A new cross-border relationship has developed between two area churches.
St. Paul Lutheran in International Falls and the Church of the Lutheran Hour in Fort Frances are now working as a joint parish.
Pastor Jacob Quast, who divides his time between the two churches, says it's quite unique.
Quast had been filling in at the Falls church for several months with a formal agreement for a joint parish being finalized in November.
He was officially installed as the pastor at St. Paul Lutheran yesterday.