About Norway Grove
Mission Statement
Under Construction: Growing a Community in Christ.
Vision Statement
Norway Grove Memorial Lutheran Church is a mission-driven and Christ-centered community. We welcome and celebrate our brothers and sisters in Christ by making God known through worship, education and outreach programs. While under construction, we allow Christ our “general contractor” to equip us as carpenters in building a Christian community filled with the Holy Spirit, love and grace. Trusting in the Lord’s foundation, we may not always understand the blueprint, but embraced by the Holy Spirit, we trust God’s grace to flow through us and do the rest.
Philosophy of Ministry
We are a congregation deeply rooted in Lutheran values and faith.
We share the work of ministry operating as one united community.
Our philosophy of ministry is based on biblical truths, directed by God’s purposes and commands and shaped by the giftedness of members in the church, filled with the Holy Spirit, beyond our individual focus.
“We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and to do it well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning - a step along the way. An opportunity for God’s grace to enter and do the rest.” - Archibishop Oscar Romero
History
The first Norwegians came to the Townships of Windsor and Vienna in 1844. During the next three years, many settlers came here from Sogn, Norway, to the community lying in the northwestern part of the Town of Windsor and the adjoining portion of the Town of Vienna. This region became known as Norway Grove, with its hills, woods and creeks reminding the immigrants of their homeland.
Shortly after New Year’s of 1847, these Norwegian settlers, together with those of Spring Prairie and Bonnet Prairie, invited J. W. C. Dietrichson, pastor at Koshkonong, to come and conduct services and to baptize their children. In October of 1849 it was decided that the settlers from these three areas would organize a Norwegian Lutheran Congregation.
Church Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8a-4p; Fridays, 8a-Noon
Church Office Phone - 608.846.9711
Contacts:
Drop In Office Hours: Mondays 6:30p-9:00p; Wednesdays (all but second week of the month) 9:00am-Noon; Second Thursdays of the month 9:00a-Noon; and Saturdays 8:00a-12:30p