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Baptisms: 1908-1954
The Ministerialbog for the St. Pauli Norsk Evangeliske-Lutherske Menigheden contains a list of baptisms along with birthdates, child's name, parents' names, and sponsors.
Baptisms (Hamar): 1890-1917
The Hamar Congregation joined with the St. Pauli Church in 1917 and their church records were turned over to St. Pauli as well. The Ministerialbog for the Hamar Norsk Evangeliske-Lutherske Menigheden contains a list of baptisms along with birthdates, child's name, parents' names, and sponsors.
Confirmations: 1899-1994
Information and photographs for these confirmation classes were taken from the centennial celebration booklet created in 1996. Larger photographs and those from classes after 1994 are in a display case in the church narthex. Note the presence of other congregations in some of the confirmation years: the Hamar congregation joined with St. Pauli in 1917, while the designation "SH" stands for the St. Hilaire parish.
Congregational Meeting Minutes: 1895-1952
Contained in the first Menighedsprotokol book, the minutes from annual and special meetings are written in Norwegian until 1939.
Constitution:1894
Written in Norwegian, the Menighedens Constitusien was translated by Inger Nilsson of Uppsala, Sweden. Unlike modern Norwegian, the language was very formal and was similar in spelling and grammar to Danish.
Funerals: 1908-1951
The Ministerialbog for the St. Pauli Norsk Evangeliske-Lutherske Menigheden contains a list of burials along with funeral dates, death dates, birthplaces, parents and spouses.
Marriages: 1909-1949
The Ministerialbog for the St. Pauli Norsk Evangeliske-Lutherske Menigheden contains a list of marriages along with parents' names, birthplaces, and witnesses.
Marriages (Hamar): 1908-1917
The Hamar Congregation joined with the St. Pauli Church in 1917 and their church records were turned over to St. Pauli as well. The Ministerialbog for Hamar contains a list of marriages along with parents' names, birthplaces, and witnesses.
Membership Rolls: 1899-1912
Membership lists hand-written in the Menighedsprotokol.
Organists: 1912-1994
The list of organists is taken from the centennial booklet.
Pastors: 1895-1990
Photographs and some of the information are taken from the centennial booklet. Other information about the earlier pastors has been taken from available census records.
Photographs
Photographs taken at the church or of church organizations at other locations.
Service of Dedication: 18 July 1943
At a special church service, both a confirmation memorial and the altar statue were dedicated.
Service of Dedication: 8 July 2012
At a special church service, new hymnals in honor and memory of St. Pauli congregants and family were dedicated.
Warranty Deed: 11 July 1899
Transcribed from the original, this warranty deed details the transaction whereby Hans Amundson "sold" land for the St. Pauli Church for one dollar.
Young People's Society: 1926
Writing in English, these are minutes from two meetings in 1926.

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