John Reble and a group of men standing in a church
Description
- Creator
- V. Rein, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a group of 12 men standing in a church. John H. Reble, president of the Canada Synod, is standing in the centre of the front row.In the background are decorated Christmas trees.
- Notes
- -- The right side of the photograph is damaged.
-- John H. Reble (1887-1975) was a Lutheran pastor who served as President of the Canada Synod from 1945 to 1953.
John Reble was born in Kropp, Germany on December 14, 1887. He was educated at Kropp Seminary. He moved to Canada and was ordained in Hamilton, Ontario in 1909.
Reble served as pastor of Denbigh-Raglan from 1909 to 1912; Linwood-Hessen from 1912-1925; and St. Paul in Hamilton from 1925-1945. He became the president of the Canadian Synod in 1925, and was elected as full-time president in 1945. Reble maintained this position until 1953 when he retired. Following retirement he continued to lead supply services in Walkerton, Arnprior, Kitchener, and Germany.
He married Gertrud Butze on May 26, 1909 at Arnpoir, Ontario. The couple had four children: Elsie, Kurt, Otto, Eric and John.
Reble passed away on April 7, 1975 at 87 years old in his home in Kitchener. A funeral service was held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener.
- Inscriptions
- Photographer stamp, reverse: Foto V. Rein / 4965 Maplewood Ave. Apt. 14 / Tel. AT 5091 / Montreal, Que.
Handwritten on back: To Dr. J.H. Reble in highest appreciation of his services [signature illegible] Montreal, January 6, 1952. - Date of Original
- 1952
- Date Of Event
- 1952
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 14cm
Image Height: 9cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- S2078_4.3
- Collection
- John H. Reble fonds
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- John Reble and a group of men standing in a church, S2078, File 4.3, John H. Reble fonds, Wilfrid Laurier University Archives & Special Collections, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- Reproduction Notes
- S2078 Disc1
- Contact
- Wilfrid Laurier University LibraryEmail:libarch@wlu.ca
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