Our Saviour's Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church located in Prince George, British Columbia.
History Our Saviour's Lutheran Church was established on May 12, 1956, as a mission congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (United States) (ELC). It was the policy of the ELC to send a man to buy property, arrange for the building of a parsonage, and then to call a pastor. Dr. Mars Dale, ELC District President, and Pastor C. Solberg, Regional director of Home Missions, were sent out to Prince George to buy property.E.L.C Parish Records of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Prince George BC: XII. Special and Historical Events After the property at 1094 Douglas Street was purchased, the groundbreaking ceremony for the church building took place on June 2, 1957. On November 3, 1957 the first worship service took place in a partially finished building.
In June 1990, the church at 1094 Douglas Street was sold to Prince George Funeral Services Ltd. and the church building at 3590 Dufferin Avenue was purchased from the Westwood Mennonite Brethren Church. The congregation resides in this building with nearly 170 members.ELCIC Congregational Records - http://notes.elcic.ca/ELCIC/WebData.nsf/0/9A7F476B33B672A186256E2300718B2B?opendocument&result=DFC1AFC4D60D845286257C03001D7291
International relief work Over the years, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church has been involved in providing aid to various countries. Going back at least to 1975, a quilting group has met in the church basement to make quilts for Canadian Lutheran World Relief to be sent overseas. In 1998, the church was an important part of the Prince George relief efforts to victims of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras.
Lutheran affiliations In 1968, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church adopted the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCC) constitution and on January 1, 1985, officially became a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
Pastors Osborne Olsen 1956 - 1963 John Precht 1963 - 1966 J.F. Haugen 1966 - 1968 P.S. Olson 1968 - 1972 Gerald Getis 1972 - 1980 Craig Moeller 1980 - 1986 Ron Sedo 1987 - 1993 Roland Ziprick 1994 - 2011 Fleming Blishen 2012–presentE.L.C Parish Records of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church of Prince George BC: II. Pastors
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External links
Prince George Citizen article about fundraising to obtain a baby grand piano