Mt Olive Lutheran Church, 5327 W Washington Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53208, US

HistoryOn December 19, 1929, Pilgrim congregation organized with 9 voting members (P. Bierwagen, J.W.C. Bischoff, E. Drews, E. Esser, G. Jahnke, I. Kroening, H. Loppnow, E. Niermann, and H. Thoke), 34 Communicant Members, and 48 souls. Pilgrim's first resident pastor, Rev. Elmer Zanow, was installed on February 1, 1931. He served until 1940. The first permanent school building was completed on October 31, 1932. Church services were also held there. Rev. Felix Kretzschmar was installed in 1940 and served until 1973. Ground was broken for the current Church building in 1949. It was completed in 1950. After Rev. Kretzschmar, Pilgrim was served by Rev. Arthur Bruning (1964-1966), Rev. Ingolf Larsen (1967-1969), Rev. Kenneth Potratz (1970-1999), Rev. Daniel Piel (1973-1975), Rev. Paul Peckman (1976-2015), and Rev. Tom Reeder (1999-2003). Our current organ was dedicated on October 4, 1992. In 2000, a former Walgreen's Drug store on Center St. was renovated and reopened as the Pilgrim Child DevelopmSpecialtiesPilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member congregation of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Wauwatosa, Wis. at 68th and Center Streets. Pilgrim is scriptural, creedal, confessional, sacramental, liturgical, and, in a word, evangelical.