1918 - 1918

The Seventh District

In 1918, eight pastors in Washington come together and vote to join the newly merged Wisconsin Synod as the seventh district. When they meet for their constituting convention on July 18, 1918, President Gustave Bergemann is there to welcome them into the synod as the Pacific Northwest District.

Pastor F. A. Wolf formed the first Wisconsin Synod congregation in Washington, in 1894. St. Paul’s, Tacoma, Washington, was joined by Grace Lutheran Church in Yakima, Washington, in 1903 as the second Wisconsin Synod congregation in the state.

Pastor F. A. Wolf, the first Wisconsin Synod Pastor in the state of Washington.
Pastor F. A. Wolf, the first Wisconsin Synod Pastor in the state of Washington.
St Paul's Tacoma, Washington
St Paul's Tacoma, Washington
Pastor Frederic H K Soll. Soll founded Grace in Yakima, WA and became the first district president for the Pacific Northwest District.
Pastor Frederic H K Soll. Soll founded Grace in Yakima, WA and became the first district president for the Pacific Northwest District.
Grace Lutheran Church in Yakima Washington
Grace Lutheran Church in Yakima Washington
First Convention of the Pacific Northwest District with President Bergemann seated in the middle.
First Convention of the Pacific Northwest District with President Bergemann seated in the middle.

[Wolf full body view]