Pedersen, Emanuel Warthou, 1904 to 2006
Person
Dates
- Existence: May 28, 1904 to March 30, 2006
Biographical
Emanuel Warthou Pedersen (1904 to 2006) was born in Odense, Denmark, on May 28, 1904, the same town that Hans Christian Andersen was born. Friends and family say he had a real way about him that made him a very good salesman. Emanuel Pedersen, when quite young, became an excellent literature evangelist, especially in the summer months between the studies at the mission school in Nærum. After school he held a number of different positions such as teacher, preacher, missionary (East Africa, Middle East, and Europe), administrator (including President of the Afro-Mideast Division and General Conference General Field Secretary), and evangelist. He never held a job outside of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Emanuel traveled together with his wife, Esther, in 1937 to Uganda as a missionary. After extensive negotiations with Uganda's Minister of Education the school that was to become Bugema University became a lasting reality. In the years 1943-1953 they worked in Kenya.
Emanuel worked within the church structure for 40 plus years and was on sustentation (retirement) for 30 plus years. Though he was retired he did not sit at home doing nothing. He was an advisor to the General Conference President, and in 1971 he traveled to Iran as a guest for the 2,500 year anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great.
Emanuel traveled together with his wife, Esther, in 1937 to Uganda as a missionary. After extensive negotiations with Uganda's Minister of Education the school that was to become Bugema University became a lasting reality. In the years 1943-1953 they worked in Kenya.
Emanuel worked within the church structure for 40 plus years and was on sustentation (retirement) for 30 plus years. Though he was retired he did not sit at home doing nothing. He was an advisor to the General Conference President, and in 1971 he traveled to Iran as a guest for the 2,500 year anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Emanuel W. Pedersen Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 263
Content Description
This collection contains Pedersen’s writings, sermons, correspondences, photographs, motion picture films and other topical files he collected throughout his 70-plus years service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Dates:
1920 - 2006