Contact:  Secretary Jackie Jech or Rector Rev. Charles. R. Uhlik
                (same address)

Congregation founded:  1855
Church built:  1871
Historic Nationality:  mixed

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Uses all cemeteries in area.
Records held:  Church records from 1859 to present (1998) which include baptism, confirmation, weddings, funerals and communicants, also small amount of records from the Prairie Island Episcopal Church.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  Records cannot leave the premises, however anyone is welcome to look at them by inquiring at the office.
Are there fees for research done?  No fees - donations are welcome.
Can the public copy records?  Yes.

Contact:  Bev Samuelson, Secretary at same address.

Congregation founded:  1892
Church built:  1856 (present building)
Historic Nationality:  Swedish

The First Swedish Baptist Church of Red Wing was organized March 4, 1892, with 17 charter members. A new church was built at 5th and Potter in 1903. Moved to present building in 1956.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Use Oakwood and Burnside Cemeteries.
Records held: Membership book goes back only to early 1900s, and contains name, date of membership, birthday and death (or dismissal). Also have some old records written in Swedish.
Records held at:  Church

Contact:  Brenda Carlstrom
256 Debra Avenue, Red Wing, MN  55066

Congregation founded:  1855
Church built:  1895
Historic Nationality:  Swedish

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Uses Oakwood and Burnside cemeteries, generally.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths -- generally include the following information: name, parents' names, ages, addresses.
Records held at: Church, Microfilm copy at GCHS.
Can the public do research?  Per request, as available
Are there fees for research done?  No
Can the public copy records?  Yes, some limitations.

Contact:  Church Office

Congregation founded:  Began worship 1849, incorporated January 13, 1855
Church built:  1857  (oldest church in Goodhue County in continuous use)
Historic Nationality:  mixed

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Primarily uses Oakwood Cemetery.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths back to the beginning of the church. Also minutes of the church session.
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  Not generally - permission may be granted.
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  No.

Contact:  Church Secretary

Congregation founded:  1853
Church built:  1858
Historic Nationality:  English and German

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Uses Oakwood and Burnside Cemeteries. The church maintains the cemetery and records for Hay Creek's Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery and Belvidere's Norwegian Methodist Cemetery.
Records held:  First United Methodist:  Baptisms, marriages and membership (names, some ages, some addresses) from 1889 to present -- the previous records were destroyed by fire.
Hay Creek Swedish Methodist Episcopal: baptisms, deaths and membership from 1873 to 1932. Mostly in Swedish, unknown particulars.
Belvidere Norwegian Methodist: no records.
Records held at: Church
Can the public do research?  Contact church secretary for access to records.
Are there fees for research done?  No fees - donations for written requests are accepted.
Can the public copy records?  Yes - copy charge for use of church copier.

Contact:  Current pastor

Congregation founded:  1959
Church built:  1959
Historic Nationality:  mixed

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No.
Records held:  Births, baptisms (with sponsors or witnesses), confirmations, marriages, deaths (in most cases, the cemetery is identified), funerals.
Records held at: Church -- Some may be held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Red Wing.
Can the public do research?  Yes, within reason.
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  Yes, within reason.

Contact:  Char Henn, Goodhue County Historical Society, by mail only

Congregation founded:  1858
Church built:  1861
Historic Nationality:  German

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetery records -- include names, parents' names, ages. First church records (including first baptism) date to 1855; First marriage dates to 1863.
Records held at:  Church and also Goodhue County Historical Society (translated copies).  The original records are handwritten in longhand and very fragile, and therefore not available to the public.
Can the public do research?  Yes, at GCHS
Are there fees for research done?  n/a
Can the public copy the records?  Yes -- the translated copies.

Contact:  Helen Bell, Parish Historian
426 8th Street, Red Wing, MN  55066

Congregation founded:  1865
Church built:  1865.  Prior to 1865, they were a Missionary Parish, with the pastor living at St. Felix Parish in Wabasha, MN. Current church built in 1965.
Historic Nationality:  Primarily German, now mixed.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  Yes. Calvary Cemetery, Highway 58, Red Wing.
Records held:  Births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, cemetery records -- 1865 to present. Copies of some of the earlier records from St. Felix Church are on file in Red Wing -- early 1850s to 1865.
Records held at:  Church and St. Felix Church in Wabasha.
Can the public do research?  No. Written requests will be responded to as the parish historian has time.
Are there fees for research done?  No, but those requesting research often make a small offering to the Church.
Can the public copy records?  No.

"Because parish records often contain confidential information regarding children born outside of marriage, adoptions, etc., we do not allow general public access to our Church or cemetery records. We do not have the personnel available to resond to requests on demand, and we ask that all requests be made in writing allowing sufficient time for our parish historian - a volunteer - to respond."

Contact:  Church Secretary

Congregation founded:  1886
Church built:  1926
Historic Nationality:  Mixed

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Generally uses Oakwood or Burnside cemeteries.
Records held:  Births  (where, parents names, mother's maiden name), baptism  (where, parents, mother's maiden name, sponsors, pastor), confirmation  (where, date),  marriages  (to whom, where, date, who stood up),  death  (where, date, cemetery, mortuary, pastor).
Can the public do research?  No.
Are there fees for research done?  No.
Can the public copy records?  No.

UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH OF RED WING
628 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN  55066
651/388-3583

Contact:  Shirley Brunner
614 Maple Street, Red Wing, MN  55066

Congregation founded:  1865
Church built:  First church - 1868    Present building - 1906
Historic Nationality:  Norwegian

On February 10, 1930, United Lutheran was formed by a merger of Trinity Lutheran and St. Peter's Lutheran churches.

Does the church have its own cemetery?  No. Uses Oakwood and Burnside cemeteries.
Records held:  Trinity Lutheran:  Birth and death records, 1873-1897, 1898, 1923-24, 1930
St. Peter's Lutheran: Births, baptisms, deaths, 1864 -1930
United Lutheran: Births, deaths, marriages, confirmations, 1930 to present
Records held at:  Church
Can the public do research?  No. Have office help.
Are there fees for research done?  No fee - but donations appreciated.
Can the public copy records?  No.