John Alexis Edgren (February 20, 1839 – January 26, 1908) was a Swedish-American Baptist minister.

Johan Alexis Edgren was born at Östanås, in Älvsbacka, Värmland, Sweden.

[5] A soldier, author, and journalist, Edgren served at First Swedish Baptist Church in Chicago starting in 1871.

The same year, he founded the periodical Zions Vakt, later becoming the Standard, a Baptist newspaper.

The Baptist Theological Union of the University of Chicago invited Edgren to house a seminary at their location.