Rev. Alfred Berzins This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. www.cogeast.org

   www.cogeast.org/history.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/7/2007   Last Visited: 7/31/2007

   The new German speaking immigrants formed the church in Philadelphia at 337 West Seymour, under the leadership of Alfred Berzins. Rev. Alfred Berzins was born in Rujiena, Latvia, presently a Baltic Republic of the U.S.S.R. He was converted at the age of 22 and started preaching at age 24 in his home town. After attending the Church of God Bible School in Dassel, Germany, he pastored in his home town for ten years. When the Russians took control of Latvia, he fled to Treysa, Germany, with his family and served as a minister for four years. It was here that he was ordained in the Church of God movement.
   
   The congregation first met in the Buerger home on April 15, 1953. There were 25-30 people at the first meeting, with guests from around the country and from the German Church of God in Union City, New Jersey. On January 1, 1956, Alfred Berzins was asked to become the pastor at Union City as well as Philadelphia. He served both churches for ten years until 1966. He then devoted all his work to the church in Philadelphia.

2. 2. History

   www.cogeast.org/History.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/4/2005   Last Visited: 2/6/2007

   The new German speaking immigrants formed the church in Philadelphia at 337 West Seymour, under the leadership of Alfred Berzins. Rev. Alfred Berzins was born in Rujiena, Latvia, presently a Baltic Republic of the U.S.S.R. He was converted at the age of 22 and started preaching at age 24 in his home town. After attending the Church of God Bible School in Dassel, Germany, he pastored in his home town for ten years. When the Russians took control of Latvia, he fled to Treysa, Germany, with his family and served as a minister for four years. It was here that he was ordained in the Church of God movement. The congregation first met in the Buerger home on April 15, 1953. There were 25-30 people at the first meeting, with guests from around the country and from the German Church of God in Union City, New Jersey. On January 1, 1956, Alfred Berzins was asked to become the pastor at Union City as well as Philadelphia. He served both churches for ten years until 1966. He then devoted all his work to the church in Philadelphia.

3. 3. All About Latvia: Donald Day: a reporter in Riga for 20 years

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   Published on: 11/29/2004   Last Visited: 11/13/2007

   The fugitive was Alfred Berzins, minister of labor and propaganda, who most certainly would have been one of the first to be executed had he remained.
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   But aside from President Smetona, his family and clique, who fled from Lithuania, and Minister Berzins who fled from Latvia I do not know of any other escapes, or attempts to escape of government people from the Baltic countries.