https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Koop,_Abraham_B._(1914-1993)&feed=atom&action=historyKoop, Abraham B. (1914-1993) - Revision history2024-03-28T16:35:58ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Koop,_Abraham_B._(1914-1993)&diff=155913&oldid=prevRichardThiessen at 23:10, 3 December 20172017-12-03T23:10:31Z<p></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>[[File:KoopAbe.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Abe &amp; Helen Koop'']] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>Abraham B. "Abe" Koop: minister, teacher and farmer, born 28 August 1914 in [[Konteniusfeld (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Konteniusfeld]], [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]] to Aron and Helene (Peters) Koop. He was the second child in a family of five sons and three daughters. In 1943 he married Helena "Helen" Dyck (24 October 1924, Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada - 4 December 2012, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada), daughter of [[Dyck, Peter Wilhelm "P. W." (1900-1988)|Peter W. Dyck]] (30 November 1900 - December 1988) and Helena (Epp) Dyck (25 June 1902 - 11 October 1947). They had six sons: Aron, Alan, Walter, Richard, Robert and Kenneth. Abe died 30 June 1993 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.</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>[[File:KoopAbe.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Abe &amp; Helen Koop'']]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </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>Abraham B. "Abe" Koop: minister, teacher and farmer, born 28 August 1914 in [[Konteniusfeld (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Konteniusfeld]], [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]] to Aron and Helene (Peters) Koop. He was the second child in a family of five sons and three daughters. In 1943 he married Helena "Helen" Dyck (24 October 1924, Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada - 4 December 2012, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada), daughter of [[Dyck, Peter Wilhelm "P. W." (1900-1988)|Peter W. Dyck]] (30 November 1900 - December 1988) and Helena (Epp) Dyck (25 June 1902 - 11 October 1947). They had six sons: Aron, Alan, Walter, Richard, Robert and Kenneth. Abe died 30 June 1993 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.</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>In 1925 Abraham Koop immigrated to [[Canada|Canada]] with his parents and siblings, first settling in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]. His father Aron longed for land that reminded him of his home in [[Russia|Russia]], so in 1926 they moved to [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]] and finally bought land in the foothills of the Rockies.</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>In 1925 Abraham Koop immigrated to [[Canada|Canada]] with his parents and siblings, first settling in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]. His father Aron longed for land that reminded him of his home in [[Russia|Russia]], so in 1926 they moved to [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]] and finally bought land in the foothills of the Rockies.</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>Abraham Koop was baptized on 25 October 1935 in the Blumenthaler (later Springridge) Mennonite Church in Springridge near Pincher Creek, Alberta, by Rev. David Janzen<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. He served as minister of this church from 1941 to 1950</del>. Abe attended [[Coaldale Bible School (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Bible School]] (1932-34), [[Herbert Bible School (Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Herbert Bible School]] (1936-38), and Prairie Bible Institute (PBI) in Three Hills, Alberta (1939-41). He majored in theology and music and graduated from PBI in 1941. In 1940, at the age of 26, he was ordained to the ministry by <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rev. </del>David P. Janzen in the [[Springridge Mennonite Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)|Springridge Mennonite Church]]. During the war he served as a [[Conscientious Objection|conscientious objector]] (CO) on Vancouver Island, ministering to the other conscientious objectors working in the area.</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>Abraham Koop was baptized on 25 October 1935 in the Blumenthaler (later Springridge) Mennonite Church in Springridge near Pincher Creek, Alberta, by Rev. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Janzen, David P. (1882-1965)|</ins>David <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">P. </ins>Janzen<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>. Abe attended [[Coaldale Bible School (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Bible School]] (1932-34), [[Herbert Bible School (Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Herbert Bible School]] (1936-38), and Prairie Bible Institute (PBI) in Three Hills, Alberta (1939-41). He majored in theology and music and graduated from PBI in 1941. In 1940, at the age of 26, he was ordained to the ministry by David P. Janzen in the [[Springridge Mennonite Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)|Springridge Mennonite Church]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and served as minister in this church from 1941 to 1950</ins>. During the war he served as a [[Conscientious Objection|conscientious objector]] (CO) on Vancouver Island, ministering to the other conscientious objectors working in the area.</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>From 1941 to 1949 Abraham Koop taught at the [[Menno Bible Institute (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Menno Bible Institute]] in [[Didsbury (Alberta, Canada)|Didsbury]], Alberta. In 1943 he was instrumental in organizing the Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization. From 1950 to 1954 he was principal in the [[Swift Current Bible Institute (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current Bible Institute]], Saskatchewan. Every spring the family moved back to the farm to collect the livestock and to put in a crop of grain. From 1954 to 1959 he pastored the Springridge Mennonite Church. Abe was the co-editor of the family devotional <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</del>Light for the Day<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">" </del>from 1959 until 1961.</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>From 1941 to 1949 Abraham Koop taught at the [[Menno Bible Institute (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Menno Bible Institute]] in [[Didsbury (Alberta, Canada)|Didsbury]], Alberta. In 1943 he was instrumental in organizing the Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization. From 1950 to 1954 he was principal in the [[Swift Current Bible Institute (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current Bible Institute]], Saskatchewan. Every spring the family moved back to the farm to collect the livestock and to put in a crop of grain. From 1954 to 1959 he pastored the Springridge Mennonite Church. Abe was the co-editor of the family devotional <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''</ins>Light for the Day<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'' </ins>from 1959 until 1961.