Volker Juergens
Volker Juergens (born January 14, 1936 in Karlsruhe ; † April 17, 2013 in Aurich ) was a Lutheran theologian and long-time state superintendent for the Ostfriesland-Ems district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover , based in Aurich.
Live and act
After studying Protestant theology and oriental studies in Bethel , Tübingen and Göttingen , Volker Jürgens was ordained on October 6, 1964. In 1966, he took over his first parish pastor in Wunstorf near Hanover. In 1971 he moved to Selsingen as a pastor .
In 1983, Jürgens was appointed to Buxtehude as superintendent of the Buxtehude church district.
In 1989, Volker Jürgens was finally appointed state superintendent for the Ostfriesland-Ems district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover and held this position until his retirement in 2001. His successor was Oda-Gebbine Holze-Stäblein .
Other functions
From 1976 to 1989 Jürgens was a member of the Synod of the Regional Church of Hanover , from 1979 to 1985 a member of the General Synod of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (VELKD) and from 1983 to 1986 a member of the Synod of the Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony . For many years he was also a member of the mission committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony (ELM) in Hermannsburg .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ecclesiastical gazette for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover 5/2013, p. 176
literature
- Thomas Krüger / Carola Wolf / Udo Hahn (eds.), Who is where in the Protestant Church? People and functions , Frankfurt am Main, 1999 - ISBN 3-932194-29-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Juergens, Volker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian, regional superintendent of the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Hanover |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th April 2013 |
| Place of death | Aurich |