Editing Wiens, Henry Reinhart (1904-1969)

''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' obituary: 1969 Spe 19 p. 27

Birth date: 1904 Jul 16

text of obituary:

<center><h3>HENRY REINHART WIENS</h3></center>

Rev. Henry Wiens of Buhler, Kansas, passed away on August 20. 

Henry R.  Wiens was born to  G. A. 
and Agatha (Regehr)  Wiens on July 16, 
1904.  After living  in  Lehigh,  Kansas for 
five  years, he and his fami'ly  moved to 
Bessie, Oklahoma. He attended the  Corn 
Bible Academy for  three  years.  In  1925 
he enrolled at Tabor Academy. By tending 
the  furnace,  working in  and  manag'ing 
elevators,  and  taking  out one  year  to 
teach, he comlJleted high schoO'l an;d two 
years of college by 1930. That year, on 
June  12,  he  was married to  Barbara 
Kleinsasser, and  moved to  Corn,  Oklahoma;  where  he  taught  at  Greenfie·ld 
country' school for  six years. 

In  1941,  after five  years as  parts man 
in  a Cordell  automotive  parts house and 
garage,  he  accepted  the  position  of 
superintendent  at the  Corn Bible School 
and Academy. He comoleted his B.A. and 
some graduate work in  summer sc:hools. 
He was ordained to the  ministry in  1935 
by the  Bessie Church. 

He moved to Reedley, California in  1946 
serving  as  principal and  superintendent 
of the  Immanual  Academy. In  1'950 he 
began an eight-year ministry as ass'istant 
pastor and, for  one year,  as  pastor of 
the  Reedley  Church. In  1959, foHowing 
nearly a  year  of work for  the  Pacif'ic 
District Home Missions program, he  became the pastor of the Dinuba (California) 
Church. He held this  pos·ition  for  three 
and a half years,  and was ·then  asked to 
accept the post of executive secretary at 
the Hillsboro, Kansas, offices of the Mennonite  Brethren  Board of Foreign  Missions. In  1967 he came to  Buhler, where 
he was pastor until his death. 

He held  many offices  in  the  Pacific 
Distriot, the United States Area, and the 
General  Conference  of the  Mennonite 
Brethren Church. He was secretary of the 
General Conference for  nine  years.  At 
his death he had completed 21  years on 
the  ·General Conference Board of Reference and Counsel. 

Left to mourn his passing are his wife, 
Barbara;  his  chi'ldren,  Delbert  and 
Marjorie of Fresno, California,  Judith of 
Wichita, Kansas,  Kathryn  (Mrs.,  Paul 
Epp) of Kinshasa, Congo,  and  Douglas 
of Hillsboro, Kansas.

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