German Evangelical Congregational Brethren Church Confirmation Classes
Confirmation was a rite of initiation in the Volga German Protestant churches and tended to be seen as a mature statement of faith by an already baptized person. Confirmation was typically required to become a member of the church and the public ceremony was usually held as part of the Palm Sunday service each year.
On September 13, 1922 the Free Evangelical Brethren Church was reorganized as the German Congregational Evangelical Brethren Church. From 1923 to 1967 all of the confirmation classes were organized as part of the newly incorporated church that was served by ordained minister rather than church elders. According to the church records, the first confirmation class was held on March 25, 1923 and 522 people were confirmed from that class until the closure of the church in 1967.
A list of the confirmation class members and photographs (if available) for each year are linked below:
On September 13, 1922 the Free Evangelical Brethren Church was reorganized as the German Congregational Evangelical Brethren Church. From 1923 to 1967 all of the confirmation classes were organized as part of the newly incorporated church that was served by ordained minister rather than church elders. According to the church records, the first confirmation class was held on March 25, 1923 and 522 people were confirmed from that class until the closure of the church in 1967.
A list of the confirmation class members and photographs (if available) for each year are linked below:
- March 25, 1923
- April 13, 1924
- April, 1925
- March 28, 1926
- April 8, 1927
- April 1, 1928
- March 24, 1929
- April 13, 1930
- March 29, 1931
- March 20, 1932
- April 9, 1933
- March 25, 1934
- April 14, 1935
- April 5, 1936
- March 21, 1937
- 1938 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- April 2, 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- 1943
- 1944 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- March 25, 1945
- 1946 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- March 30, 1947
- 1948 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- April 10, 1949
- April 2, 1950
- 1951 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- April 6, 1952
- 1953
- 1954 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- April 3, 1955
- March 25, 1956
- April 14, 1957
- 1958 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- March 22, 1959
- April 10, 1960
- 1961 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- April 15, 1962
- 1963 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- 1964 - No confirmation class is listed in the church register
- April 11, 1965
- March 19, 1967
Sources
Krieger, Joanne, Willis Krieger, and Marie Krieger, trans. Free Evangelical Brethren Church Records, Portland, Oregon, 1900-1922. Portland: Print.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Evangelical Congregational Brethren Church, Portland, Oregon, 1922-1967. Portland, OR: n.p., 2000. Print.
"Brief History of The Brethren Congregational Church." Evangelical Congregational Brethren Church. Trans. Joanne Krieger. Portland, OR: n.p., 2000. 1-6. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Evangelical Congregational Brethren Church, Portland, Oregon, 1922-1967. Portland, OR: n.p., 2000. Print.
"Brief History of The Brethren Congregational Church." Evangelical Congregational Brethren Church. Trans. Joanne Krieger. Portland, OR: n.p., 2000. 1-6. Print.
Last updated August 21, 2021.