Lutheran Girls Home - Norske Gjensidige Beskytt

The Lutheran Girls Home was a continuation of the Mary and Martha Home, founded by Lutheran pastors in St. Paul. Rev. A.O. Aasen, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Northeast Minneapolis, was the driving factor behind becoming incorporated in January 1913. The first board included Rev. Aasen, Rev. C.S. Thorpe, Rev. Ch. Anderson, Rev. J. Hendricks, and Rev. S.T. Norman. 

The group rented a house on Spring and Pierce Streets and the work began with Marie Brehseth as the matron. Several churches in the Twin Cities became interested in the home and organized the Rescue Home Auxiliary that grew to have several branches throughout the Twin Cities. By 1917, the home moved to 64 Bedford Street in Southeast Minneapolis, close to the border of St. Paul. in 1923, with the expanded mission of caring for girls, children, and convalescents, the home moved to 18th Avenue and Arthur Street in Northeast Minneapolis.

"Lutheran Girls Home" article, undated, P0683, Box 3, Folder 5, Mission Institutions, Norw. Amer. Encyclopedia, Norwegian-American Historical Association, naha.stolaf.edu.