First Lutheran Church (St. Ansgar, Iowa)
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First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar is a historic church located at 212 N. Main Street in
St. Ansgar, Iowa St. Ansgar or Saint Ansgar is a city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2020 census. History St. Ansgar is named for the patron saint of Scandinavia, a French Benedictine monk who Christianized much of De ...
, United States. It was added to the National Register in 1976. St. Ansgar congregation was organized by pioneer
Norwegian-American Norwegian Americans () are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 milli ...
Lutheran minister
Claus Lauritz Clausen Claus Lauritz Clausen (November 3, 1820 â€“ February 20, 1892) was an American pioneer Lutheran minister, church leader, military chaplain and politician. Biography Claus Clausen was born at Borgnæs in Tranderup Parish, on the island of à ...
in
Mitchell County, Iowa Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,565. The county seat is Osage. History Mitchell County was founded in 1851. It is not clear whom the county is named after; the coun ...
on December 4, 1853. In 1856, a log house was built by the congregation for use as a school and church. A stone schoolhouse was built in 1858, which was used for church services until the stone church could be built. In 1864, work was started on the building of the stone church. The new church was completed and dedicated on September 27, 1868. A stone narthex was added to the building in 1941. In 1959, the building of the new First Lutheran Parish Center was started with completion in 1960.


References


Related reading

*Swansen, H. Fred (1949) ''The Founder of St. Ansgar: the Life Story of Claus Laurits Clausen'' (Blair, Nebraska: Lutheran Publishing House)


External links


firstlutheranstansgar.com
First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar website *https://www.facebook.com/First-Lutheran-Church-164244073627190/First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar Facebook Page Lutheran churches in Iowa Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Gothic Revival church buildings in Iowa Churches completed in 1868 Churches in Mitchell County, Iowa Norwegian-American culture in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, Iowa {{Iowa-Lutheran-church-stub