Former Grunnavatns Lutheran Church
(Stony Hill-Otto Lutheran Church)
SE 1-20-4W,
Lundar area

Designation Date: November 6, 1991
Designation Authority: The R.M. of Coldwell
Present Owner: The R.M. of Coldwell and privately owned
Trustees of the Grunnavatns Congregation of the Icelandic Lutheran Church

This church was built in 1913 to serve the Icelandic communities of the Stony Hill and Otto districts, east of Lundar. The Reverend Carl Olson was the driving force behind the construction of the church, which was accomplished almost entirely through local donations and voluntary labour. It was given the name Grunnavatns meaning ‘shallow lake’, likely in reference to nearby Shoal Lake.

The church expresses Lutheran architectural traditions in the central tower and tall peaked steeple. An annual service is still held in the church, now renamed the Stony Hill-Otto Church, and the occasion is marked by an annual homecoming by former residents of the area and their descendants.