Gieser, P. Kenneth.
Medical missionary; born September 9, 1908; married M. Catherine Kirk in 1933; served as a medical missionary in China, 1934-1940; upon his return to the U.S. he opened the Wheaton Eye Clinic in Wheaton, Illinois; served on the board of directors of Wheaton College, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; went as a short term missionary to Nigeria (1947) and Pakistan (1956, 1963); after the death of his first wife in 1981, he married Ruby Free, 1982; died in 1987. Catherine Kirk Gieser born in 1910; served with Kenneth in China; died in 1981.
From the description of Papers of P. Kenneth Gieser, 1934-1979, (bulk 1934-1940). (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 30419137
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Gieser, P. Kenneth. Papers of P. Kenneth Gieser, 1934-1979, (bulk 1934-1940). | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Congress on the Church's Worldwide Mission (1966 : Wheaton, Ill.). Records of Congress on the Church's Wolrdwide Mission, 1964-1967. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Bell, L. Nelson, 1894-1973. | person |
| associatedWith | Christian Medical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Congress on the Church's Worldwide Mission (1966 : Wheaton, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gieser, Catherine Kirk. | person |
| associatedWith | Graham, Ruth Bell. | person |
| associatedWith | Presbyterian Church in the U.S. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stam, Elisabeth Alden Scott, 1906-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | Stam, John Cornelius, 1907-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | Wheaton College (Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Woods, James Baker. | person |
| associatedWith | Zhongguo guo min dang. | corporateBody |
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| Medical care |
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