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Peter Tiessen, Sr. was a minister and elder of the [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig Mennonite Church]] during the time of transition from the lay to the salaried ministry. [[Tiessen, Peter (ca. 1764-1826)|Peter Tiessen Jr.]] was elected minister at the age of thirty-six, 17 August 1800, to help his father, who was elected minister in 1774. It was during their ministry that the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] and the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] churches were united in 1808. When Peter, Sr. died, 17 March 1825, the son was elected elder. He died 1 October 1826, and was succeeded by [[Smissen, Jacob II van der (1785-1846)|Jacob van der Smissen]], the first theologically trained minister of Danzig. | Peter Tiessen, Sr. was a minister and elder of the [[Danzig Mennonite Church (Gdansk, Poland)|Danzig Mennonite Church]] during the time of transition from the lay to the salaried ministry. [[Tiessen, Peter (ca. 1764-1826)|Peter Tiessen Jr.]] was elected minister at the age of thirty-six, 17 August 1800, to help his father, who was elected minister in 1774. It was during their ministry that the [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] and the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] churches were united in 1808. When Peter, Sr. died, 17 March 1825, the son was elected elder. He died 1 October 1826, and was succeeded by [[Smissen, Jacob II van der (1785-1846)|Jacob van der Smissen]], the first theologically trained minister of Danzig. | ||
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Mannhardt, Herman Gottlieb. <em>Die Danziger Mennonitengemeinde: ihre Entstehung und ihre Geschichte von 1569-1919 : Denkschrift zur Erinnerung an das 350 jährigie Bestehen der Gemeinde und an die Jahrhundertfeier unseres Kirchenbaus am 14. September 1919</em>. Danzig: Danziger Mennonitengemeinde, 1919: 134-135, 151-157. | Mannhardt, Herman Gottlieb. <em>Die Danziger Mennonitengemeinde: ihre Entstehung und ihre Geschichte von 1569-1919 : Denkschrift zur Erinnerung an das 350 jährigie Bestehen der Gemeinde und an die Jahrhundertfeier unseres Kirchenbaus am 14. September 1919</em>. Danzig: Danziger Mennonitengemeinde, 1919: 134-135, 151-157. | ||
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Peter Tiessen, Sr. was a minister and elder of the Danzig Mennonite Church during the time of transition from the lay to the salaried ministry. Peter Tiessen Jr. was elected minister at the age of thirty-six, 17 August 1800, to help his father, who was elected minister in 1774. It was during their ministry that the Frisian and the Flemish churches were united in 1808. When Peter, Sr. died, 17 March 1825, the son was elected elder. He died 1 October 1826, and was succeeded by Jacob van der Smissen, the first theologically trained minister of Danzig.
Bibliography
Mannhardt, Herman Gottlieb. Die Danziger Mennonitengemeinde: ihre Entstehung und ihre Geschichte von 1569-1919 : Denkschrift zur Erinnerung an das 350 jährigie Bestehen der Gemeinde und an die Jahrhundertfeier unseres Kirchenbaus am 14. September 1919. Danzig: Danziger Mennonitengemeinde, 1919: 134-135, 151-157.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Tiessen, Peter (1739-1825)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tiessen,_Peter_(1739-1825)&oldid=85569.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1959). Tiessen, Peter (1739-1825). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tiessen,_Peter_(1739-1825)&oldid=85569.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1129. All rights reserved.
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