Edison Lutheran Church

This folder contains a congregational historical record, a booklet from the church, a booklet from the 50th anniversary, an annual report from 1963, a copy of the church constitution, a letter of call, a letter to the pastor, and a congregational statistical record.

In the early pioneer days, families of Scandinavian origin living on the Edison flats were served by pastors from Bellingham Lutheran Church from 1891-1894, conducted what is believed to be the first Lutheran service in the community, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Boe on November 1, 1891. Later Rev. Ove Hagpes and Rev. George Lane, both of Bellingham, came periodically to conduct services. On October 7, 1902 Rev. A. O. Bjerke helped to organize the Edison Scandinavian Lutheran Church of Skagit County, with six families in charter membership. He was then called to serve Edison as well as his Bellingham church, which he did until 1911. In 1911 the Edison and Burlington churches agreed to call and share a pastor together. The parsonage was built in Burlington in 1912 and served until 1951 when the Shaw home in Burlington was purchased. In 1913 a Parish Hall was built to meet the growing needs for Sunday School and Youth work. In 1954 the congregation voted to call its own pastor and at that time built the parsonage.