Ye Olde History Snippets… Rev. Benjamin Edgar Blumel
DEATH 1 Jan 2019 (aged 91), Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA
1954 Ordained a Presbyterian minister
1958 Awarded the “Rural Pastor of Distinction” by the Presbyterian Church USA. 1958 Moved to Old Washington, Ohio and he served as pastor of the Old Washington and Antrim Presbyterian Churches. 1966 to 1969 Director of the Tuscarawas County Council for Church & Community 1969 to 1974 Staff the Muskingum Presbytery in Ohio. 1974 to 1977 Served in the research division of the Presbyterian Church USA in New York City. 1977 Moved back to Ohio where he served the Carrollton United Presbyterian and Scroggsfield Presbyterian churches for 15 years, until his retirement in 1992. 1992 Retired to Ocala Florida with his wife Nell, where they were regular congregants at FKPC. Occasionlly served as a guest minister at the FKPC! His Mom Cecelia also joined FKPC! |