| 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 |
| 1848-1849 |
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 |
150th Anniversary Celebration |
| 2003 |
Ground breaking for expansion project |
| 2004 |
Remodel and expansion project |
| 2005 |
Pastor Westfield resigns -- interim period |
| 2006 |
Matt Lee Pastor |
| 2016 |
Tom Pietz Pastor |
| 2020 |
Steeple Renovation - click here for history - click here for pictures |
| 2023 |
Quilt of Valor-Presented to Roger Johnson - Click here for information |
