Norwegian
Synod (1853-1917)
Christ English
First (Logan Square)
Grace English (Cragin)
Irving Park
Lake View (1st Norw.)
Our Savior's
St. John's
St. John's Danish
St. Luke's
St. Matthew
St. Markus (St. Mark's)
St. Paul's (Wicker Park)
St. Peter's
South Chicago
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Our Savior's Lutheran
Church (or Vor Frelsers norsk evangelisk lutherske menighet), a Norwegian Synod
congregation, was organized on January 18, 1858. Its original building (pictured below) was
constructed in 1859 at May and Erie Streets. Dedication was held March 27,
1859. On October 5, 1873 a second structure (pictured at left) at that
location was dedicated.
In 1888 a faction left Our Savior's to join Bethlehem Lutheran.
In 1925 Our Savior's merged with St. Paul English Lutheran and Bethlehem Lutheran to form United Lutheran. In 1928 United moved to Oak Park, Ill.
| Pastors | |
| G.F. Dietrichson | 1858-1859 |
| A.C. Preus | 1859-1863 |
| Jens I. Krohn | 1863-1876 |
| Ole Juul | 1876-1893 |
| I.B. Torrison | 1889-1890 |
| D. Kvaase | 1891-1893 |
| C.K. Preus | 1893-1895 |
| A.O. Johnson | 1895-1910 |
| N.M. Ylvisaker | 1911-1917 |
| H.P. Ausan | 1917-1925 |
The ELCA Archives has microfilm of Our Savior's membership records from 1858-1911 on film #6, and 1858-1927 on film #898. Our Savior's original record books should be located at United Lutheran Church, 409 Greenfield St., Oak Park, IL 60302-1143.
Sources
Norlie, O.M., ed. Norsk Lutherske Menigheter i Amerika, 1843-1916.
Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1918.
Miscellaneous pages from a 1958 history of United Lutheran Church, Oak Park, title unknown.