History and Future of Burke Lutheran Church
Our History
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Burke Lutheran has been in existence for over 150 years. |
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August 1851 |
First Service A Norwegian communion Worship at Sun Prairie Lutheran Church of Burke |
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1874-1905 |
Dual parish with Bethel Lutheran in Madison |
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1899 |
Present Church building is dedicated |
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| 1906-1953 | Dual parish with Norway Grove of DeForest |
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| 1925 | Services conducted equally, half in Norwegian, half English |
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| 1937-1938 | Beautiful stained glass windows installed |
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1953 |
Parsonage was built |
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| 1964 | Parish Hall was added to church building |
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| 1969 | West Entry Narthex was added |
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1974 |
Church interior refurbished |
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1979 |
Purchased the "Moses Property", 31 acres of land, east & south of church |
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1988 |
Became part of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) |
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Our Future
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We have begun the process of appeal to raise the funds
for our new church building. We are excited to share with you the
conceptual design that we have presented as a starting point to building
our future.Click here to view the video walk-through concept.
