Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Congregational records on file at the ELCA Archives

Records from most dissolved congregations are held at the appropriate ELCA regional archives. The following are some exceptions housed at the churchwide archives in Chicago.

Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Christ

California
Malibu, Shepherd by the Sea (membership record book, 1961-75)
Oakland, Danske (records 1917-1952)
Pasadena, St. Ansgar (records 1924-1961)
Sherman Oaks, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (parish registers, 1945-87)
Los Angeles, Concordia (membership records 1947-60)

Colorado
Denver, First Bethany

Illinois
Andover, Augustana
Chicago (Englewood), Bethel
Chicago, First Gethsemane (records 1870-1966)
Chicago, Holy Trinity (records 1874-1912)
Chicago, Nebo
Chicago, St. Mark's English (records 1896-1912)
Chicago, St. Mark's English-German (records 1883-?)
Chicago, St. Mark's (South) (records 1906-1961)
Chicago, Trinity (Wartburg Synod)
Chicago, Trinity (Augustana)
Chicago, Wicker Park (minutes)
Fairview (Coal Creek), St. John's
Fairview (Deerfield Township), Zion
Knoxville, Svenska
Moline, Trinity (periodicals)
New Windsor, Calvary
North Chicago, St. Phillip's
Rock Island, English
Sagetown, Swenska (Bethel)
Swedonia (Berlin), Swenska
Warrenville, Trinity (records 1982-1985)
West Point, St. Luke's

Iowa
Des Moines, Luther Memorial (St. Johannes Dansk)
New Sweden, Swedish
Rockwell City, Skaraborg
Knoxville, Evangelical (records 1876-1895)

Kansas
Dodge City, Hope (minutes)
Dubuque, Immanuel (minutes)
Gaylord, Zion (membership records and minutes)
Hill City, American (membership records)
Tipton, Zion (membership records and minutes)

Maryland
Curtis Bay, St. Paul (minutes)

Michigan
Big Rapids, Immanuel (records 1880-1943)
Colfax, Augustana (records 1887-1942)
Covert, Bethany
Covington, Nazareth
Deward, Bethany
Elk Rapids, Bethany
Ispening, Bethany
L'Anse, Messiah
Menominee, Bethany (Danske) (records 1892-1950)

Minnesota
Tyler, Danebod Church and Folkschool

Missouri
Centertown, Immanuel (membership records and minutes)
Kansas City, Grace (membership records and minutes)
Kansas City, Red Bridge (membership records)
Rich Hill, Zion (membership records and minutes)
St. Joseph, Norwegian (photocopies)
St. Louis, Advent, (parish records, 1921-84)

Nebraska
Alexandria, American (membership records)
Anoka, Trinity (records 1923-1953)
Bristow, Trinity (Rosedale) (records 1894-?)
Byron, St. John (membership records)
Cowles, Immanuel (membership records)
Dannevirke, Dannevirke (membership records and minutes)
Deshler, St. Paul (membership records)
Kimball, Karmel Swedish (records 1887-1902)
Logan, Danske (records 1905-1918)
Logan, St. Peter (membership records and minutes)
Omaha, Gethsemane (membership records and minutes)
Omaha, Our Savior (membership records and minutes)
South Omaha, Trinity (membership records)
Spalding, Hope (membership records)
Valparaiso, Swedish (records 1896-1931)
Verona, Bethany (membership records)
York, Bethesda (records 1923-1941)

New Jersey
Clifton, First Lutheran (records 1912-1959)
Newark, Bethesda (records ca. 1900-1961)

New York
Brooklyn, Our Savior's Danish (records 1878-1957)
New York (Harlem), Our Savior (membership records)

Oklahoma
Bessie, Zion (membership records and minutes)
Gotebo, Concordia (membership records and minutes)
Norge, Gethsemane, (parish records, 1908-1952)
Tulsa, Hope (membership records and minutes)

Oregon
Brandon, Good Shepherd,(membership record book, 1982-85)

Pennsylvania
Elizabeth, Genesis (files)
Everett (Bloody Run), Zion (transcript of congregational records, 1842-74)
New Castle, Zion (records 1885-1934)
Pittsburgh, New Bethlehem (membership records)

South Dakota
Ethan, Nazareth Danske (records 1885-1908)
Howard, Vor Frelser Danske (Our Savior's) (records 1885-1935)

The ELCA Archives also has microfilm copies of many more congregational records. Please contact the archives for more information about those microfilmed records.
 
 

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