John F. Funk

Male, Deceased Person

1835 – 1930

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Who was John F. Funk?

John Fretz Funk was a publisher and leader of the Mennonite Church. Funk published the Herald of Truth from 1864 until 1908 when it merged with the Gospel Witness to form the Gospel Herald. Jacob Clemens Kolb, in his preface to Bless the Lord, O My Soul quotes an unnamed commentator who said, "John F. Funk is the most important [Mennonite] man after Menno Simons."

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Born
Apr 6, 1835
Bucks County
Also known as
  • John Funk
Died
1930

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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