Historic Dates

1843	First Norwegian settlements in Wisconsin
Dec. 7, 1844	First death = Halvor Ainesen Aasilrud
Dec. 8, 1844	St. Olaf congregation organized
Mar. 20, 1845	First marriage in St. Olaf parish = Hans Paus & Julia Gasmann
Sept. 7, 1845	First 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, 1846	First confirmation
Nov. 22, 1847	St. Olaf incorporated and constitution adopted
1847-1848	First church built
1853	First Norwegian Lutheran Pastor = Nils Brandt
Feb 2, 1860	St. Olaf declares itself independent of Episcopalian church
1871-1874	Second church built (dedicated Dec. 10, 1874 )
1878	First parochial school
June 13, 1881	First women’s organization = Ladies’ Aid
1896	First ice cream social
1900	First Sunday school
1901	First synodical affiliation = United Lutheran Church
1903	First service in English
1914	First youth organization = Young People’s Society
1918	First men’s organization = the Brotherhood
1919	First basement excavated
1920	First choir director = Everett Sorenson
1923 or 1924	Stained glass windows installed
1928	Electricity installed
1934	Last services in Norwegian
1947	Name change from St. Olaf’s Norwegian Lutheran Church to St. Olaf Evangelical Lutheran Church
1959	St. Olaf separated from St. Johns to become fully independent congregation with its own pastor
1960	Parsonage built
1960	Running water installed
1967	Parish hall built
1970	Sanctuary remodeled
1974	New wing added
1976	Dennis Johnson Pastor
1985	Larry Westfield Pastor
1988	St. Olaf petitioned to be in the Greater Milwaukee Synod
1994	150^th Anniversary Celebration
2003	Ground breaking for expansion project
2004	Remodel and expansion project
2005	Pastor Westfield resigns -- current interim period
2006	Matt Lee Pastor