Chicago - Baptist
Pastors:
A. I. Storman.
[Source: Rautanen 1911, p. 319]
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A Swedish Finn church founded Mar 19, 1904. A church was bought in 1919 and a new
church building was erected in 1928. A total of 125 members in 1930.
[Source: Silfversten 1931, p. 276-277 & 289]
Chicago - National
A Finnish congregation
Founded as an independent congregation in 1892. Activities started once again in 1924 when
pastor Wilen moved to Wilmette.
Pastors:
K. A. A. Koski (1892-1894)
Williamson
Kivi
Wilen (1924-)
[Source: Kansalliskirkko 1949, p. 345]
Chicago - Suomi Synod
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
[Source: RW]
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Archival Sources:
Finnish-American Historical Archives, Hancock
DeKalb - Suomi Synod
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church (1896-1942/45)
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (1942/45-)
Founded April 26, 1896.
Pastors:
A. A. Koski (1896-1897)
J. J. Hoikka (1897-?)
Alvar Rautalahti (1925-1941)
Walter Kukkonen (1941-?)
[Source: Joan M. Metzger: The Finnish Community of DeKalb, Illinois (1990)]
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
[Source: RW]
Joliet - Suomi Synod
?
[Source: RW]
Waukegan - Apostolic
("Heideman")
Founded in 1926.
Preachers:
John Norman Nelson (1926-1929)
[Source: Saarnivaara 1947, p. 292 & 329]
Waukegan - National
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Founded officially in 1945, though church work had started earlier. Joined the Finnish
National Church in 1946. Discontinued before 1949.
Pastors:
K. A. A. Koski
Gerhard I. Aho (1946-1947)
[Source: Kansalliskirkko 1949, p. 345]
Waukegan - Suomi Synod
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
[Source: RW]
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