August Elfers
August Elfers (born July 18, 1897 in Himmelpforten , † July 6, 1959 in Hanover ) was a German Lutheran theologian and missionary.
Life
Elfers studied theology and was ordained on January 1, 1926 . After temporarily working as an assistant pastor in Goslar , he became a pastor in Wriedel in 1926 . In 1925 he was entrusted with carrying out the popular mission in the Hanoverian regional church .
From 1935 to 1937 he was managing director of the People's Missionary Office II of the Hanover regional church. In 1938 he joined the Hermannsburg Mission as a mission inspector and head of the mission seminar in Hermannsburg . In 1943 he was appointed mission director.
Works
- Resurrection! Victory message from life (Hermannsburg around 1936)
- That people find themselves in people. Facts and Tragedy in the Racial Problem in South Africa (Hermannsburg 1954)
- Pictures from Gallaland (Hermannsburg 1954)
- Pula! Pula! An African Fate (Hermannsburg, 2nd edition 1956)
literature
- Ecclesiastical gazette for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover , vol. 20 (1959), p. 128.
Web links
- Biographical Bibliographical Church Lexicon - August Elfers ( Memento from April 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elfers, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian and missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Himmelpforten |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1959 |
| Place of death | Hanover |