On June 11, 1946, a nucleus of Lutheran families met at Paul Dommersnaes to organize a congregation at Gays Mills.  Such a venture had been the dream and desire of many for years and not their dreams were coming true.  At this time, they established temporary officers and that the name for their new congregation would be "Luther Memorial Lutheran Church".  On August 18, 1946, the first worship service of Luther Memorial was conducted by their new pastor, Reverend Obert Rust, at the community building.  In May 22, 1949, a new church building was dedicated at 320 Rebecca Street (you see the building pictured on the left). In 1950, Luther Memorial and Our Savior's joined together to form a parish and shared expenses in the parsonage and pastor's salary.  Luther Memorial continued to grow and flourish with several pastors including celebrating their bicentennial year in 1976.   Luther Memorial became known for their meals and food.  They had a Meatball Dinner in April/November, Apple Brunches in September/October, and ran a fair stand at the Crawford County Fair for many years.  They were best known for their pies.  In 2007, the Kickapoo River flooded much of Gays Mills including Luther Memorial.  The flood waters destroyed the basement resulting in the congregation condemning their basement.  In the wake of the flood, Luther Memorial remodeled their sanctuary to include a fellowship space, a kitchen, and by taking out the pews the ability to convert the worship space to a large fellowship space in order to continue serving dinners.  There have been many struggles and joys over the years yet Luther Memorial continues to worship and praise God.