Ole G. Belsheim

Ole G. Belsheim was born on August 26, 1861 in Vang, Valdres, Norway. He em­i­grat­ed to Amer­i­ca with his fam­i­ly when he was just 5 years old. He at­tend­ed Lu­ther Col­lege, De­cor­ah, Io­wa; North­field Sem­in­a­ry; and Augs­burg Sem­in­a­ry, Min­ne­so­ta. He served as pastor in Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin; Al­bert Lea, Min­ne­so­ta; Grand Mea­dow, Min­ne­so­ta; and Man­dan, North Da­ko­ta and Trin­i­ty Evan­gel­i­cal Lu­ther­an Church in Bis­marck, North Da­ko­ta (1908-15). He was also a member of the committee that produced The Lutheran Hymnary in 1913 and served as editor for Christian Youth for two years. He died on Feb­ru­a­ry 13, 1925 in Dick­in­son, North Da­ko­ta.

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