Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (Bellingham, Wash.)

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The early history of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is the story of two pioneer congregations. August 17, 1890 saw the preliminary meeting for the organization of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Church of Fairhaven, Washington, with Rev. Ole Amundson in charge. Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church saw its beginning on April 2, 1891 with the Rev. L. C. Foss, whose missionary field was the state of Washington and the Province of British Columbia. These two congregations merged in 1917 to become the present Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. There have been several buildings used by the Lutherans of South Bellingham. The Norwegian – Danish congregation built its first house of worship in 1891 on the hill above Nineteenth Street. In 1908 this building was moved to Mill Avenue and Nineteenth Street, where it served the congregation until the union in 1917. Our Saviour’s congregation began their work in the school house on McKenzie at Seventeenth Street. From 1894 to 1900 they worshipped in a converted store on Donovan Avenue. In 1900 a lot was procured and a church built, which served them until 1913 when a new church was built. The parsonage was built adjacent to the church in 1930. A parish unit was added to the church in 1950. In 1959 a building fund drive was begun, and on Easter Sunday, April 22, 1962 the new church was dedicated.

From the guide to the Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Bellingham, Washington, Records, 1890-2012, (Pacific Lutheran University)

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creatorOf Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Bellingham, Washington, Records, 1890-2012 Pacific Lutheran University Archives and Special Collections ELCA Region 1 Archives
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associatedWith Amundson, Ole, 1890-1892 person
associatedWith Bjerke, A. O., 1902-1911 person
associatedWith Briehl, Susan person
associatedWith Edwards, J. O., 1905-1907 person
associatedWith Erickson, E. A., 1903-1905 person
associatedWith Evangelical Lutheran Church corporateBody
associatedWith Foss, H. L., 1919-1927 person
associatedWith Foss, L. C., 1891-1894 person
associatedWith Hagoes, O., 1895-1898 person
associatedWith Haugen, Clarence, 1937-1956 person
associatedWith Holte, H. H., 19010-1919 person
associatedWith Kvendal, Roald person
associatedWith Lane, George O. person
associatedWith Lane, George O., 1898-1902 person
associatedWith Langholz, Joel F. person
associatedWith Melton, John H., 1978- person
associatedWith Moen, J. T., 1892-1903 person
associatedWith Norby, J. T., 1907-1909 person
associatedWith Norwegian and Danish Evangelical Free Church Association of North America corporateBody
associatedWith Ordal, Ola J., 1928-1936 person
associatedWith Pflueger, Raymond person
associatedWith Skattebol, O., 1909-1910 person
associatedWith Sperati, C. A., 1894-1895 person
associatedWith Taylor, Donald, 1956-1963 person
associatedWith Thompson, Duane W., 1968-1978 person
associatedWith Wells, Martin person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Fairhaven (Wash.)
British Columbia
Bellingham (Wash.)
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Lutherans
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Clergy
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