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Norwegian Seaman's Church

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[[Image:SeamansChurch.jpg|thumb|right|The Seaman's Church in the 1920s]]
The '''Norwegian Seaman's Church''' (also called the '''Scandinavian Seaman's Church''') was a Lutheran congregation that provided religious services to the Norwegian mariners who put into port at [[Palafox Wharf]] and other nearby docks. It was built established in [[18761877]] and erected a church building at the southeast corner of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Pine Street]]s and served many of in [[1878]]. According to the mariners who arrived and worked at [[1885 Pensacola directory]], the nearby wharvesReverend [[Peter O. It was destroyed Olsen]] conducted services only in an Norwegian, and only during the six months between [[1886November 15]] fire and was subsequently rebuilt. It was finally razed in [[1934May 15]].<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/1885appendix.htm 1885 City Directory - Appendix]</ref>
{{archThe church building was destroyed in an [[1886]] fire and was subsequently rebuilt. [[Gustav O. Barrman]] is listed as the pastor in [[1894]].<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/direcab.htm 1894 City Directory, A-stub}}B]</ref> The church was ultimately razed in [[1934]], but similar churches were built in other port cities along the Gulf Coast.<ref>[http://www.norway.org/News/archive/1996/199610church.htm Norway.org - New Orleans Seaman's Church Celebrates 90 Years]</ref>
{{rel-stub}} ==References=={{reflist}} [[Category:Non-denominational Lutheran churches]] [[Category:Demolished structures]] [[Category:Palafox Street buildings]]

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