“Missionary Bishop to Speak At North Churches Sunday” from the September 26, 1957 Door County Advocate
Missionary Bishop to Speak At North Churches Sunday
Bishop Elmo Knudsen, Moravian missionary to the southern highlands in central Africa, will address both the Sister Bay and Ephraim Moravian congregations on Sunday, Sept. 29.
Bishop Knudsen was sent from his home in Denmark to the mission stations in southern Africa. He was there until the outbreak of World War II. The withdrawal of many of the missionaries sent from continental Europe caused hardship in other fields of mission work, and Bishop Knudsen was sent with a companion to serve the station in the southern highlands. His companion became ill and had to return to Denmark. This left Bishop Knudsen alone to serve a field formerly cared for by 12 missionaries. The details of his work at this time and other equally trying times will be described in his addresses.
Bishop Knudsen came to the United States several weeks ago to attend the general synod of the Moravian church which met in Bethlehem, Pa. He was consecrated a bishop on Aug. 18 of this year.
Bishop Knudsen will address the Sister Bay congregation at 9:30 a.m. (the members of the Sister Bay congregation will please note this change in time), and the Ephraim congregation at 10:45 a.m.
An informal service will be held in the Ephraim Moravian church on Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. at which Bishop Knudsen will give more information on his work and answer any questions which might arise. Coffee and cake will be served by the Women’s Fellowship of the congregation.
Courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
[Photo of Br. Knudsen standing in front of his cart: https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1D0E5UE
Paul: A Story From Nyasa, From the Rev. Elmo Knudsen’s report of the Southern Highlands field: https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/moravianmis/MoravianMissionsVol51No111953November.pdf#page=12 ]
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