87th Lutheran Convention, Hamilton, Ontario

Description
Creator
Kingscourt Studios, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white group photograph of attendees at the 87th Lutheran Convention held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1949. The men are gathered in front of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Notes
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
Handwritten, front: 87th Lutheran Convention, Hamilton, Ont. 1949

Handwritten, reverse: Hamilton 1949.
Date of Original
1949
Date Of Event
1949
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 34.5cm
Image Height: 14cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
S2078_4.26
Collection
John H. Reble fonds
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.25011 Longitude: -79.84963
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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