FINDING AID

Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Ill.) communion records, 1859-1861

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Collection Title:    
Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Ill.) communion records

Collection Number:    
SAC P:1

Dates:            
1859-1861

Size:            
1 folder

Language:        
Swedish

Creator/Collector:    
Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Ill.)

Subject Headings:
Lutheran churches--Illinois
Lord's Supper--Lutheran Church.
Church records and registers

Repository:    
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

Abstract:    
The Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Mercer County, Illinois) was organized 7 March 1859 with 183 charter members. The town was first named Berlin. Collection includes one record booklet of ministerial acts (communion) from Berlins Evangelical Lutheran Församling from 1859-1861. 

RIGHTS AND ACCESS

Conditions Governing Access:    
Collection is open for research.

Reproduction and Use:    
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Swenson Center and the copyright holder. 

Preferred Citation:    
[item identification], in SAC P:1 Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Ill.) communion records, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. 

ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATERIALS

Source of Acquisition:    
Unknown. 

Related Materials:    
Swenson Center library holds several published histories of this church. 
Swenson Center has microfilm of minutes, church member records, and ministerial acts from Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Ill.) (SSIRC-93:1-2).

Notes:    
Collection number changed from “MSS I/O:1a” in 2019. No documentation related to this collection was found. 

Processed By:    
Finding aid written by Lisa Huntsha in 2019.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Administrative/Biographical History:    
The Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Mercer County, Illinois) was organized 7 March 1859 with 183 charter members. Swedona is believed to have been platted in 1833 and first settled by people of German descent. The town was first named Berlin. The name was changed in 1869 when the number of Swedes outnumbered any other nationality. Jonas Swenson served as the first pastor of this congregation; Andreas Andreen was the first resident pastor. 

Scope and Content:    
Collection includes one record booklet of ministerial acts (communion) from Berlins Evangelical Lutheran Församling (later Swedona Lutheran Church) from 1859-1861. Includes names from Hickory Grove, Berlin, and Bourn.