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Of the pioneer pastors of the Augustana Church O. C. T. Andrén is perhaps the least known. As the first pastor of the First Lutheran Church in Moline, Illinois, he remained in America only four years, 1856 to 1860. But the result of his labors cannot be measured by this brief period. By his earnest preaching, his faithful pastoral care, his consecrated personality and deep spiritual experience he laid a good foundation for the church he served. As a member of the Mississippi Conference and the Synod of Northern Illinois he made a valuable contribution to the work of welding the scattered immigrant communities into congregations, conferences, and synod. However, his greatest service to the Augustana Synod, organized in 1860, was his mission to Sweden in the interest of the Augustana Seminary.
ISBN
0910184143
Publication Date
1954
Publisher
Augustana Historical Society
City
Rock Island, Illinois
Keywords
Lutheran churches, Clergy
Disciplines
History | Scandinavian Studies
Recommended Citation
"Olof Christian Telemak Andrén, ambassador of good will" (1954). Augustana Historical Society Publications.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/ahsbooks/6
Comments
Digitized in memory of Oscar N. Olson. Digitization sponsored by Norm Moline.