Athens -
National
A Finnish congregation
In Catskill along Hudson
River.
Worked for over 30 years. Joined the Finnish National Evangelical
Lutheran Church in 1926. No church building. 18 members in 1949.
Barnes Corner - Apostolic
("Independent")
American church, founded by F. N. Prounty. Also
called "Adams".
Preachers:
Joseph Freeman
Bronx
Svensk-Finska Evangeliska
Bethlehemsförsamlingen i Bronx
A Swedish Finn church founded in 1902
(with praying activity in Bronx and Harlem since 1897). A church was rented in
1904 and was bought in 1907.
Pastors:
M. Josefson
J.
Tinell
A. Hällis
E. O. Hedberg
V. Öblom
F. R.
Malm
Deputies:
V. Öblom
Borgendahl
A. L. Anderson
E.
Holmblad
Bronx
Svensk-Finska Lutherska församlingen i
Bronx
A Swedish Finn church founded Jan 1, 1919 when the "Lutherska
Johannesförsamlingen i Brooklyn" was divided. A church building was bought in
1927. A total of 412 members in 1930.
[S
Brooklyn -
Congregational
Finnish Golgotha Congregational Church
There
still exists a "Suomalainen Lähetyskirkko" ( Finnish Mission Church )
organization, which started many Finnish Congregational Churches in numerous
states in America. The Eastern Conference still remains, and they held their
100th Annual Conference in So.Carver, MA last June. These churches received
funding from the old Congregational Home Mission Society, and the first Finnish
pastors came from the Evangelical Free Church organization in Finland. I believe
this group had its beginnings among Swedish speaking Finns, and probably had
early connections in Sweden and England.
These churches were established from New England, thru the
Mid-West, and even Calif. The earliest ( 1891 ) was in Ashtabula, OH, and there
was one in Brooklyn, NY ( 1912 ), another in Los Angeles ( 1921 ) - - - with
possibly over 38 total churches, not counting several in Canada. Many have since
become assimilated, and changed their names to conform to services in English,
etc.
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Finnish Golgotha Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Bethel Missionsförsamling i
Brooklyn
A Swedish Finn church founded Jan 1, 1900. An apartment was
rented in 1901 at Third Avenue and a church was bought
later.
Pastors:
M. Josefson (1900-)
G.
Blomgren
Ivar Hendrickson
E. Danielson
Aug. Willandt (1905-)
Alex
Hällis (1909-1912)
Aug. Willandt (1912-1923)
A. R. Lindblade
(1923-1925)
O. E. Edwards (1916-1928)
Verner Wickström
Brooklyn
Lutherska Johannesförsamlingen i
Brooklyn
A Swedish Finn church founded Sep 20, 1913. A church building on
Cumberland Street was rented and in 1916 the church moved to the Finnish church
at Sunset Park. The church was organized in two departments, one for Brooklyn
and the other for Bronx. In 1919 the departments separated in two different
churches, one for Brooklyn and one for Bronx. A church building was bought. A
total of 141 members in 1930.
Pastors:
A. Holm
(1913-1914)
John Eastlund (1913-) (vicepastor)
John Gullans
(1914-1924)
Gustav A. G. Carlson (1924-1927)
Walter Blomquist
(1929-1930)
A. Walfred Anderson (1930-)
Brooklyn - Suomi
Synod
Gloria Dei Evangelical Lutheran Church
Englewood -
Unknown
Finnish Bethel Congregational Church
Harlem - Suomi
Synod
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
Long Island -
Unknown
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Manhattan - Suomi
Synod
Finnish Evangelic[Source: RW]
Mount Vernon -
National
A Finnish congregation
Discontinued.
New Rochelle - National
A Finnish congregation
A suburb of New York.
Founded in
1914.
New
York - Lutheran
Founded about 1886. A church was bought.
It was soon lost because of a drunken pastor,
etc.
Pastors:
J. W. Lähde
New
York - Baptist
A Swedish Finn church founded Oct 3, 1905.
The church was dissolved in 1909.
Pastors:
G. A. Schugren
(1906-1908)
J. A. Kallman (1908)
M. Mattson
Axel Edwards
New
York - Baptist
A Swedish Finn church founded Mar 20,
1909. An old house was bought in the corner of Cypress Avenue and East 137th
Street. A church was taken into use in 1929. A total of 128 members in
1930.
Pastors:
Albert Esselström (1909-1910)
Axel
Edwards (1910-)
Erik Janson (1911-1912)
Isak Roy (1912- (14 years)
J.
A. Kallman (-1931-)
New
York
Finnish Seamen's Mission
Suomen merimieslähetys
Finska
sjömansmissionssällskapet
Founded in
1887.
Pastors:
Emil Panelius (1887-)
Alfred
Gröning
New
York - National
A Finnish congregation
Founded in Nov.
1921 by pastor G. A. Aho. Joined the Finnish National Evangelical Lutheran
Church in 1922. 165 members in 1949.
Pastors:
Gerhard I.
Aho (-1949-)
New
York - Pentecostal
Founded in
1920s.
Preachers:
Pekka Nuutinen
New
York - Suomi Synod
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran
Congregation
New
York - Suomi Synod
A Finnish congregation
Founded in
Dec. 1903. A pastor from the Seaman's Church who temporarily took care of the
independent church joined it to Suomi Synod in
1910.
Pastors:
M. Kivi (1903-)
New
York - Unknown
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran
Church
New
York
Finn
Church of New York
New
York-Brooklyn
- Apostolic ("Esikoiset")
Members: abt. 50 (in
1946).
Newfield - Apostolic
("Lutheran")
Spencer -
National
A Finnish congregation
Tioga County
Founded by
pastor P. Wuori in 1920. He moved away and the church discontinued.
Spencer - Suomi
Synod
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
Van Etten - Suomi
Synod
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Van Etten - Suomi
Synod
St. John's Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church
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