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Regier, Arnold J. (1912-2000)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 12 Oct 2000 p. 10
Birth date: 1913
text of obituary:
CONGREGATIONS
KANSAS
NORTH NEWTON
Bethel College Menn. Church
Arnold J. Regier, 87, died Aug. 6. Survivors: wife, Helen; son, Paul.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 12 Oct 2000 p. 10
Birth date: 1912 Nov 3
text of obituary:
Arnold J. Regier was born Nov. 3, 1912, the eldest son of Anna and Henry R. Regier at Elbing, Kan. He graduated from Newton High School in 1930.
Arnold was baptized in 1930 and became a member of Zion Mennonite Church in Elbing. He farmed with his father for a few years and then was called to enter the ministry. He studied at Bethel College in North Newton, graduating in 1940. That year he was ordained into the ministry at Zion.
At Bethel, Arnold met Helen Elsa Buhr, whom he married Aug. 22, 1939.
After graduation from college, Arnold taught at Bethel Academy. This was followed by a three-year term as pastor of Portland-Alberta Community Church in Oregon. During this time he also completed some seminary courses.
In 1947 Arnold graduated from Mennonite Biblical Seminary (then affiliated with Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago) with a bachelor of divinity degree. That fall he assumed the presidency of Canadian Mennonite Bible College in Winnipeg, a position he held for four years.
In 1951 Arnold went to Germany to study for a term at Gottingen University. Helen then joined him, and they served in various capacities for Mennonite Central Committee in Germany and Austria with the resettlement of refugees. During this time he and Helen adopted their son, Paul. In 1957 Arnold became chaplain of Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton, a position he held for six years.
Arnold’s interests lay in the area of peace and social concerns. This led him to become involved with halfway houses in Wichita, Kan.
He also was a chaplain at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita and became involved in the radio and television ministry, where he served as director of Uni-Comm with Interfaith Ministries until his retirement. He lived in Newton since 1963.
Arnold died Aug. 6, 2000.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Helen; a son, Paul and his wife Kathy; and two grandchildren.