Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Press, Samuel D. |
Birthplace |
Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
Deceased |
08/14/1967 |
Deceased Where |
St. Louis, Missouri ? |
Education |
Elmhurst Proseminary Eden Theological Seminary at Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Missouri. Fredrick Wilhelm University in Berlin, Germany. University of Halle in Germany (Martin Luther Universitat Halle Wittenberg) |
Notes |
Served St. Peter's in Gay Hill 1899 - p 12 of One Hundredth Anniversary. Ordained in Zion Church of New Hanover, Illinois by his father in 1896. |
Relationships |
Pastor Johann Gottlob Press, father Pastor Walter S. Press, son |
Role |
Pastor |
Titles & Honors |
The Reverend President of Eden Theological Seminary now at Webster Groves, St. Louis, Missouri. Doctor of Divinity by Eden Theological Seminary. Doctor of Theology Halle University in Germany. On 90th birthday named "Ecumenical Man of the Year" by the Metropolitan Church Federation. |
Position or Congregations Served |
Served in Perry, Falls County, Texas St. John's Church in Mettina and Founded St. Paul's Church 5 miles north of Marlin, Texas St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Gay Hill (Brenham), Texas First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas Professor Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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