Lloyd Jorgenson

Reverend Lloyd C. Jorgenson, 95, Bismarck, passed away on September 10, 2009, at Manor Care Center, Glen Ullin. Services will be held on Monday, September 14, at 10:30 AM at Evangel Assembly of God, 3225 N. 14th Street, Bismarck with Rev. Doug Graham officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens Visitation will be held on Sunday from 3:00 – 6:00 PM at Evangel Assembly of God, where a prayer service will begin at 5:00 PM. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Lloyd was born on May 13, 1914, to John and Anna Jorgenson. He graduated from Crookston, MN, High School and in 1935, graduated from North Central Bible School in Minneapolis. He was ordained at Lake Geneva Camp, Alexandria, MN, where he began his long ministry. He entered the evangelistic field in the states of Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota and mainly in North Dakota. He pioneered churches in Aneta, Binford and McVille and held street meetings in Finley, ND. Pastor Jorgenson served the Assembly of God Church in Valley City in 1944, and in 1946 pioneered and led the Assembly of God Church in Kulm for 14 ½ years before coming to Bismarck as pastor of Evangel Temple A/G. He held that position from 1960 to 1971 when he was elected Superintendent of the North Dakota District where he served from 1971 until 1980. From 1980 to 1990 he served at Bethel Assembly in Mandan. He also served churches at Regan and Grand Forks. In 1990 to the present, Pastor Jorgenson served the Evangel Assembly of God in Bismarck as Ambassador at Large, and more recently as Pastor Emeritus. Over the years Brother Jorgenson’s ministry took him abroad to France, Germany, Sweden and Norway. In many cities in Germany, mainly in Berlin, he was a keynote speaker, pianist, and organist in large tent meetings. He studied music in Germany at the Berlin Conservatory of Music. Among his twelve trips abroad he visited: Hawaii, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Seoul, Korea where he attended the World Pentecostal Conference. The highlights of all his travels were the three visits to the Holy Land. Through the many years of pastoral ministry, Pastor Lloyd Jorgenson touched many lives. Strong, but gentle leadership marked his ministry. He was a faithful shepherd, leader, teacher, guide and friend -- truly a man of God for our times. He is survived by his brother, Melvin Eleanor Jorgenson of Minneapolis, and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Anna Wick Jorgenson; his brother, Clarence; and his sisters, Mabel Arthur Grande, Josephine Walter Thiele, Julia Kenneth Olson, and Leona Roland Dean. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Lakewood Park Bible Camp in memory of Reverend Lloyd C. Jorgenson.

Lloyd Jorgenson

May 13, 1914 - September 10, 2009