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Harold

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Birth:

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l'brth English,
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. November 20, 1913
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Iowa

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Faml I y Background:
Father 1 s n.ame in fu I I ___.E.....ru.ne,...s.ut____B.. ,rw.e:.:.:mc:. >e"""r_________________________________________
Date of birth

January 16, 1877 Nationa I ity

US

Occupation

Carpenter- Farmer

Mother's Maiden Name __~Lu~c~y~~C~a~th~e~r~i~n~e~S_w~e~e_t___________________________________
Date of birth

No vember28, 188~ationality~~~-----------------------------

Any Notab le item in family history (Public Service, Authorship, I nvention,
Education, Me~icine . etc., etc .

PERSONAL HJSTORY:
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Re l ig i ous Experience and Ohurch Work before ente r ing the Minist ry
to Iowa Annual Conference,

layDe le gate

Church School Superintendent, Church School Teacher ,

Acti ve in Epworth League and District President
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Ca II to t he Ml n i stry---+~in+-~-~th~e~S¥p+-~ri+~n~g_..,o~£-1....9...,3~-.3~------------------

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Education:

Schools and Degrees- --High Schooi ____~N~o~rt~h~E~n~g~l~is~h~lo~w~a~·~--··~_.___

Col lege __-Uiouw~a~VV~e~sul~erya~n~__
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__• ___ seminary ___G~a~r~re~t~t~B~ib~li~c~a~l~ln~sutuit~u~te~_B_.__
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Post-Graduate
Northwestern Uni versi ty
w ork in Education.
Admitted on Trial, and Ordinations :
Iowa- DesMoines Conference,
Ordained Elder,

M.A.;

Ohio State University . Graduate

1936; Ordained Deacon, Rock River Conference,

Ohio Conference ,

1940

1938;

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Date _ _ J.une_.2,_l.2.3.4..__ _ _ Pla ce

Oakland Mills, Iowa

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Ma rrIage:

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Wi fe 1 s ma i den name ...:...__..~Ona._.Eileen.._ .. Kjr.kpatrlc k_ __.
Educat i on·

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Iowa Wesleyan College, Wayne State Uni versi ty, B.S .. ;_ Wayne State graduate
work.

Chi I dren:
Name

Cynthia

Ann

Bremer

Date of Bir th

_ __ _._HUJarolc:LEmesL .B.r:erner:..,,_.. ,_j.r._..___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __

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January8,

1941

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November 16, 1945
March 13, 1950

Rebecca Lucy Bremer
Gary Kirkpatrick Bremer
Appointments served, with dates:
_ _ _ _0""'-'=a!.l:>k-'--'la,.,_.n.ud..Mil .ls. Community Cbur9L... 1934 35;

Lee Town Mission, 1934-35;

Congregational Church, Salem Iowa, 1935-36, Methodist Church, Crete, . lllinoi s 11 193/ - 39
Wesley Found a tion, Ohio State University, 1939 42 ; , ,Methodist Church, Yellow Springs,
'Methodi.?t
Ohio, 1942 -43. Secretary,_ National <;:onference of Youtn, 1943- 46; Staff Member of the
New Life Movement, 1946-47; Director of the Youth Division of the Board 'of Evangelism,
1947 -48; :Executive Secretary of the Detroit Conference Board of Education 1948-.

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Offices held In the Conference, or on District:
State Student Director, Ohio Conference; District Youth Director, Ohio Conference:
Detroit Conference:
Chairman, Commission on Promotion and
Chairman,Commission on Christian Vo cations,
Cul t i vation r Secretary, Co_nfer~ce~oyncil of Boards and Agencies ,

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Public or Community Office s:

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Religious

Chairman of Committee on Weekday/Education, Detroit Counci I of Churches , P. T. A.

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Service Record with U.
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Writings --Articles or Books:

Armed Forces:

Contributor to Chri stian Action, Highroad, New Life Magazine , .

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Recreat Ion, Hobbies, etc .

Photography, Flowers. Woodwor ki ng



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Clubs and Frat erna l Organ izations :
ILanibda Chi

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Alpha .. Fraternity;

Mason;

Odd

Fellow.

List one or two items which you consider outsta nd i ng in your Mi nist ry ;
such as aBu i lding Program, an Evangelistic Crusade, an exceptional Class
of New Members, some bit of commun ity serv ice , etc.
First Editor of Power, Daily Devotional Manual for Youth , and Concern
Originated Work Camps of Evangelism now known as Christian Witness Missions for Youth

C L I P P I NGS
· (about you persona ll y or your ministry)

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