Unfortunately, Henstrand lost the land to a loan company before Augustana got the deed to the ground. The church decided, at the suggestion of Louis Johnson, to buy the entire quarter on a crop contract with members of the congregation pitching in to farm the land. The deal was somehow consummated despite the hard times and slim financial resources of the congregation and its members. The land had been rented for several years after it became increasingly dificult to secure volunteer help. During the dust Bowl years, the cemetery suffered extensive erosion damage, but a great deal of work has helped restore it to near original condition.
Several graves remain unmarked due to unavailable or incomplete records.
The Cemetery Corporation since 1967 has continued to lend financial assistance to the congregation as it continues to struggle with declining membership.