Bicentennial Events - 2025
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On July 4, 1825, a group of 52 Norwegians set sail on the ship Restauration to make the first organized migration from Norway to North America. Since that first voyage, about 900,000 people have followed, leaving their homes in search of opportunities and a better life. While many returned to Norway, most stayed and built a new home in the New World. Today nearly five million people in North America claim Norwegian ancestry.
Crossings commemorates 200 years of organized Norwegian migration to North America. It’s a year to celebrate the strong ties between Norway, the United States, and Canada. It’s an opportunity to remember what it means to take great risks and trade one home for another. And it’s a chance to better understand the movement of peoples that continues worldwide today.
Whether or not you have Norwegian roots, we invite you to learn more and join us.
Sun, Jan 05MindekirkenJan 05, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMMindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USAFormer presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Rev. Mark Hanson, will preach at the opening service of the 2025 Bicentennial Year. Service featuring hymns from Gracia Grindal’s new hymnal. There will be no 9 am service on this date.
Tue, Jan 07MindekirkenChurch History During Immigration - Presenter: Gracia GrindalJan 07, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PMMindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USAThe lecture will review the faith many of the Norwegian immigrants came with and what they built to teach that faith tradition as they built a Norwegian American culture in the upper Midwest.
Tue, Jan 28MindekirkenNorwegian American Church History and the Songs it Sang - Presenter: Gracia GrindalJan 28, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PMMindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USAThe session will involve singing and talk about the hymns in the new hymnal, some new from Norway, and beloved.
