Franz Klusner
Johann Friedrich Franz Klüsner (aka Klüsener; born November 14, 1837 in Osternburg in Oldbg. , † October 20, 1916 there ), was an influential Methodist preacher, especially in East Friesland and Oldenburg.
Life stations
From 1861 Franz Klüsner worked as a preacher of the Episcopal Methodist Church ( united in 1968 with the Evangelical Community to form the Evangelical Methodist Church ) in many places. From 1860 to 1868 he worked in Neerstedt (1861), Zurich- Uster (1862–1864), Edewecht (1864–1866) and Aurich (from 1866).
During his time in Aurich (1868), a community was founded in Neuschoo , initially as a station in the Aurich district. In the beginning, the meetings took place there in a barn, later they had to move to a brick factory, as there were often more than 400 listeners. A chapel was built there in 1869. From 1875 Klüsner worked a second time in Oldenburg . There he managed to acquire a site in the city for the construction of a church, which was inaugurated in 1894 on Friedensplatz.
In 1878 Klüsner's path led to St. Gallen . From 1881 to 1884 he worked in Dornum and Esens . He then went to Bremen, where he was appointed superintendent of the Bremen district from 1885. His last period of service took him back to Oldenburg in 1891 . In 1900 he was retired, which he spent in his hometown until his death in 1916.
Two trips were important for Klüsner, which took him to Palestine in 1881 and America in 1891 .
family
Franz married Christine Oeltjen in Westerstede on October 27, 1864, and the couple had 11 children. Son Johann Karl (John Charles) became Methodist superintendent in Chicago. His grandson Dietrich Gerhard Bargmann, his son and Hinrich Bargmann (superintendent in Vienna), another relative, also worked as Methodist pastors. Franz Klüsner himself was a nephew of the famous Oldenburg sculptor Franz Högl .
literature
- Karl Heinz Voigt: Franz Klüsner. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 97-98.
- Klüsner, Franz (1881): Communications from my journey in the Orient. With many illustrations and a map of Palestine. Verlag des Tractathaus, Bremen
- Hilbert, Matthias: East Friesland's passionate pastors - seven pastor portraits [including Franz Klüsner] . Norderstedt BoD - Books on Demand, 2020.
Web links
- The Bethlehem Church, Methodist Church, Neuschoo / Aurich district; accessed on April 6, 2019
- The Peace Church ; accessed on March 12, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klusner, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johann Friedrich Franz Klüsener |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | methodist preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1916 |
| Place of death | Oldenburg |