Rev. Ferdinand Jacob Renz
Rev. Ferdinand Jacob Renz was born in Odessa, Russia, on March 10, 1900, the son of Ferdinand Jacob Renz and Anna Maria Schell.
The Renz family migrated to the United States in 1911 and settled in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Ferdinand married Julia Laeger in June 1928,
He was called to serve the Ebenezer First German Congregational Church from 1933 to 1935.
Before his service in Portland, Rev. Renz served as pastor in Yuma, Colorado (1926); Cheyenne, Wyoming (1927); and Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1929-1933). After his pastorate in Portland, he served the Wright Congregational Community Church in Boise, Idaho.
Rev. Renz died on December 9, 1988 in Coronado, California.
The Renz family migrated to the United States in 1911 and settled in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Ferdinand married Julia Laeger in June 1928,
He was called to serve the Ebenezer First German Congregational Church from 1933 to 1935.
Before his service in Portland, Rev. Renz served as pastor in Yuma, Colorado (1926); Cheyenne, Wyoming (1927); and Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1929-1933). After his pastorate in Portland, he served the Wright Congregational Community Church in Boise, Idaho.
Rev. Renz died on December 9, 1988 in Coronado, California.
Program for the 1935 Ebenezer First German Congregational Church confirmation class. Courtesy of Bruce Walker.
Sources
Eisenach, George J. A History of the German Congregational Churches in the United States. Yankton, SD: Pioneer, 1938. 296. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. "History of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church." Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, 1909-1984. Portland, OR: 2002. 433-36. Print.
Der Kirchenbote, Obituary of Jakob Renz. December 18, 1939 (Vol. 58 #52).
Renz, Rev. Ferdinand J., "It Is Not Enough.". The Idaho Statemen, Sunday Morning, February 2, 1936.
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Krieger, Joanne, trans. "History of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church." Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, 1909-1984. Portland, OR: 2002. 433-36. Print.
Der Kirchenbote, Obituary of Jakob Renz. December 18, 1939 (Vol. 58 #52).
Renz, Rev. Ferdinand J., "It Is Not Enough.". The Idaho Statemen, Sunday Morning, February 2, 1936.
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