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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 ( | + | 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-), Eleanor Ewert (1926-1980), Muriel T. Stackley (1937-2011), and Dorothy Alpert (1941-). John Thiessen died 16 February 1967. |
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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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Revision as of 03:39, 20 February 2014
Born 25 May 1893 near Inman, Kansas, John Thiessen was the son of Jacob and Sara (Janzen) Thiessen. He 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. The children of John and Elizabeth Wiens Thiessen were Harold (1922-1986), Arthur ( 1923-), Eleanor Ewert (1926-1980), Muriel T. Stackley (1937-2011), and Dorothy Alpert (1941-). John Thiessen died 16 February 1967.
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 |
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| Date Published | 1989 |
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Stackley, Muriel T. "Thiessen, John (1893-1967)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1989. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen,_John_(1893-1967)&oldid=113667.
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Stackley, Muriel T. (1989). Thiessen, John (1893-1967). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thiessen,_John_(1893-1967)&oldid=113667.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 885. All rights reserved.
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