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European Overseer- Graham Snow
Born in New Zealand, Graham Snow speaks several languages fluently. He was Overseer of Italy, Switzerland, Greece, and Netherlands. He is now the de facto Overseer of Australia since 2020 (no longer over Europe)
Todhunter, Bert
Bert Todhunter: Overseer of Austria and all of Communist-controlled Eastern/Central Europe during those years. He was also the Overseer of Scotland.
2005 Luxenburg-European Overseers
Schaer Ed
EDWIN (EDDIE) SCHAER Edwin Schaer was born in Switzerland but emigrated to USA at an early age. He professed in 1909 in Willie Jamieson and Jim Martin's mission at Mountaindale, Oregon. Sometime in the 1920o's, after WWI ended, the first four workers pioneered the work in Switzerland. They were Edwin Schaer from America; Katie Hay from Canada; and George and Lottie Wix (brother and sister) from New Zealand. He was the Overseer of Switzerland until he passed away in the 1960’s.
Schaer, Eddie
EDWIN (EDDIE) SCHAER. (on far right) Edwin Schaer was born in Switzerland but emigrated to USA at an early age. He professed in 1909 in Willie Jamieson and Jim Martin's mission at Mountaindale, Oregon. Sometime in the 1920o's, after WWI ended, the first four workers pioneered the work in Switzerland. They were Edwin Schaer from America; Katie Hay from Canada; and George and Lottie Wix (brother and sister) from New Zealand. He was the Overseer of Switzerland until he passed away in the 1960’s.
Jardine, James (Jim) -
James (Jim) Jardine (entered work in 1904). Originally from Scotland, he pioneered Switzerland and Germany. Born 1884 – Died 1969. He wrote Hymns 3, 6, 27, 28, 51, 61, 76 (1951 Ed. Hymns Old & New). James had 2 brothers in the work in America -- Walter and Nichol.
Stuhr and Fee Black Stockings
Anna Stuhr and Daisy Fee In the autumn of 1922 Henriette Schildt and Anna Stuhr went to Germany from the USA. Anna later pioneered Switzerland. From the early 1900’s to sometime in the 1940's and into the 1950s in some areas, professing women were expected to wear black stockings. This peculiarity resulted in their church being nicknamed "The Black Socks" and "The Black Stocking Church."
Wix Alice & George 1919
Alice & George Wix were siblings from the South Island, Australia who professed in 1908. Four Wix siblings went out to preach: Mabel, George, Lottie and Alice. Alice Wix from South Island went in the work in 1914. George started in the Work in 1911, went to NSW in 1916, to the USA in 1920, to Germany in 1925. In 1927 George was one of the pioneers in Switzerland and he continued there until his death in 1956. New Zealand.: “The FIRST convention we went to was held in Harper Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, 70 people were there. It was the only convention in N.Z… Jack Craig went out from that convention to preach… The next preacher who came along was, H. McNeary and in 1908 he worked a mission out at Purakanui just out of Dunedin; he and Jim McLeod had about 40 to profess. Quite a number went out to preach, among them being the Wix familly and 4 siblings went out to preach the Gospel…”
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