| 1883 |
- Norwegian
Lutherans began holding worship services in Billings
- Occasional
services conducted by Rev. L.A. Carlson and other itinerant
pastors
|
| 1905 |
- St.
John's Evangelical Church organized in Billings.
- Rev.
J.E. Madson, Organizing Pastor (1905-1906)
- St.
John's congregation organized August 21, 1905
|
| 1906 |
- Rev.
E.A. Erickson, first resident Pastor (1906)
- Worship
services held in the Methodist Episcopal Church and Smith's
Hall
- Ladies
Aid organized
- Church
choir organized to assist with worship services
- Sunday
School organized (classes in both Norwegian and English)
|
| 1907 |
- Rev.
A.A. Reece, Pastor (1907-1910)
- Worship
services held at McCormick's Hall
|
| 1909 |
- First
church building completed (7th Avenue North & 24th Street)
|
| 1910 |
- Rev.
Alfred Forness, Pastor (1910-1912)
|
| 1913 |
- Rev.
A.A. Holbeck, Pastor (1913-1914)
|
| 1915 |
- Rev.
O.O. Arten, Pastor 1915-1916)
- Young
Peoples Luther League organized
|
| 1916 |
- Rev.
P.J. Luvaas, Pastor (1916-1917)
|
| 1917 |
- Ladies
Aid started using English instead of Norwegian language
|
| 1918 |
- Rev.
Overt Skillbred (1918-1922)
|
| 1919 |
- Church
building enlarged and a full basement added
|
| 1920 |
- New
constitution adopted; Church Council replaces Board of Trustees
and board of Deacons
|
| 1923 |
- Rev.
N.J. Holm, Pastor (1923)
- Rev.
T.S. Stockdal, Pastor (1923-1928)
|
| 1928 |
- Rev.
G.H. Nerison, Pastor (1928-1932)
|
| 1929 |
- Second
church building constructed (318 North 30th Street)
|
| 1930 |
- Name
changed on January 25, 1930 from St. John's to American
Lutheran Church
- Church
building dedicated at congregation's 25th Anniversary
- Lutheran
Daughters of the Reformation begun
|
| 1932 |
- Rev.
C.E."Cully" Johnson, Pastor (1932-1946)
|
| 1933 |
- Rev.
E.W. Wilson, Assistant Pastor (1933-34)
|
| 1938 |
- Troop
10, Boy Scouts of American organized at American Lutheran
|
| 1946 |
- Rev.
Ralph Glenn, Pastor (1946-1958)
|
| 1949 |
- Education
Building and Parish Hall at Lewis and Division dedicated
on December 11, 1949
|
| 1954 |
- Rev.
H.F. Huseth, Associate Pastor (1954-1959)
- New
church building constructed at Lewis and Division, with
first service Easter Sunday, April 18, 1954
|
| 1955 |
|
| 1958 |
- Rev.
Gordon Tollefson, Pastor (1958-1975)
|
| 1959 |
- Rev.
Paul Lee, Assistant Pastor (1959-1962)
|
| 1960 |
- American
Lutheran Church Women organized
|
| 1966 |
- Reuter
Pipe Organ dedicated June 26, 1966 ("Montana's biggest pipe
organ"--Billings Gazette)
|
| 1968 |
- Rev.
Ocee Johnson, Assistant Pastor (1968-1975)
|
| 1970 |
- ALC
Pre-Kindergarten begins
|
| 1975 |
- Rev.
Gary Olson, Pastor (1975-1985)
- Rev.
Bruce Benson, Associate Pastor (1975-1979)
|
| 1980 |
- Rev.
Mark C. Anderson, Associate Pastor (1980-1981)
|
| 1982 |
- Rev.
Gregroy Mannel, Associate Pastor (1982-1984)
|
| 1985 |
- Rev.
Gerry Rafftery (1985-1998)and Rev. Richard Omland (1985-1997),
Co-Pastors
|
| 1988 |
- New
addition and major remodeling of church building
- Stephen
Ministry begun
- Jan
Allen, Director of Lay Ministry (1988-1992)
|
| 1990 |
- Barbara
Hickel, Associate in Ministry (1992-1999)
|
| 1993 |
- Contemporary
Worship introduced by Ralph Sappington
|
| 1995 |
- Rev.
Paul Erdahl, Associate Pastor (1995-1999)
|
| 1996 |
- Addition
of the Upper Room
|
| 1998 |
- Rev.
Shelley Wickstrom, Pastor (1998-1999)
|
| 1999 |
- Linda
Rose, Associate in Ministry (1999-2004)
|
| 2000 |
- Rev.
Tim Tostengard, Pastor (2000- )
- Rev.
Kay Tostengard, Associate Pastor (2000- )
|
| 2003 |
- Ministry
Expansion Campaign: facility repairs matched dollar for
dollar with mission gifts
|
| 2005 |
- Celebration
of 100th Anniversary
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