Our History:    Burke Lutheran has been in    existence for over 150 years.    Below is a timeline    of special milestones in our history.
Date	Event
August 1851	First Service A Norwegian communion Worship at Sun Prairie Lutheran Church of Burke
1874-1905	Dual parish with Bethel Lutheran in Madison
1899	Present Church building is dedicated
1906-1953	Dual parish with Norway Grove of DeForest
1925	Services conducted equally, half in Norwegian, half English
1937-1938	Beautiful stained glass windows installed
1953	Parsonage was built
1964	Parish Hall was added to church building
1969	West Entry Narthex was added
1974	Church interior refurbished
1979	Purchased the "Moses Property", 31 acres of land, east & south of church
1988	Became part of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)