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| Our Savior's Lutheran Church | |
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| Location | 435 Wisconsin Ave, Denmark, Wisconsin |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Previous denomination | American Lutheran Church, United Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Membership | 553 |
| Weekly attendance | 140 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Trinity Lutheran Church, Calvary Lutheran Church, Danish-Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation |
| Founded | July 3, 1861 |
| Dedicated | February 9, 1959 (current building) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Steffen & Kemp |
| Groundbreaking | March 9, 1958 |
| Construction cost | $228,458.03 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 60 ft |
| Administration | |
| Synod | East-Central Synod of Wisconsin |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Andrew Zoerb |
Our Savior's Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church located in Denmark, Wisconsin. The church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has been in existence since 1861.
History
[edit]Norwegian missionaries from Green Bay, Wisconsin had been serving the Denmark area since 1850. On July 3, 1861, local residents decided to form the first congregation, Danish-Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation.
References
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Johan Olsen was an American pioneer Lutheran minister and church leader. Olsen served as the second president of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Johan Olsen was born in Helgeland, Norway on July 3, 1834.[3] Olsen was the only son of Ole and Anne Jacobson. He graduated from Tromsø Seminary in 1854, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Christiania.[3][4]
Johan Olsen married Rakel Johanna Rodli on August 15, 1858. Together they had eleven children.[5][4]
In 1866, Olsen immigrated to the United States. He moved to Paxton, Illinois, where he became a teacher at Augustana College (Illinois).[3] In 1867, Olsen was ordained, and became a pastor at Lutheran churches in Neenah and Fort Howard, Wisconsin.[3] On April 19, 1867, Olsen began serving the Danish-Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation and the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, both in Denmark, Wisconsin.[6]
In 1870, Olsen became the first vice-president of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.[3] In 1872, he became the second president of the Conference serving until 1881.[4] In 1873, Olsen moved to St. Ansgar, Iowa, and began serving First Lutheran Church.[5] During this time, Olsen also served as vice-president and trustee of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In 1883, Olsen became the editor of the Norwegian Lutheran church newspaper, Lutheraneren of Mission-Blaldet.[5][1]
Olsen died on September 11, 1911, and was buried in the cemetery of First Lutheran Church.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c History of Mitchell County, Iowa, 1883. Mason City, Iowa: Klipto Print Company. 1883. p. 498.
- ^ Clifford E. Nelson and Eugene L. Fevold (1960). The Lutheran Church among Norwegian-Americans: a history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House.
- ^ a b c d e J.F. Clyde and H.A. Dwelle (1918). History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company.
- ^ a b c Standard Historical Atlas of Mitchell County, 1911. Chicago: Anderson Publishing Company. 1911.
- ^ a b c First Lutheran Church Sesquicentennial. St. Ansgar, Iowa: First Lutheran Church. 2003.
- ^ Our Savior's Lutheran Church: 100 Years of Lutheran Heritage. Denmark, Wisconsin: Our Savior's Lutheran Church. 1980. p. 5.