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| − | [[File:MLA2003-0153.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Amos E. Kreider, ca. 1938 | + | [[File:MLA2003-0153.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Amos E. Kreider, ca. 1938 Source: [http://www.bethelks.edu/mla/holdings/scans/ Mennonite Library and Archives] 2003-0153'']] Amos E. Kreider: pastor, Bible teacher, influential conference and missions leader; was born 19 October 1889 to John H. Kreider and Magdalene Ebersole-Kreider, at Sterling, Illinois. He married Stella R. Shoemaker, Freeport, Illinois, on 5 September 1917; they were the parents of [[Kreider, Robert Stanford (1919-2015)|Robert S.]] and Gerald R. Kreider. Educated at [[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen College]] and Garrett Biblical Institute, A. E. Kreider returned to teach at Goshen College, 1917-1918, 1921-1923. He also taught at [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton College]] and [[Witmarsum Theological Seminary (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Witmarsum Theological Seminary]] between 1923 and 1931 and at [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] (Kansas), 1935-1943. Ordained at Maplewood Mennonite Church, [[Topeka (Indiana, USA)|Topeka]], Indiana on 5 May 1915, he served also as pastor at [[Science Ridge Mennonite Church (Sterling, Illinois, USA)|Science Ridge]], Sterling, Illinois (1918-1921); College Church, [[Goshen (Indiana, USA)|Goshen]] (1921-1923); [[First Mennonite Church (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|First Mennonite]], [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton, Ohio]] (1931-1935); and [[Eighth Street Mennonite Church (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Eighth Street]], Goshen (1943 until retirement). Significant church board memberships include: [[Mennonite Board of Education (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Education]] ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], 1920-23); Board of Missions ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]], 1935-53); Board of [[Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |Mennonite Biblical Seminary]] (GCM, 1945-1962), in which he became a significant bridge in Mennonite Church-General Conference Mennonite Church relationships. Amos Kreider died 11 February 1976. |
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| − | and Archives] 2003-0153'']] Amos E. Kreider: pastor, Bible teacher, influential conference and missions leader; was born 19 October 1889 to John H. Kreider and Magdalene Ebersole-Kreider, at Sterling, Illinois. He married Stella R. Shoemaker, Freeport, Illinois, on 5 September 1917; they were the parents of Robert S. and Gerald R. Kreider. Educated at [[Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Goshen College]] and Garrett Biblical Institute, A. E. Kreider returned to teach at Goshen College, 1917-1918, 1921-1923. He also taught at [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton College]] and [[Witmarsum Theological Seminary (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Witmarsum Theological Seminary]] between 1923 and 1931 and at [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] (Kansas), 1935-1943. Ordained at Maplewood Mennonite Church, [[Topeka (Indiana, USA)|Topeka]], Indiana on 5 May 1915, he served also as pastor at [[Science Ridge Mennonite Church (Sterling, Illinois, USA)|Science Ridge]], Sterling, Illinois (1918-1921); College Church, [[Goshen (Indiana, USA)|Goshen]] (1921-1923); [[First Mennonite Church (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|First Mennonite]], [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton, Ohio]] (1931-1935); and [[Eighth Street Mennonite Church (Goshen, Indiana, USA)|Eighth Street]], Goshen (1943 until retirement). Significant church board memberships include: [[Mennonite Board of Education (Mennonite Church)|Mennonite Board of Education]] ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]], 1920-23); Board of Missions ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]], 1935-53); Board of [[Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |Mennonite Biblical Seminary]] (GCM, 1945-1962), in which he became a significant bridge in Mennonite Church-General Conference Mennonite Church relationships. Amos Kreider died 11 February 1976. | ||
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Amos E. Kreider: pastor, Bible teacher, influential conference and missions leader; was born 19 October 1889 to John H. Kreider and Magdalene Ebersole-Kreider, at Sterling, Illinois. He married Stella R. Shoemaker, Freeport, Illinois, on 5 September 1917; they were the parents of Robert S. and Gerald R. Kreider. Educated at Goshen College and Garrett Biblical Institute, A. E. Kreider returned to teach at Goshen College, 1917-1918, 1921-1923. He also taught at Bluffton College and Witmarsum Theological Seminary between 1923 and 1931 and at Bethel College (Kansas), 1935-1943. Ordained at Maplewood Mennonite Church, Topeka, Indiana on 5 May 1915, he served also as pastor at Science Ridge, Sterling, Illinois (1918-1921); College Church, Goshen (1921-1923); First Mennonite, Bluffton, Ohio (1931-1935); and Eighth Street, Goshen (1943 until retirement). Significant church board memberships include: Mennonite Board of Education (Mennonite Church, 1920-23); Board of Missions (General Conference Mennonite, 1935-53); Board of Mennonite Biblical Seminary (GCM, 1945-1962), in which he became a significant bridge in Mennonite Church-General Conference Mennonite Church relationships. Amos Kreider died 11 February 1976.
| Author(s) | Erland Waltner |
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| Date Published | 1987 |
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Waltner, Erland. "Kreider, Amos E. (1889-1976)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1987. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kreider,_Amos_E._(1889-1976)&oldid=134068.
APA style
Waltner, Erland. (1987). Kreider, Amos E. (1889-1976). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kreider,_Amos_E._(1889-1976)&oldid=134068.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 498. All rights reserved.
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