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Lars Paul Esbjörn
Swedish missionary
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role in Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church
- In Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church
…Andover, Illinois (1850), served by Lars P. Esbjörn, the pioneer Swedish missionary pastor to the Swedish immigrants of the Midwest. Under the leadership of Esbjörn and Hasselquist, many congregations were started, and Augustana College and Theological Seminary, in Rock Island, Illinois, was organized, with Esbjörn as its first president.
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