Free Evangelical Brethren Church Confirmation Class of 1911 or 1912
This photograph is believed to be either the 1911 or 1912 Confirmation Class of the Free Evangelical Brethren Church. Rev. Hagelganz served as an Elder at this church and became an ordained minister in July 1911. His first charge was the small German Congregational Church of Cedar Mill in the Bethany community (located at the current intersection of Highway 26 and the Bethany Boulevard overpass) which was organized in 1887. He ministered this congregation for about four years. The family lived near the church but also continued associating with friends from the Free Evangelical Brethren Church in Portland who had encouraged him to become a pastor. It is very possible that Rev. Hagelganz led the confirmation classes at the Free Evangelical Brethren Church from the time of his ordination until he was called to become pastor of the Second German Congregational Church in 1913. The church records do not list members or the pastor of the confirmation classes for 1911 or 1912.
Front row from left to right: ?, ?, Rev. Heinrich Hagelganz, ?, ?
Second row from left to right: ?, ?, ?, ?
Back row from left to right: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
The unidentified class members include:
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Front row from left to right: ?, ?, Rev. Heinrich Hagelganz, ?, ?
Second row from left to right: ?, ?, ?, ?
Back row from left to right: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
The unidentified class members include:
Please contact the webmaster if you have information about this confirmation class.
Sources
Anna Lee Walton donated this photograph to The Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University and recalls that this confirmation photograph was from a church west of Union Avenue. This information supports the fact that this is likely a class from the Free Evangelical Brethren Church which was located on NE Mallory.
Last updated January 17, 2017.
