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Born 14 June 1873 at [[Margenau (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Margenau]], Molotschna, Jakob Fr. Hübert was converted and baptized in the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church at age 17. He married Helene Kasdorf 1903 and moved to the [[Omsk (Siberia, Russia)|Omsk, Siberia,]] region where he was ordained minister (1907) and elder (1913).
 
Born 14 June 1873 at [[Margenau (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Margenau]], Molotschna, Jakob Fr. Hübert was converted and baptized in the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] Church at age 17. He married Helene Kasdorf 1903 and moved to the [[Omsk (Siberia, Russia)|Omsk, Siberia,]] region where he was ordained minister (1907) and elder (1913).
  
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He was arrested in 1929 but escaped to [[Germany|Germany]], from where he emigrated to [[Brazil|Brazil]] in 1930. He was elected to organize and lead the new Mennonite Brethren church, which required wisdom and love to shape a congregation whose members had come from many different parts of [[Russia|Russia]]. In 1936 he was called to serve as leader of the Mennonite Brethren church in [[Curitiba (Paraná, Brazil) |Curitiba]]. With the coming of World War II use of the German language was prohibited, forcing him to preach and lead worship in [[Dialect Literature and Speech, Low German|Low German]] (closely related to Dutch). He was known particularly for his pastoral concern and the irenic spirit in which he worked with others including elder David Koop of the [kirchliche] Mennonite congregation ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]). He was one of the last to serve in the office of [[Elder (Ältester)|elder]] in the Mennonite Brethren church. He died 25 September 1964.
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He was arrested in 1929 but escaped to [[Germany|Germany]], from where he immigrated to [[Brazil|Brazil]] in 1930. He was elected to organize and lead the new Mennonite Brethren church, which required wisdom and love to shape a congregation whose members had come from many different parts of [[Russia|Russia]]. In 1936 he was called to serve as leader of the Mennonite Brethren church in [[Curitiba (Paraná, Brazil) |Curitiba]]. With the coming of World War II use of the German language was prohibited, forcing him to preach and lead worship in [[Dialect Literature and Speech, Low German|Low German]] (closely related to Dutch). He was known particularly for his pastoral concern and the irenic spirit in which he worked with others including elder David Koop of the [kirchliche] Mennonite congregation ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]). He was one of the last to serve in the office of [[Elder (Ältester)|elder]] in the Mennonite Brethren church. He died 25 September 1964.
 
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Born 14 June 1873 at Margenau, Molotschna, Jakob Fr. Hübert was converted and baptized in the Mennonite Brethren Church at age 17. He married Helene Kasdorf 1903 and moved to the Omsk, Siberia, region where he was ordained minister (1907) and elder (1913).

He was arrested in 1929 but escaped to Germany, from where he immigrated to Brazil in 1930. He was elected to organize and lead the new Mennonite Brethren church, which required wisdom and love to shape a congregation whose members had come from many different parts of Russia. In 1936 he was called to serve as leader of the Mennonite Brethren church in Curitiba. With the coming of World War II use of the German language was prohibited, forcing him to preach and lead worship in Low German (closely related to Dutch). He was known particularly for his pastoral concern and the irenic spirit in which he worked with others including elder David Koop of the [kirchliche] Mennonite congregation (General Conference Mennonite Church). He was one of the last to serve in the office of elder in the Mennonite Brethren church. He died 25 September 1964.


Author(s) Helena Ens
Date Published 1987

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Ens, Helena. "Hübert, Jakob Fr. (1873-1964)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1987. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=H%C3%BCbert,_Jakob_Fr._(1873-1964)&oldid=141165.

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Ens, Helena. (1987). Hübert, Jakob Fr. (1873-1964). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=H%C3%BCbert,_Jakob_Fr._(1873-1964)&oldid=141165.



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