Wyrtzen, Jack, 1913-

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Evangelist, founder of Word of Life ministry; born John von Casper Wyrtzen on April 22, 1913; honorary degree from Hawthorne Evening Bible School; organized Word of Life Fellowship, 1940; founded Word of Life Bible School, 1942; purchased Schroon Lake for Word of Life camp, ca 1946; opened camps in other cities in U.S. and in countries around the world; traveled as an evangelist; died April 17, 1996.

From the description of Papers of Jack Wyrtzen, 1991. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 44121712
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associatedWith Barnhouse, Donald Grey, 1895-1960. person
associatedWith Billy Graham Greater Los Angeles Campaign (1949 : Los Angeles, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Billy Graham New York Crusade (1957 : New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Bollback, Harry. person
associatedWith Crawford, Dan Duvall. person
associatedWith Crawford, Percy B. (Percy Bartimus) person
associatedWith Davis, Ralph T. person
associatedWith Dawson, Charles H., 1916- person
associatedWith Drury, William A. person
associatedWith Fuller, Charles Edward, 1887-1968. person
associatedWith Graham, Billy, 1918- person
associatedWith High School Born-Againers. corporateBody
associatedWith Huffman, John A., 1912-2004. person
associatedWith Ironside, H. A. (Henry Allan), 1876-1951. person
associatedWith Johnson, Paul E., 1909- person
associatedWith Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 1909- person
associatedWith Jones, Bob, 1883-1968. person
associatedWith Kline, Stanley R. person
associatedWith McIntire, Carl, 1906-2002. person
associatedWith Mission Aviation Fellowship. corporateBody
associatedWith Pannell, William E. person
associatedWith Pinebrook Bible Conference. corporateBody
associatedWith Reed, Brandt. person
associatedWith Shuster, Robert D., person
associatedWith Skinner, Thomas, 1942- person
associatedWith Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935. person
associatedWith Templeton, Charles, 1915-2001. person
associatedWith Townsend, William Cameron, 1896-1982. person
associatedWith Trotman, Dawson E. person
associatedWith Word of Life, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Wright, J. Elwin. person
associatedWith Youth for Christ International. corporateBody
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Birth 1913-04-22

Death 1996-04-17

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