Teunis Earl Gouwens

Background

Gouwens, Teunis Earl was born on July 13, 1886 in South Holland, Illinois, United States. Son of Rollin Arie and Annie (Paarlberg) Gouwens.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Hope College, Michigan, 1909, Master of Arts, 1912. Student Princeton Theological Seminary, 1909-1910, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1910-1913, Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1913-1915. Bachelor of Divinity, Rutgers College, 1912.

Doctor of Divinity, Centre College, Kentucky, 1924.

Career

1 son, Teunis Earl. Ordained ministry Reformed Church in America, 1913. Associate pastor and pastor Fort Washington Reformed Church, New York City, 1913-1915. Pastor Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, 1915-1921, 2d Presbyterian Church Louisville Kentucky, 1921-1948, retired, Exchange pastor in England, summer 1938.

Associate delegate Oxford Conference on Church, Community and State, 1937.

Instructor in Homiletics, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, 1940, 1941.

Achievements

• Teunis Earl Gouwens has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member board Lees Junior College, Jackson, Kentucky. Member board Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Club: Pendennis.

Connections

Married Alma Fannie Staelin, September 29, 1914.

Father:

Rollin Arie Gouwens

Mother:

Annie (Paarlberg) Gouwens

Spouse:

Alma Fannie Staelin