[Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America]
GjörðAbók Kirkjupingsins 67 [Special Issue of Sameiningin, 66 Arg. /Yr. ,, Jul, Aug, Sept, 1951, Hadið Ad Lundar, Mb, 22-25 Júní, 1937 ; Proceedings of 67th Annual Convention of the Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North America, held in Lundar, MB, 17-25 June, 1951
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Hins evangeliska lúterska kirkjufélag Íslendinga í Vesturheimi [Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America], 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 68 + 2 pages of publisher's advertisements. 8vo. measuring 23 cm. Plain, twice-stapled, card covers. Contents deal with church affairs normally discussed at a church annual convention, including finances and the difficulties of communication and cohesion among the far-flung Icelandic pioneer settlements in North America, of which the Winnipeg First Lutheran Church was the de-facto headquarters. Many of the prominent clergy and lay leaders whose names appeared in the pages of this annual convention publication were also prominent writers - Guttormur G. Guttormsson of Manitoba being one such example. Unrecorded in OCLC. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, et al. This is one of the "Gjörðabók" (annual) series, though the title varies over the years, published by the Evangelical Icelandic Lutheran Church of North America (headquarters: Winnipeg]. Imprint : [Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1937: Hins evangeliska lúterska kirkjufélag Íslendinga í Vesturheimi], 1937. Publ. frequency: Annual/Árlega.
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Keywords: manitoba history; local history; canadian history; religion; evangelical icelandic lutheran church of north america; trúarhreyfingar; lúterstrú; fundir; synod; western Iicelanders; vestur-Íslendingar; tíðindi frá kirkjuþingi