The congregation began in 1854 as part of the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of St. Paul. However, since most of the congregation was Swedish, the Norwegians were allowed in 1870 to form their own congregation. In 1872, congregants erected a church at 233 East University Avenue and affiliated their church with the Norwegian-Danish Conference, while continuing to maintain a close association with Augsburg Seminary. Following a disastrous fire in 1902, the congregation erected a brick Gothic Revival Church at 515 Farrington, more central to where most of them lived. The congregation changed its name in 1925 to Trinity Lutheran Church and affiliated with the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America. Currently, the building is empty.