[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] "elder"

[John Bettger]

My wife, who is Austrian, corrected me. There is a Lutheran Church in Germany but rare. Most are Evangelisch which is a different form of Lutheranism. Being Austrian she is of course Catholic so a German could possibly have a different read.

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John Leon Bettger
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From: ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of John Bettger
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] "elder"

Actually I have found in northern Germany if you say Lutheran Church they will not know what you are talking about. I believe, today, Germans call it Evangelic Kirsch.

Best Regards
John Leon Bettger
email address  ceo at ametric.com

Researching Waterloo South Russia (Stavki Ukraine)
Odessa (city) South Russia (Odessa Ukraine) at 67 Ekaterininskaya Square (at the top of Potemkin Steps)
Slowik (near Lodz) Koenigreich Poland/Prussia
Gruenstadt Bavaria (Worms Germany)
Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Strelitz Prussia/Germany
NAMES: Bettger, Boettcher, Huhn, Schindler









-----Original Message-----
From: ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Frank
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:28 PM
To: Carol Duff
Cc: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] "elder"

Carol,

Actually, in 19th century Europe (and still in some regions today), Evangelisch = Lutheran.  The term "elder" is used in the Lutheran Church I attend for a particular category of church leader so it is not exclusive to one denomination or another.  But even that probably has different context than a 19th century German language church, whether in a formal building or home based.  It may even have different context than Ingrid's use of the term.


Jerry



----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Duff <cmduff at redwing.net>
Date: Monday, February 2, 2009 11:58 am
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] "elder"
To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org

> Ingrid
>     Elder is a term used in the Evangelisch
> church It is similar to
> Methodist and Presbyterian in this country. I am an "elder" in
> the
> Presbyterian church here. Often Evangelisch and Lutherans used
> the same
> church building in some locations.Carol
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