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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2007 Jul 23 p. 6 | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2007 Jul 23 p. 6 | ||
Birth date: 1924 | Birth date: 1924 Feb 6 | ||
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<center><font size="+2">'''Longtime Congo missionary dies at 83'''</font></center> | |||
<font size="1">By The Christian Leader</font> | |||
FRESNO, Calif. — Arnold Prieb, a longtime Mennonite Brethren missionary to congo and the first president of the Congolese MB conference, died May 4 at age 83. | |||
Prieb and his wife, Rosella, served in Congo from 1950 to 1980, traveling to villages and mission stations and working in evangelism, church planting and leadership training. | |||
The Congo MB conference elected Prieb a its first president, a position he held for nine years. | |||
In 1980, the couple moved to Fresno, Calif., where Prieb was associate pastor of Bethany Church for 12 years. | |||
Born Feb. 6, 1924, at Buhler, Kan., Prieb also served on the board of the MBMS International mission agency. He married Rosella Koop on Sept. 11, 1945. | |||
He is survived by a daughter, Gloria Enns; four sons, Garry, Larry, Arnie and James; a brother, Eldo; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. | |||
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Revision as of 09:47, 23 May 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Jul 23 p. 6
Birth date: 1924 Feb 6
text of obituary:
By The Christian Leader
FRESNO, Calif. — Arnold Prieb, a longtime Mennonite Brethren missionary to congo and the first president of the Congolese MB conference, died May 4 at age 83.
Prieb and his wife, Rosella, served in Congo from 1950 to 1980, traveling to villages and mission stations and working in evangelism, church planting and leadership training.
The Congo MB conference elected Prieb a its first president, a position he held for nine years.
In 1980, the couple moved to Fresno, Calif., where Prieb was associate pastor of Bethany Church for 12 years.
Born Feb. 6, 1924, at Buhler, Kan., Prieb also served on the board of the MBMS International mission agency. He married Rosella Koop on Sept. 11, 1945.
He is survived by a daughter, Gloria Enns; four sons, Garry, Larry, Arnie and James; a brother, Eldo; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.