and not safe anymore,” and little else to make the park inviting to young or old. Today, the park is the pride …