Johan Olsen (pastor)

Bible Translators Theologians Johan Olsen (July 3, 1834 – September 11, 1911) was an American pioneer Lutheran minister and church leader.

Olsen served as the second president of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

[3] In 1867, Olsen was ordained, and became a pastor at Lutheran churches in Neenah and Fort Howard, Wisconsin.

[3] On April 19, 1867, Olsen began serving the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Denmark, Wisconsin.

[5] During this time, Olsen also served as vice-president and trustee of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.