Background
Vichert, John Frederick was born on August 10, 1874 in Gobles, Ontario, Canada. Son of Frederick William and Janet (Edmiston) Vichert.
Vichert, John Frederick was born on August 10, 1874 in Gobles, Ontario, Canada. Son of Frederick William and Janet (Edmiston) Vichert.
Woodstock College, Ontario. Master of Arts, McMaster University, Toronto, 1898, Bachelor of Divinity, 1904, Doctor of Divinity, 1919. Fellow in church history, University of Chicago, 1904, 05.
Doctor of Divinity, Franklin College, Indiana, 1912.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1899. Pastor Calvary Church, Victoria, British Columbia, 1899-1904, 1st Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1906-1912, 1st Church, Providence, Rhode Island, 1912-1916. Dean and professor pastoral and systematic theology, Colgate Theological Seminary, 1915-1923.
Professor practical theology, Rochester Theological Seminary, 1923-1928, Colgate-Rochester Division School, 1928-1940.
Now retired. Secretary Baptist Education Society, New York, 1915-1923. President Baptist Missionary Convention, New York, 1921-1924.
Member Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Nettie Douglas Wallace, September 20, 1899 (died April. Married second, Margaret Wallace, December 27, 1921. Children: Frederick Wallace, Clarence Gordon.