https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Richert,_Peter_H._(1871-1949)&feed=atom&action=historyRichert, Peter H. (1871-1949) - Revision history2024-03-28T16:46:19ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Richert,_Peter_H._(1871-1949)&diff=101898&oldid=prevRichardThiessen at 05:18, 28 September 20132013-09-28T05:18:34Z<p></p>
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</table>RichardThiessenhttps://gameo.org/index.php?title=Richert,_Peter_H._(1871-1949)&diff=101897&oldid=prevRichardThiessen: Added details regarding employment and educational history.2013-09-28T05:15:19Z<p>Added details regarding employment and educational history.</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Peter H. Richert: a teacher and leader in the [[Mennonite Church General Conference|General Conference Mennonite Church]]; born 11 August 1871 at [[Gnadenheim|Gnadenheim]], Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South [[Russia]], the son of [[Richert, Heinrich (1831-1895)|Heinrich Richert]] and Helena (Unruh) Richert. On 16 August 1900, he married Eva Schmidt (30 June 1872, Paulsheim, Molotschna, South Russia - 21 December 1956, Wichita, Kansas, USA), daughter of Heinrich Schmidt (1841-1921) and Maria (Voth) Schmidt (1845-1925), in Goessel, Kansas. Peter and Eva had five children: Stella, Anton, Elma, Otto, and Samuel. Peter died on 24 October 1949 in Goessel, Kansas.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Peter H. Richert: a teacher and leader in the [[Mennonite Church General Conference|General Conference Mennonite Church]]; born 11 August 1871 at [[Gnadenheim|Gnadenheim]], Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South [[Russia]], the son of [[Richert, Heinrich (1831-1895)|Heinrich Richert]] and Helena (Unruh) Richert. On 16 August 1900, he married Eva Schmidt (30 June 1872, Paulsheim, Molotschna, South Russia - 21 December 1956, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Wichita <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(Kansas, USA)|Wichita]]</ins>, Kansas, USA), daughter of Heinrich Schmidt (1841-1921) and Maria (Voth) Schmidt (1845-1925), in Goessel, Kansas. Peter and Eva had five children: Stella, Anton, Elma, Otto, and Samuel. Peter died on 24 October 1949 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in Goessel, Kansas and was buried in the Tabor Mennonite Church Cemetery </ins>in Goessel, Kansas.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1874 Peter came to [[North America|America]] aboard the S. S. Cimbria with his parents, with whom he experienced the hardships of pioneer life. He grew up near [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel, Kansas]], was baptized in 1889, attended [[Halstead Seminary (Halstead, Kansas, USA)|Halstead Seminary]], and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">completed </del>the Bible course at [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in </del>1897. </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1874 Peter came to [[North America|America]] aboard the S. S. Cimbria with his parents, with whom he experienced the hardships of pioneer life. He grew up near [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel, Kansas]], was baptized in 1889, attended [[Halstead Seminary (Halstead, Kansas, USA)|Halstead Seminary]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">from 1891 to 1893</ins>, and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">attended </ins>the Bible course at [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">from 1895 to </ins>1897. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Richert taught <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">five </del>years in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>district schools and fifteen years at the [[Bethel College Academy (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College Academy]]. In 1896 he was elected evangelist in his home church of [[Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)|Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church]] and several years later elected minister of this church. In 1908 he was elected as pastor of the newly organized [[Tabor Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)|Tabor Mennonite Church]], and on 2 October 1910, ordained as its elder; he served here until 1946, when he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed him.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Richert taught <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for four </ins>years in district schools <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(1890-1891, 1893-1895, 1897-1898), for one year in the German Teachers' Institute (1894) </ins>and fifteen years at the [[Bethel College Academy (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College Academy]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(1898-1912, 1920-1921)</ins>. In 1896 he was elected evangelist in his home church of [[Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)|Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church]] and several years later elected minister of this church<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, serving from 1898 to 1908</ins>. In 1908 he was elected as pastor of the newly organized [[Tabor Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)|Tabor Mennonite Church]], and on 2 October 1910, ordained as its elder; he served here until 1946, when he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed him.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Peter Richert's dream of serving as a foreign missionary never materialized, but was partly fulfilled in the tremendous amount of work which he did as secretary of the [[Foreign Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Foreign Mission Board]] in 1910-46. Reports sent in by the foreign missionaries were published in the <em>[[Mission Quarterly (Periodical)|Mission Quarterly]]</em>, which he edited 1924-31. In 1913 he served as vice-president for the All-Mennonite Convention. 1914-18 found him president of the Kansas Ministers' Conference, and 1920-29 president of the Bethel College board of directors. For seven years he was president of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]]. Richert's preaching was mainly expository; very frequently he preached about the cause he loved most, namely, missions. He was also deeply interested in the promotion of peace. In 1940 he wrote a catechism entitled <em>Some Difficult Passages Concerning the Use of the Sword</em>. </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Peter Richert's dream of serving as a foreign missionary never materialized, but was partly fulfilled in the tremendous amount of work which he did as secretary of the [[Foreign Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Foreign Mission Board]] in 1910-46. Reports sent in by the foreign missionaries were published in the <em>[[Mission Quarterly (Periodical)|Mission Quarterly]]</em>, which he edited 1924-31. In 1913 he served as vice-president for the All-Mennonite Convention. 1914-18 found him president of the Kansas Ministers' Conference, and 1920-29 president of the Bethel College board of directors. For seven years he was president of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]]. Richert's preaching was mainly expository; very frequently he preached about the cause he loved most, namely, missions. He was also deeply interested in the promotion of peace. In 1940 he wrote a catechism entitled <em>Some Difficult Passages Concerning the Use of the Sword</em>. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>GRANDMA (The '''G'''enealogical '''R'''egistry '''an'''d '''D'''atabase of '''M'''ennonite '''A'''ncestry) Database, 7.04 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/index.htm" California Mennonite Historical Society], 2013: #48337.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>GRANDMA (The '''G'''enealogical '''R'''egistry '''an'''d '''D'''atabase of '''M'''ennonite '''A'''ncestry) Database, 7.04 ed. Fresno, CA: [http://calmenno.org/index.htm" California Mennonite Historical Society], 2013: #48337.</div></td></tr>