</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>In 1960 the family moved to Clearbrook, British Columbia (BC) where Abe taught in [[Bethel Bible Institute (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Bethel Bible Institute]] until 1965. He pastored the [[Chilliwack Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|First Mennonite Church]], Chilliwack, BC from 1961 to 1967. In 1968-69 Abe did research work for the Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba. In 1970 the Koops moved to Black Creek on Vancouver Island where they pastored the [[United Mennonite Church (Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada)|Black Creek United Mennonite]] Church until 1979. From 1980 until 1991 he was an agent for Roberts Mutual Fire Insurance.</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>In 1960 the family moved to Clearbrook, British Columbia (BC) where Abe taught in [[Bethel Bible Institute (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Bethel Bible Institute]] until 1965. He pastored the [[Chilliwack Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|First Mennonite Church]], Chilliwack, BC from 1961 to 1967. In 1968-69 Abe did research work for the Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba. In 1970 the Koops moved to Black Creek on Vancouver Island where they pastored the [[United Mennonite Church (Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada)|Black Creek United Mennonite]] Church until 1979. From 1980 until 1991 he was an agent for Roberts Mutual Fire Insurance.</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>From 1941 to 1949 Abraham Koop taught at the [[Menno Bible Institute (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Menno Bible Institute]] in [[Didsbury (Alberta, Canada)|Didsbury]], Alberta. In 1943 he was instrumental in organizing the Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization. From 1950 to 1954 he was principal in the [[Swift Current Bible Institute (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current Bible Institute]], Saskatchewan. Every spring the family moved back to the farm to collect the livestock and to put in a crop of grain. From 1954 to 1959 he pastored the Springridge Mennonite Church. Abe was the co-editor of the family devotional "Light for the Day" from 1959 until 1961.</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>From 1941 to 1949 Abraham Koop taught at the [[Menno Bible Institute (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Menno Bible Institute]] in [[Didsbury (Alberta, Canada)|Didsbury]], Alberta. In 1943 he was instrumental in organizing the Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization. From 1950 to 1954 he was principal in the [[Swift Current Bible Institute (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current Bible Institute]], Saskatchewan. Every spring the family moved back to the farm to collect the livestock and to put in a crop of grain. From 1954 to 1959 he pastored the Springridge Mennonite Church. Abe was the co-editor of the family devotional "Light for the Day" from 1959 until 1961.</div></td></tr>
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'']] Abraham B. "Abe" Koop: minister, teacher and farmer, born 28 August 1914 in [[Konteniusfeld (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Konteniusfeld]], [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]] to Aron and Helene (Peters) Koop. He was the second child in a family of five sons and three daughters. In 1943 he married Helena "Helen" Dyck (24 October 1924, Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada - 4 December 2012, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada), daughter of [[Dyck, Peter Wilhelm "P. W." (1900-1988)|Peter W. Dyck]] (30 November 1900 - December 1988) and Helena (Epp) Dyck (25 June 1902 - 11 October 1947). They had six sons: Aron, Alan, Walter, Richard, Robert and Kenneth. Abe died 30 June 1993 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.<br />
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In 1925 Abraham Koop immigrated to [[Canada|Canada]] with his parents and siblings, first settling in [[Manitoba (Canada)|Manitoba]]. His father Aron longed for land that reminded him of his home in [[Russia|Russia]], so in 1926 they moved to [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]] and finally bought land in the foothills of the Rockies.<br />
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Abraham Koop was baptized on 25 October 1935 in the Blumenthaler (later Springridge) Mennonite Church in Springridge near Pincher Creek, Alberta, by Rev. David Janzen. He served as minister of this church from 1941 to 1950. Abe attended [[Coaldale Bible School (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)|Coaldale Bible School]] (1932-34), [[Herbert Bible School (Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Herbert Bible School]] (1936-38), and Prairie Bible Institute (PBI) in Three Hills, Alberta (1939-41). He majored in theology and music and graduated from PBI in 1941. In 1940, at the age of 26, he was ordained to the ministry by Rev. David P. Janzen in the [[Springridge Mennonite Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)|Springridge Mennonite Church]]. During the war he served as a [[Conscientious Objection|conscientious objector]] (CO) on Vancouver Island, ministering to the other conscientious objectors working in the area.<br />
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From 1941 to 1949 Abraham Koop taught at the [[Menno Bible Institute (Didsbury, Alberta, Canada)|Menno Bible Institute]] in [[Didsbury (Alberta, Canada)|Didsbury]], Alberta. In 1943 he was instrumental in organizing the Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization. From 1950 to 1954 he was principal in the [[Swift Current Bible Institute (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada)|Swift Current Bible Institute]], Saskatchewan. Every spring the family moved back to the farm to collect the livestock and to put in a crop of grain. From 1954 to 1959 he pastored the Springridge Mennonite Church. Abe was the co-editor of the family devotional "Light for the Day" from 1959 until 1961.<br />
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In 1960 the family moved to Clearbrook, British Columbia (BC) where Abe taught in [[Bethel Bible Institute (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)|Bethel Bible Institute]] until 1965. He pastored the [[Chilliwack Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)|First Mennonite Church]], Chilliwack, BC from 1961 to 1967. In 1968-69 Abe did research work for the Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba. In 1970 the Koops moved to Black Creek on Vancouver Island where they pastored the [[United Mennonite Church (Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada)|Black Creek United Mennonite]] Church until 1979. From 1980 until 1991 he was an agent for Roberts Mutual Fire Insurance.<br />
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Abe Koop belonged to the Comox Valley Writers Club, wrote numerous short stories, and loved to read detective stories. In 1991 Abe and Helen retired to Chilliwack, BC.<br />
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