Background
Giesler, John Hanford was born on April 3, 1931 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Carl and Laura Louise (Dickey) Giesler.
Giesler, John Hanford was born on April 3, 1931 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Carl and Laura Louise (Dickey) Giesler.
Bachelor, Moravian College, 1955; Master of Divinity, Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1958; postgraduate, Escuela De Idiomas, San Jose/Costa Rica, 1959.
Missionary pastor, Moravian Churches, Bluefields, Bonanza, Managua., Nicaragua, 1958-1969; pastor, The Union Church of Managua, 1959-1960; pastor, Friedberg Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1969-1975; pastor, The Moravian Church, King, North Carolina, 1975-1980; pastor, Bethabara Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, 1980-1990; organizing pastor, New Hope Moravian Church, Miami, Florida, since 1990. President Hymn Society American and Canada, Fort Worth, 1982-1984, Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, 1976-1981, Moravian Mission Society, Winston-Salem, 1975-1978. Secretary Interprovincial Hymnal Committee, Bethlehem, since 1985.
Member American Guild Organists, Moravian History Society, Southwest Miami Florida Ministers Association.
Married Barbara Lind Gordon, August 17, 1957. Children: Deborah Pyatt, Christian, Rebecca Morgan, Cynthia Meier.