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</table>RichardThiessenhttps://gameo.org/index.php?title=Richert,_Peter_H._(1871-1949)&diff=101894&oldid=prevRichardThiessen: Added some family details and a bibliographical item.2013-09-28T00:45:37Z<p>Added some family details and a bibliographical item.</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Richert taught five years in </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">district schools and fifteen years at </del>the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bethel College Academy </del>(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">North Newton, </del>Kansas, USA)|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bethel College Academy</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. In 1896 he </del>was <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">elected evangelist </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">his home church of </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Alexanderwohl </del>(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Molotschna Mennonite Settlement</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Zaporizhia Oblast</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ukraine</del>)|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Alexanderwohl</del>]] and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">several years later elected minister of this church. In 1908 he was elected as pastor of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">newly organized </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tabor Mennonite Church </del>(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Goessel</del>, Kansas, USA)|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tabor Mennonite Church</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and on 2 October 1910, ordained as its elder; he served here until 1946, when he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed him</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In 1874 Peter came to [[North America|America]] aboard </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">S. S. Cimbria with his parents, with whom he experienced </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hardships of pioneer life. He grew up near </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Goessel </ins>(Kansas, USA)|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Goessel, Kansas</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </ins>was <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">baptized </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1889, attended </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Halstead Seminary </ins>(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Halstead</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kansas</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">USA</ins>)|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Halstead Seminary</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">completed </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bible course at </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bethel College </ins>(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">North Newton</ins>, Kansas, USA)|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bethel College</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in 1897</ins>. </div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Peter H. Richert, a teacher and leader in the [[Mennonite Church General Conference|General Conference Mennonite Church]], was born 11 August 1871 at [[Gnadenheim|Gnadenheim]], province of [[Taurida Guberniya (Ukraine)|Taurida, South Russia]], the son of [[Richert, Heinrich (1831-1895)|Heinrich Richert]] and Helena (Unruh) Richert. In 1874 he came to [[North America|America]] with his parents, with whom he experienced the hardships of pioneer life. He grew up near [[Goessel (Kansas, USA)|Goessel, Kansas]], attended Halstead Seminary, and completed the Bible course at [[Bethel College (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College]] in 1897. On 16 August 1900, he married Eva Schmidt and to them were born five children.<br />
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Richert taught five years in the district schools and fifteen years at the [[Bethel College Academy (North Newton, Kansas, USA)|Bethel College Academy]]. In 1896 he was elected evangelist in his home church of [[Alexanderwohl (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Alexanderwohl]] and several years later elected minister of this church. In 1908 he was elected as pastor of the newly organized [[Tabor Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)|Tabor Mennonite Church]], and on 2 October 1910, ordained as its elder; he served here until 1946, when he suffered a stroke which partially paralyzed him.<br />
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Peter Richert's dream of serving as a foreign missionary never materialized, but was partly fulfilled in the tremendous amount of work which he did as secretary of the [[Foreign Mission Board (General Conference Mennonite Church)|Foreign Mission Board]] in 1910-46. Reports sent in by the foreign missionaries were published in the <em>[[Mission Quarterly (Periodical)|Mission Quarterly]]</em>, which he edited 1924-31. In 1913 he served as vice-president for the All-Mennonite Convention. 1914-18 found him president of the Kansas Ministers' Conference, and 1920-29 president of the Bethel College board of directors. For seven years he was president of the [[Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Western District Conference]]. Richert's preaching was mainly expository; very frequently he preached about the cause he loved most, namely, missions. He was also deeply interested in the promotion of peace. In 1940 he wrote a catechism entitled <em>Some Difficult Passages Concerning the Use of the Sword</em>. He died on 24 October 1949.<br />
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