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Established in 1878, the present First Lutheran Church building in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Ralph L. Smith and constructed in 1912 by contractors Jon Tryggvi Bergman and Lindal Josafat Hallgrimson.
Inside the church are two tablets commemorating parishioners of First Lutheran and the Winnipeg Lutheran Tabernacle who served and were killed in the First World War.
A plaque in front of the church, erected in 2022 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, commemorates the members of the Winnipeg Falcons hockey team, many of whom were members of the church or were married there.
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First Lutheran Church with Acadia Apartments at right (April 2012)
Source: Blair Bingeman

First Lutheran Church (May 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Interior of First Lutheran Church (June 2017)
Source: George Penner

First World War Honour Roll for First Lutheran Church (March 2016)
Source: Jim Busby

First World War Honour Roll for Winnipeg Lutheran Tabernacle (March 2016)
Source: Jim Busby
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89600, W97.16311 denoted by symbol on the map above
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First World War Casualties (First Lutheran)
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Fridfimiur Kjaernested Johannsson
[Next of Kin, Vimy Ridge] |
Carpenter |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
1 April 1894 |
3 February 1917 |
Asgeri Finnson Johnson |
Clerk, Royal Bank of Canada |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
13 October 1894 |
30 October 1917 |
Magnus Johnson |
Labourer |
5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
3 February 1886 |
2 September 1918 |
Hallgrimur Jonsson MC
[108 Battalion, Manitou, St. Andrews United] |
High School Teacher |
12th Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Lieutenant |
19 March 1885 |
3 September 1918 |
Stoney Olafson
[Next of Kin] |
Carpenter |
Canadian Corps Survey Section |
Private |
6 November 1894 |
6 September 1918 |
Svrinbjorn Palsson
[Next of Kin] |
Farmer |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
15 April 1883 |
1 October 1918 |
William Preece
[Next of Kin] |
Hardware Trade |
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles |
Private |
8 January 1890 |
2 June 1916 |
Conrad Sigtryggson
[Glenboro] |
Farmer |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
17 August 1887 |
31 March 1917 |
Oscar Stephenson
[Glenboro, Next of Kin] |
Student |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
23 July 1898 |
10 August 1918 |
First World War Casualties (Winnipeg Lutheran Tabernacle)
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Samuel Anderson |
Farmer |
14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
29 April 1885 |
6 September 1916 |
Oli Olason
[108 Battalion] |
Teamster |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
6 August 1881 |
16 August 1917 |
Hjalti Ogmundson |
Tinsmith |
3rd Division Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery |
Gunner |
18 July 1890 |
8 June 1917 |
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Ralph L. Smith (1874-?)
Memorable Manitobans: Jon Tryggvi Bergman (1874-1941)
Memorable Manitobans: Lindal Josafat Hallgrimson (1882-1968)
Sources:
First Lutheran Church, 580 Victor Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.
The First Pastors, First Lutheran Church.
We thank Darryl Toews, George Penner, Jim Busby, and Blair Bingeman for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 February 2022
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