Moritz, William G., 1906-1979.

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William Moritz was born 22 September 1906. He married Bernice C. Knutson (b. 29 Jan 1913) and the couple had four children, Juanita, William, Marilynn, and Joann. A minister in the Evangelical Free Church, Moritz took up pastorates at Skandia Evangelical Free Church in Balaton and the neighboring Evangelical Church of Slayton (Minn.) during the 1940s-1950s. During this period he also did a weekly radio program called the "Good News Broadcast" over KMHL radio in Marshall, Minnesota. In 1961, he moved to North Branch, Minnesota, where he became pastor of Kost Evangelical Free Church. He spent the last decade or so of his career in Wesley, Iowa, where he was minister for the neighboring Upper Flat (Britt, Iowa) and Wesley Evangelical Free churches. He passed away in January 1979. Bernice moved back to Minnesota, where she passed away on 4 November 2001.

From the guide to the William Moritz papers., 1930-1978., (Minnesota Historical Society)

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associatedWith Arrowhead Bible Camp (Chetek, Wis.). corporateBody
associatedWith Camp Shamineau (Motley, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Evangelical Free Church of America corporateBody
associatedWith Evangelical Free Church (Slayton, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Evangelical Teacher Training Association. corporateBody
associatedWith KMHL (Radio station : Marshall, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Kost Evangelical Free Church (North Branch, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Moritz, Bernice C., 1913-2001. person
associatedWith Skandia Evangelical Free Church (Balaton, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Upper Flat Evangelical Free Church (Britt, Iowa). corporateBody
associatedWith Wesley Evangelical Free Church (Wesley, Iowa). corporateBody
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Iowa
Minnesota
Camp Shamineau (Motley, Minn.)
Arrowhead Bible Camp (Chetek, Wis.)
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Christian education
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Christian vacation schools
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Church camps
Church camps
Church management
Protestant churches
Radio broadcasting
Radio in religion
Sunday schools
Sunday schools
Sunday school teachers
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Birth 1906

Death 1979

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