Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church

Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized on January 24, 1900 in the Maplewood (now Logan Square) neighborhood of Chicago. The congregation began through the home mission work of the district lay missionary, N.G. Jensen, who organized a Sunday School out of his house on Fairfield Ave., in 1889. The newly-organized congregation, which adopted the name "Gethsemane dansk evagelisk Menighed" was first served by the Rev. P.F.A.B.D. Nielsen, the pastor of Golgotha Lutheran Church on the South Side. In 1902 a lot was purchased for $1,000 at 2624 Fairfield Ave. The new facility was dedicated on May 17, 1903.

In 1942 Gethsemane, which had been served by Siloam's pastor since 1939, merged with Siloam to form Our Savior's United Lutheran Church. The new congregation continued to use Gethsemane's building.

Pastors

Original records
Gethsemane's records are at Atonement Lutheran Church, 6740 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60635. The ELCA Archives has a microfilm copy of Gethsemane's membership records from 1900-1942 on ALC #505, as well as Ladies' Aid meeting minutes from 1899-1918 and the merger minutes from 1942 on ALC #802.

Source
The Illinois District of The United Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrates its Golden Jubilee, 1897-1947. Blair, Neb.: Lutheran Publishing House, 1947.