Erwin C. Goering

Erwin C. Goering (born September 13, 1913 in McPherson County , Kansas (USA), † July 4, 1995 ) was an American Mennonite religious educator and school principal .

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Goering was the son of Christian B. and Adina Goering. In 1929 he was baptized in the Eden Mennonite Church of Moundridge . He then attended Bethel College , which he graduated in 1940. After attending the Mennonite Biblical Seminary , he obtained his master's degree in religious education in 1950 .

On August 23, 1940, he married Verna Mae Kaufman. During the Second World War, both were involved in one of the 152 camps in which civilian service workers in the areas of health care or national park administration could do their civilian service ( Civilian Public Service ). Erwin C. Goering himself was head of the camp, while his wife worked as a home mother. In addition to his work in the community service camp, he became regional director and later general director for personnel in the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Later he worked for two years at the headquarters of MCC for Europe , where he whose post-war coordinator for reconstruction work was. From 1946 to 1966 he spent 14 years at Bethel College for fundraising and development. From 1960 to 1963 he was Executive Secretary of the General Conference Mennonite Church , from which the present Mennonite Church USA was formed at the end of the 20th century . Erwin C. Goering was characterized by his great commitment within the general conference and was active in many working groups and committees of the conference.

After his time at Bethel, he became Vice President for Development of the Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington , Illinois (USA) in 1966 . He later became President of Appalachian Settlement Institutes in Knoxville , Tennessee, and Director of Development at Freeman Junior College and Academy in South Dakota . He then worked in North Newton, where he oversaw initiatives such as Kidron Bethel Inc. and Memorial Home of Moundridge for Bethel College . Goering has also served in the Mission for Offenders and the Persecuted and at the Cross Wind Conference Center in Hesston . He worked as a journalist for Herald Publishing Co. board . As a Mennonite, Goering saw himself as a pacifist. He was a member of the Christian Peace Conference since it was founded in 1958 .

In addition to his church and social commitment, Goering mainly devoted himself to gardening in his free time , which is partly due to his origins on a farm . His wife Verna survived him. They have two daughters, Mary Jo Preheim and LaDeen Frey. Erwin C. Goering was the grandfather of three grandchildren.

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