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Haag, Andreas Anton

Pastor Andreas Anton Haag, son of Leonhard Haag, was born in 1768 in Elberfeld. He married on 5 September 1798 in Hattingen to Johanna Maria Katharina Wortmann.

From 1798 to 1805, he worked as a teacher in Elfringausen in the parish of Gattingen. From 1805 to 1806, he served as the pastor in Bredensheid in the parish of Guttingen. From 1807 to 1819, he was pastor in Izhevsk on the Kama.

He served the parish of Dietel (and surrounding colonies) from 1819-1835.

Gyorog, J.S.

Pastor Gyorog served Second German Congregational Church in Portland, Oregon, from 1950-1958. He then served Ebenezer Congregational Church in Portland from 1958-1984.

Günther, Hugo Amadeus Julius

The Rev. Hugo Amadeus Julius Günther, son of Julius Günther & Ludowika Römer, was born on 28 August 1854 in Friedrichstadt, Kurland [Latvia]. He died in 1918 in Räder.

He studied theology at the University of Dorpat and was ordained on 14 March 1882. He served the congregation in Beideck from 1883 to 1901. From 1901 to 1911, he served as the editor of the publication Friedensbote. He returned to the parish of Beideck, serving there from 1911 to 1914.

Günther, Herbert Hugo Julius

Pastor Herbert Hugo Julius Günther, son of The Rev. Hugo Amandus Julius Günther & Maria Allendorf, was born 24 May 1891 in the Volga German colony of Beideck.

He was married to Agathe Kurtz, daughter of pastor Martin Kurtz & Amalie Mettig, who was born 15 October 1891 in Simbirsk.

He studied theology at the University of Dorpat. He served the parish of Beideck from 1918 to 1929 and Warenburg from 1929 to 1931.

He was exiled in 1931, and his fate is unknown.

Grunauer, Emanuel

Emanuel Grunauer was born 22 July 1794 in Basel, Switzerland. He is the son of Abraham Grunauer, a pot caster, and Ursula Roth. He died 1 April 1850 in Messer. His first wife was Friedrike Sophie Heller. They were married 7 November 1820 in Sarepta. She was born 4 September 1800 in Sarepta, the daughter of Johann Adam Heller and Catharina Paulÿ. Her brother is Pastor Samuel Jakob Heller. She died in 1840 in Messer. Pastor Grunauer's second wife was Auguste Karoline Cattaneo whom he married 28 July 1841 in Sarepta.

Gross, Johannes

The Rev. Johannes Gross, son of bricklayer Peter & Maria Apollonia Gross, was born 27 June 1803 in Steinbockenheim bei Kreuznach (Germany). He married on 15 October 1823 to Amalie Hastädt. He studied theology at the Basel Missionary Society from 1825 to 1828. He was ordained on 9 April 1832 in Lörrach. He died in Saratov on 1 July 1853.

He served the Lutheran congregations in Astrakhan (1832-1835) and Saratov (1835-1853).

Grieb, Edmund

Pastor Grieb served Ebenezer German Congregational Church in Portland, Oregon, from 1893-1895. After serving the Ebenezer Church, he served the Hofnungs Church in Ballard, Washington (1987-1906), the Philadelphia Church in Odessa, Washington (1897-1898), and the First German Church in Seattle, Washington (1898-1911).