Brooklyn, New York:

• Churches:
• Our Savior's Danish Lutheran Church/Danish Seamen's Church
193-195 9th St Brooklyn NY

organized 1872, merged 1957 into Brooklyn: Christ, 1070 59th St., Brooklyn, NY 11219 (Our Savior's records are at the Archive at Wagner College in Staten Island and at the archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.).  We have a copy of the records and indexed them.  The records are from: 1878-1949.  If you would like us to look up something, then please contact us at [email protected]. Ministers: Rasmus Andersen 1883-1924, Peder Jensen Pederse 1924-1929, Alfred Thorkil Dorf 1929-1946, Frank Olaf Lund 1936-1947, Einar August Andersen 1948-1951.

Rev Rasmus Andersen founded Our Saviors and was also very connected with St. Stephen's in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
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The Danish Seamen's Church (Den danske Sømandskirke) of New York was founded by the Danish minister Rasmus Andersen in 1878. In 1886 two buildings on Ninth Street, Brooklyn were acquired and Our Saviour's Church (Vor Frelsers kirke) was established. In 1957 the Danish Seamen's Church moved to the present location at 102 Willow Street in the historic Brooklyn Heights district.

• Salem/Salam Danish Lutheran -
Salem Danish Lutheran Church was organized on 21 April 1895 in a home at 152 Eleventh St. Brooklyn New York. There were 14 Danes who wanted to worship in their native language (list of founders). A year later, Salem was accepted as a member of the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

The church purchased property at 128 Prospect Ave. Brooklyn. The first pastor was  JJ Kildsig.  The house on the property was used temporarily for worship until a church was erected and dedicated in 1899.

In 1940 the city served notice that it wanted to acquire the property on Prospect Ave for an expressway and the church should be vacated.  For nearly 2 years, services were held in a Masonic Hall or the congregation shared church facilities of Our Savior Danish Church on 9th St. Ground breaking for the new church was held in May 1941 and in June the same year, cornerstones from the old and new church were put into place. The new church, located at 345 Ovington Ave. was dedicated 15 March 1942.  Rev. C M Videbeck was pastor and was involved with the design of the church. Carl J Jensen was the architect (drawing). 

After World War II there were many new families with children in the Bay Ridge neighborhood.  Sunday school grew and there were boy scouts, girl scouts, basketball team and Luther League. On 23 April 1995 Salem celebrated its’ 100th Year Anniversary at the Danish Athletic Club, Brooklyn, New York. Pastor at the time was Rev. Harriet Wieber.
 
The Danish population in the area dwindled and the neighborhood's ethnic makeup changed as well. Salem has now become Salam Arabic Lutheran Church with Rev. Khader El-Yateem as pastor.

Picture of the old and new church (picture). 

• St Ansgar Danish Lutheran. This church was only in existance a short time.  In 1902, the church was at 263 9th Street in Brooklyn and the pastor was Kristjan Samsoe. The records are at Wagner College in Staten Island.
  

• Danish Brotherhood/Sisterhood in America:
• Modersmaalet Lodge 164 D.B.S. (1940) (1941) (1943) (1944) (1945) (1946) (1951) (1953) (1954) (1955) (1956) (1957) (1958) (1959) (1960) (1962)
  
• Vort Land Lodge 205 D.B.S. (1940) (1941) (1942) (1945) (1951) (1953) (1954) (1955) (1956) (1957) (1958)
  
• Enigheden Lodge 104 D.S.S. (1940) (1941) (1943) (1944) (1945) (1946) (1946 officers) (1964)
  

• Danish Athletic Club:  In 1891, eleven Danes participated in a 6 day International Tug-of-War in Madison Square Garden, NYC.  It was at that time the thought was to organize a club, known today as the Danish Athletic Club (DAC).  As the club grew, the members started a gymnasium where they met on Sundays to participate in wrestling and tug-of-war.

A match was arranged with a Perth Amboy, New Jersey group and ten men were sent to represent the DAC.  The Contest was held in “Jackass Park” with free admission. Over 4,000 spectators watched the Danes win in 20 minutes. By 1900,  membership grew and a hall was rented in Brooklyn and the Club was active with many sports including Soccer. 

Initially the Club membership was limited to men only but eventually women began to join in activities.  During the 1950s and 1960s the Club had a membership of over 600. During those years the DAC was very active in support of  both the Danish Home, Brooklyn, New York, the Danish Home, Edison, New Jersey, and others in the Scandinavian community.

The Danish Athletic Club is still located at 741 65th Street, Brooklyn, New York. Membership has dwindled, but the Club hosts many Scandinavian Affairs throughout the year.

• "Dana" Danish Singing Society: 1944 list  
• Danish home - located at 1055  41th Street, Brooklyn, New York - picture circa 1935; list of presidents; residents; 1910 census,  1920 census,  1930 census
• The Danish Home was in Brooklyn starting in December 1906.  Jacob A. Riis was present at the opening of the home. The home was expanded to three buildings in Brooklyn. In 1948,  the three buildings that constituted the home did not measure up to modern requirements.  A committee was formed to raise funds for a new home.  One proposed building looked like this picture.  On June 6, 1950, some building lots were purchased at 97th Street and Fourth avenue in Brooklyn for the new home (it is unclear what happened to these lots). In July 1953, the Home was notified to vacate at once Houses 2 & 3 by the New York City Building Department, and fire retard House 1.  An agreement was made with the Odd Fellows Home in Hollis, Queens, New York and many of the residents were temporarily moved there.  A new home was purchased on East Quaker Bridge Road in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.  All the home residents were moved there on January 30, 1954.  In 2014, the home is still in operation at this location. (picture)
  

 DANE home