Rogers Park English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Organized in 1902, Rogers Park English Evangelical Lutheran Church was located at Morse Ave. and Paulina St.
The English Synod of the General Synod began work in Rogers Park in 1901. The first service was held Nov. 3, 1901, using the building of the Methodist church. Formal organization took place Jan. 5, 1902.
The building of the Congregational church at Morse and Paulina, built in 1890-1891, was purchased in August 1904.
Remodeled in 1909-1912 and in the 1920s and 1940s. In 1953 the church was renovated and rededicated on April 4, 1954.
An extension was built in 1967-1968, including an education wing and a new parsonage.
In 2000 Rogers Park merged with St. Mark's (1922, ULCA) to form Light of Christ at 7045 N. Western Ave. Light of Christ dissolved in 2007.
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Pastors |
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A.J. Hessen |
1901-Jan. 1908 |
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D.F. Thomas |
May 1, 1908-June 1, 1909 |
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J.A. Hanning |
July 1909-Sept 29, 1912 |
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N.J. Hadley |
Jan. 1, 1913-July 1919 |
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Luther Hogshead |
Jan. 1, 1920-1936 |
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Franklin A. Swanson |
May 1938-Sept. 1940 |
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Ernest S. Ewald |
Dec. 1, 1940-May 19, 1970 |
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Roy W. Ryden |
Nov. 1, 1970-1979 |
Sources
Davis, Eleanor B., "A History of the Rogers Park English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois, written by Eleanor B. Davis as she knew it and remembered it through the years," 1977.
Hogshead, Luther, "A Condensed History of Rogers Park English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Morse Avenue at N. Paulina Street, Chcago, Illinois," May 13, 1930.
"75 Years for Rogers Park Church," Illinois Lutheran, Dec. 1976, p.7.