Iowa, Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Congregation Books, 1859-1920 - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index to the congregational records from Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran churches throughout Iowa for the period of 1859 – 1920. The collection includes the following churches.


 * Albert City; Our Saviors Lutheran Church
 * Algona; First Lutheran Church
 * Alta; Trinity Lutheran Church
 * Boxholm; Trinity Lutheran Church
 * Chariton; First Lutheran Church
 * Clarinda; Bethesda Lutheran Church
 * Dayton; Emanuel Lutheran Church
 * Des Moines; First Lutheran Church
 * Essex; St. Johns Lutheran Church
 * Gowrie; Zion Lutheran Church
 * Kiron; Bethel Lutheran Church
 * Lockridge; New Sweden Lutheran Church
 * Madrid; St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Marcus; Carmel Lutheran Church
 * Nyman (Red Oak); Fremont Lutheran Church
 * Odebolt; Faith Lutheran Church


 * Ogden; Swede Valley Lutheran Church
 * Pomeroy; Elfsborg Lutheran Church
 * Red Oak; Bethlehem Lutheran Church
 * Sioux City; Augustana Lutheran Church
 * Stanton; Mamrelund Lutheran Church
 * Swea City; Swedish Evangelical Lutheran David's Church
 * Swea City; Zion Lutheran Church
 * Swedesburg; Evangelical Lutheran Church

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 * Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987
 * Iowa, Church and Civil Marriages, 1837-1989

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