St. Olaf Church in the 1900’s. The church area were people come for prayers and morning communions.

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St. Olaf Church in the 1900’s.

The church area were people come for prayers and morning communions.

The church in it’s much older days.

The church in the 2000’s.

Some of the areas around the church.

1843First Norwegian settlements in Wisconsin Dec. 7, 1844First death = Halvor Ainesen Aasilrud Dec. 8, 1844St. Olaf congregation organized Mar. 20, 1845First marriage in St. Olaf parish = Hans Paus & Julia Gasmann Sept. 7, 1845First baptism = Lars Larsen Jan. 25, 1846 Ole Rolefson Lojningen & Juro Margit Rolefsdatter were married in the log house that still stands on Lincoln Road east of Norwegian Road (Elmer Johnson farm) Apr. 26, 1846First confirmation Nov. 22, 1847St. Olaf incorporated and constitution adopted First church built 1853First Norwegian Lutheran Pastor = Nils Brandt Feb 2, 1860St. Olaf declares itself independent of Episcopalian church Second church built (dedicated Dec. 10, 1874 ) 1878First parochial school June 13, 1881First women’s organization = Ladies’ Aid 1896First ice cream social 1900First Sunday school 1901First synodical affiliation = United Lutheran Church 1903First service in English 1914First youth organization = Young People’s Society 1918First men’s organization = the Brotherhood 1919First basement excavated 1920First choir director = Everett Sorenson 1923 or 1924Stained glass windows installed 1928 Electricity installed 1934 Last services in Norwegian 1947Name change from St. Olaf’s Norwegian Lutheran Church to St. Olaf Evangelical Lutheran Church 1959St. Olaf separated from St. Johns to become fully independent congregation with its own pastor 1960Parsonage built 1960Running water installed 1967Parish hall built 1970Sanctuary remodeled 1974New wing added 1976Dennis Johnson Pastor 1985Larry Westfield Pastor 1988St. Olaf petitioned to be in the Greater Milwaukee Synod th Anniversary Celebration 2003Ground breaking for expansion project 2004Remodel and expansion project 2005Pastor Westfield resigns -- current interim period 2006Matt Lee Pastor

This is where St. Olaf Church is located.

WHO WE INVESTIGATED WITH…

We investigated with the WCPS, which is a very good society of paranormal investigators. WASHINGTON COUNTY PARANORMAL

J. NATHAN COUCH

All About J. Nathan Couch J. Nathan Couch grew up in Georgia. Currently, he is a resident of West Bend, Wisconsin, and loves the paranormal. He has grown up in Wisconsin ever since he was about 12 years of age. Nathan loved the paranormal stories that the folks in his Georgian city used to tell, and now, he has had many investigations, and caught LOADS of evidence. A few locations we know he has been to are: St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Schauer Art Center, Villisca Axe Murder House (Iowa), and Washington County Jail House & Courthouse.

All About Mike Hoke Mike Hoke has grown up in Wisconsin his whole life, and has had many ghostly experiences. He joined Washington County Paranormal Society about five to ten years ago. He has been friends with Nathan for quite a while. His best experience with the paranormal was at the Washington County Court House Jail House. He was in the basement with Nate, and he was in the middle of asking a question, and he was brushed from behind in the neck. He said “I was right above an air vent, so I tried to see if some air was blowing through it, but it wasn’t. He has also been a believer his Whole life!