Hauge Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hauges Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1900, as a daughter of Trinity Lutheran and a member of the Hauge's Synod. It was located at Wabansia Ave. and N. Central Park Ave. from 1901.
In 1991 Hauge Lutheran merged with St. Mary Lutheran Church to form Esperanza de Santa Maria (St. Mary's Hope), which continued to use Hauge's building on N. Central Park Ave.
| Pastors |
|
| Th. J. Lund |
1900-1904 |
| J.J. Skarpness |
1904-1908 |
| C.L. Jothen |
1908-1911 |
| M.L. Nesvig |
1912-1922 |
| G.O. Mona |
1923-1926 |
| M.C. Dixen |
1925-1931 |
| Peder Ljostveit |
1932-1938 and 1942-1946 |
| Samuel Carlsen |
1938-1945 |
| R.P. Haakonson |
1945-1949 |
| Hardis C. Bakken |
1950-1955 |
| S.J. Thompson |
1955-1967 |
| John J. Kyllo |
1967-1971 |
| Robert B. Kasperson |
1971-1980 |
| John L. Johnson |
1980-1986 |
| Jose A. Gonzalez |
1986-1990 |
Records
Hauge Lutheran's records should be located at Esperanza de Santa Maria, 1700 N Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60647-4706. The ELCA Archives has microfilmed ministerial records from 1900-1956 on film #703, and 1956-1974 on film #642.
Sources
Norlie, O.M., ed. Norsk Lutherske Menigheter i Amerika, 1843-1916. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1918.