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| − | + | Bernhard Epp, elder: born 19 February 1852 in Rosenort, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Colony]], South [[Russia|Russia]], the sixth of nine children of Heinrich H. Epp (1811-1863) and Justina (Willms) Epp (1822-1891). Bernhard's father had three children from his first marriage to Sara Thiessen (1793-1841). In 1875 he married Anna Wiens (b. 19 June 1854, [[Lindenau (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Lindenau]], Molotschna Colony – d. 24 February 1926, Lindenau, Molotschna Colony), daughter of Franz Wiens. They had 11 children: Gerhard, Justina, Helena, Agatha, Jacob, Anna, Bernhard, Katharina, Johann, David and Maria. Bernhard died 16 July 1926 in Lindenau, Molotschna, South Russia. | |
In 1889 Epp was elected as minister and in 1908 as elder of his congregation, the [[Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church]]. Although he had only an [[Elementary Education|elementary education]], he served with wisdom and devotion through all the trouble of the War and the Revolution. During his years of service he preached 641 times at funerals and 271 times at weddings, not to speak of the many Sunday services he conducted. He instructed and baptized around 1,200 persons. | In 1889 Epp was elected as minister and in 1908 as elder of his congregation, the [[Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church]]. Although he had only an [[Elementary Education|elementary education]], he served with wisdom and devotion through all the trouble of the War and the Revolution. During his years of service he preached 641 times at funerals and 271 times at weddings, not to speak of the many Sunday services he conducted. He instructed and baptized around 1,200 persons. | ||
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GRANDMA (The <strong>G</strong>enealogical <strong>R</strong>egistry <strong>a</strong>nd <strong>D</strong>atabase of <strong>M</strong>ennonite <strong>A</strong>ncestry) Database, 4.19 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/grandma/index.htm California Mennonite Historical Society], 2005. | GRANDMA (The <strong>G</strong>enealogical <strong>R</strong>egistry <strong>a</strong>nd <strong>D</strong>atabase of <strong>M</strong>ennonite <strong>A</strong>ncestry) Database, 4.19 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/grandma/index.htm California Mennonite Historical Society], 2005. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:44, 20 August 2013
Bernhard Epp, elder: born 19 February 1852 in Rosenort, Molotschna Colony, South Russia, the sixth of nine children of Heinrich H. Epp (1811-1863) and Justina (Willms) Epp (1822-1891). Bernhard's father had three children from his first marriage to Sara Thiessen (1793-1841). In 1875 he married Anna Wiens (b. 19 June 1854, Lindenau, Molotschna Colony – d. 24 February 1926, Lindenau, Molotschna Colony), daughter of Franz Wiens. They had 11 children: Gerhard, Justina, Helena, Agatha, Jacob, Anna, Bernhard, Katharina, Johann, David and Maria. Bernhard died 16 July 1926 in Lindenau, Molotschna, South Russia.
In 1889 Epp was elected as minister and in 1908 as elder of his congregation, the Lichtenau-Petershagen Mennonite Church. Although he had only an elementary education, he served with wisdom and devotion through all the trouble of the War and the Revolution. During his years of service he preached 641 times at funerals and 271 times at weddings, not to speak of the many Sunday services he conducted. He instructed and baptized around 1,200 persons.
Bibliography
GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 4.19 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2005.
| Author(s) | Heinrich Goerz |
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| Richard D. Thiessen | |
| Date Published | April 2005 |
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Goerz, Heinrich and Richard D. Thiessen. "Epp, Bernhard (1852-1926)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2005. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Epp,_Bernhard_(1852-1926)&oldid=87378.
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Goerz, Heinrich and Richard D. Thiessen. (April 2005). Epp, Bernhard (1852-1926). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Epp,_Bernhard_(1852-1926)&oldid=87378.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 234. All rights reserved.
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