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 412. HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY gregation at Bayfield, Minn., and the pastor was the Rev. John Linnevold. Later the congregation associated with the Zum- brota congregation, at that time in charge of Rev. S. J. N. Ylvis- aker. In the fall of 1908 the congregation was served a short time by the Rev. Th. Xornian, of Hayfield. Since that time the pastor has been the Rev. S. Bervin. The church has a parochial school and the usual societies. The church building was dedi- cated September 22, 1901, by Rev. K. Bjorgo, assisted by Prof. Hans Allen, Rev. H. G. Magelssen, Prof. J. U. Xavier and Rev. S. J. N. Ylvisaker. Among the early members were: G. K. Xorsving. Bk. Xorsving, K. K. Tasa, Th. 0. Quam. T. T. Hover- stead, Ole J. Broen, J. 0. Broen, H. 0. Broen, John Broen, Ole Xesseth. Ole 0. Braaten. Erik Odegaard, Roar 0. Xesseth. Tver 0. Xesseth, Martin Jjellum, II. B. Underdahl, Bernt Xesseth. Baard Xesseth and Knute Tasa. The parsonage is at Zumbrota. Rev. Sven Berven was born in Bergen. Norway, September 21, 1874, son of Kristen and Ingeborg (Sexe) Berven, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1875 and located in Springfield, 111., where the father attended a theological seminary, graduat- ing in the following year. He received a call from the Trinity Lutheran church of Red Wing and served as their pastor until the fall of 1888. He then went to Day county. South Dakota, and had charge of a church until 1899, when he resigned from the ministry. Rev. Sven Berven received his education at Luther Xormal School at Sioux Falls, S. D., and at Luther College, De- corah, Iowa, graduating in 1901. In the fall of 1901 he entered Luther Seminary at Hamline ; graduated in 1904 and was or- dained to the ministry. He received a call to Luverne. Minn., which he served until December. 1908, when he was called to take charge of the churches of Zumbrota. Little Cannon and Valley Grove. He was married, April 26, 1905. at Minneapolis, to Luella Erickson, daughter of E. M. and Johanna (Hjort) Erickson. the father a traveling salesman out of Minneapolis, where they reside. Rev. and Mrs. Berven have two children. Hauge's Synod has four churches in Goodhue county, at Red AVing. Kenyon. Roscoe Center and Aspelund. St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, of Red "Wing, was organized April 9. 1866. and incorporated under the state laws of Minnesota. The first board of trustees consisted of the following members : Ole 0. Hegna. Lars Siverson and Xils Jacob- son. The first year the congregation had about thirty communi- cant members. In 1866 a lot between Sixth and Seventh streets, on Bluff street, was bought, and a building erected on same, which served as the place of worship till 1886. when the present church, situated on the corner of Seventh and Bush streets, was dedicated.