Bible Translators Theologians August Weenaas (1835–1924) was a Norwegian American Lutheran minister and educator.

[2][3] Weenaas took active part in the movement which resulted in the friendly separation of the Norwegians from the Scandinavian Augustana Synod, at the meeting held at Andover, Illinois, in June 1870.

He was one of the organizers of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America at the following meeting held at St. Ansgar, Iowa in August of the same year.

From January 1870 until June 1876 he edited the official paper of the Conference called Lutheraneren og Missionsbladet.

Upon his return to Norway he received appointment as pastor at Søndmøre in Ålesund, More og Romsdal.