Background
Bergin, Alfred was born on April 24, 1866 in Väster Biterna, Västergötland, Sweden. Son of Johannes and Maja Stina (Anderson) Bergin.
Bergin, Alfred was born on April 24, 1866 in Väster Biterna, Västergötland, Sweden. Son of Johannes and Maja Stina (Anderson) Bergin.
Came to the United States, 1883. Bachelor of Arts, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, 1892. Bachelor of Divinity, Augustana College and Theological Seminary, 1894, Doctor of Divinity from same, 1919.
Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1899, Doctor of Philosophy, 1904.
Carl Alfred Emanuel (deceased), Mistress Ruth Alfrida Elizabeth Engberg, Esther Gudrun Linnea, Ada Mathilda Victoria (deceased), Valdemar Justinus Emanuel (deceased). Editor of Gustaviana, Saint Peter, 1891-1892. Ordained Swedish Lutheran ministry, 1894.
Pastor, Sanborn, North Dakota, 1894-1895, Warren, Minnesota, 1895-1897, Cambridge, Minnesota, 1897-1904, Bethany Church, Lindsborg, Kansas, since November 24, 1904.
Also professor ethics, Bethany College, 1912-1920. Vice-president Kansas Conference of Augustana Synod, 1907-1911, president, 1918-1922.
Trustee Gustavus Adolphus College, 1889-1905, Bethany College, 1905-1935, Augustana Book Concern, 1915-1920. President board Home for Aged, Lindsborg, Kansas, since 1912.
Member foreign mission board, Augustana Synod, 1921-1930.
Married Anna Hult, June 13, 1894. Children: Mistress Adelia Maria Hulda Ingeborg Stone.