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Born 25 May 1893 near [[Inman (Kansas, USA)|Inman]], Kansas, John Thiessen was the son of Jacob and Sara (Janzen) Thiessen. He attended German school, 1899-1902; public school, 1902-1908; [[Bethel College Academy (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel Academy]], 1912-1916; [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]], 1916-1919 (AB); the U. of Chicago, 1919-1920; McCormick Seminary, 1920-1921; [[Witmarsum Theological Seminary (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Witmarsum Seminary]] 1929-1930 (BD); Garrett Biblical Institute, 1930; and [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton College]], 1931 (AM). He married Elizabeth R. Wiens on 4 May 1921. Thiessen was an educational and pastoral missionary at [[Mauhadih Mennonite Mission Station (Mauhadih, Champa, India)|Mauhadih]] and [[Jagdeeshpur Mission (Garh Phuljhar, Madhya Pradesh, India)|Jagdeeshpur]], [[India|India]], 1921-1949, and was executive secretary of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] Mission Board, 1952-1958. He was a member of the [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Inman, Kansas, USA)|Bethel Congregation]], Inman, Kansas. Thiessen was pastor of congregations at [[Pandora (Putnam County, Ohio, USA)|Pandora]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]]; [[Henderson (Nebraska, USA)|Henderson]], [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]]; and [[Newton (Kansas, USA)|Newton]], [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel]], and Hillsboro, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]]. The children of John and Elizabeth Wiens Thiessen were Harold (1922-1986), Arthur (1923-2013), Eleanor Ewert (1926-1980), Muriel T. Stackley (1937-2011), and Dorothy Alpert (1941-). John Thiessen died 16 February 1967.
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Born 25 May 1893 near [[Inman (Kansas, USA)|Inman]], Kansas, John Thiessen was the son of Jacob and Sara (Janzen) Thiessen. The children of John and Elizabeth (Wiens) Thiessen were Harold, Arthur, Eleanor, Muriel, and Dorothy. John Thiessen died 16 February 1967.
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John attended German school, 1899-1902; public school, 1902-1908; [[Bethel College Academy (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel Academy]], 1912-1916; [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]], 1916-1919 (AB); the U. of Chicago, 1919-1920; McCormick Seminary, 1920-1921; [[Witmarsum Theological Seminary (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Witmarsum Seminary]] 1929-1930 (BD); Garrett Biblical Institute, 1930; and [[Bluffton University (Bluffton, Ohio, USA)|Bluffton College]], 1931 (AM). He married Elizabeth R. Wiens on 4 May 1921.
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Thiessen was an educational and pastoral missionary at [[Mauhadih Mennonite Mission Station (Mauhadih, Champa, India)|Mauhadih]] and [[Jagdeeshpur Mission (Garh Phuljhar, Madhya Pradesh, India)|Jagdeeshpur]], [[India|India]], 1921-1949, and was executive secretary of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] Mission Board, 1952-1958. He was a member of the [[Bethel Mennonite Church (Inman, Kansas, USA)|Bethel Congregation]], Inman, Kansas. Thiessen was pastor of congregations at [[Pandora (Putnam County, Ohio, USA)|Pandora]], [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]]; [[Henderson (Nebraska, USA)|Henderson]], [[Nebraska (USA)|Nebraska]]; and [[Newton (Kansas, USA)|Newton]], [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel]], and Hillsboro, [[Kansas (USA)|Kansas]].  
 
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Juhnke, James C. <em>A People of Mission: A History of General Conference Mennonite Overseas Missions</em>. Newton, KS: Faith and Life, 1979.
 
Juhnke, James C. <em>A People of Mission: A History of General Conference Mennonite Overseas Missions</em>. Newton, KS: Faith and Life, 1979.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 4 November 2014

Born 25 May 1893 near Inman, Kansas, John Thiessen was the son of Jacob and Sara (Janzen) Thiessen. The children of John and Elizabeth (Wiens) Thiessen were Harold, Arthur, Eleanor, Muriel, and Dorothy. John Thiessen died 16 February 1967.

John attended German school, 1899-1902; public school, 1902-1908; Bethel Academy, 1912-1916; Bethel College, 1916-1919 (AB); the U. of Chicago, 1919-1920; McCormick Seminary, 1920-1921; Witmarsum Seminary 1929-1930 (BD); Garrett Biblical Institute, 1930; and Bluffton College, 1931 (AM). He married Elizabeth R. Wiens on 4 May 1921.

Thiessen was an educational and pastoral missionary at Mauhadih and Jagdeeshpur, India, 1921-1949, and was executive secretary of the General Conference Mennonite Mission Board, 1952-1958. He was a member of the Bethel Congregation, Inman, Kansas. Thiessen was pastor of congregations at Pandora, Ohio; Henderson, Nebraska; and Newton, Goessel, and Hillsboro, Kansas.

Bibliography

Juhnke, James C. A People of Mission: A History of General Conference Mennonite Overseas Missions. Newton, KS: Faith and Life, 1979.


Author(s) Muriel T Stackley
Date Published 1989

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Stackley, Muriel T. "Thiessen, John (1893-1967)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1989. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen,_John_(1893-1967)&oldid=126760.

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Stackley, Muriel T. (1989). Thiessen, John (1893-1967). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen,_John_(1893-1967)&oldid=126760.



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