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Was Elected As An Aeltester of Chortitza Church Epp, Heinrich (1827-1896) Heinrich Epp, minister and elder: b. 18 December 1827 in Chortitza,Chortitza Colony, South Russia, the sixth of ten children of David Epp(1781-1843) and his second wife Helena (Thiessen) Epp (1797-1864); hisfather's first wife was Maria (Wiens) Epp (1779-1815), and there werenine children from that marriage. Heinrich was married for the firsttime on 30 July 1850 to Anna Siemens (29 September 18318 January1863), daughter of Peter Siemens (1800-1852) and Anna (Lepp) Siemens(1796-1839). Only David, the youngest of the six children born toHeinrich and Anna, survived. Heinrich was married for the second timeto Elisabeth Perk (4 May 183025 January 1904), the widow of PeterLepp (1817-1871). Elisabeth had one daughter from her previousmarriage, Elisabeth, and three children were born to Heinrich andElisabeth: Heinrich, Dietrich and Helena. Heinrich d. 11 April 1896 inChortitza, Chortitza Colony, South Russia. In 1854 Heinrich taught a school with seven children inNeu-Petersdorf. Two years later he taught in the Mennonite privateschool in Ekaterinoslav. In 1858 he was called to the Zentralschule tosucceed Heinrich Franz, and served there 19 years. During this period,which D. A. Neufeld calls a "new bright period," the school made anappreciable growth. The church likewise had complete confidence inhim. When the Mennonites were alarmed by the introduction of generalmilitary duty and sent a delegation to St. Petersburg to be released,Heinrich Epp was one of the delegates, and was the spokesman in St.Petersburg. Repeatedly he visited St. Petersburg to represent theMennonites in this matter. The confidence of the church was also shown in the fact that in 1864they called him to preach to the Chortitza congregation. For 13 yearshe energetically and successfully filled his double vocation. Forseven and one-half years he was chairman of the board of theZentralschule. But because his office of preaching for the Chortitzachurch demanded more and more of his energy, he resigned his teachingposition and devoted all his time to his church. In 1885, when ElderGerhard Dyck resigned his office on account of his advanced age, Eppwas elected by a large majority. He accepted the office reluctantly."Will I be able to lead the church aright? Will it be built up by me?"he asked. But then he faced the congregation with the text, "Here amI. Thou hast called me!" (1 Samuel 3:8). His service, lasting untilhis death, was attended with great blessing. Bibliography Friesen, Peter M. Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitsche Bruederschaft inRussland, (1789- 1910): im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte.Halbstadt, Taurien: Verlagsgeselschaft "Raduga", 1911: 730. Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. 4 v.Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967, Vol. I:597. Epp, H. Heinrich Epp, Kirchenältester der Mennonitengemeinde zuChortitza (Südrussland). Leipzig: August Pries, 1897. GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry)Database, 4.19 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite HistoricalSociety, 2005. Herald Press Information logo Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, andWaterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 236. Allrights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visitthe Herald Press website. ©1996-2009 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Allrights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Braun, A. and Richard D. Thiessen. "Epp, Heinrich(1827-1896)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April2005. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28July 2009 APA style: Braun, A. and Richard D. Thiessen. (April 2005). "Epp,Heinrich (1827-1896)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite EncyclopediaOnline. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28July 2009
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