File 4 - Heinrich Friesen sermons

Heinrich Friesen, minister, teacher and farmer, was born on November 11, 1842 to Jacob and Helena (nee Dyck) Friesen in the village of Schoenfeld, Bergthal Colony, South Russia. He was the 5th of seven children. Friesen was baptized on May 28, 1862 and later that same year on September 30th was married to Agatha Hiebert. Their marriage produced 13 children of which seven survived. They also adopted a daughter, Katharina Goertzen, who was three years old when she joined the family. In 1874 he and his family immigrated to Canada where they settled in Hochfeld, Manitoba. He was ordained as deacon on December 15, 1881. Four years later he was ordained to the ministry of the Gospel on December 3, 1885. In addition to preaching in all the churches on the East Reserve which required a great deal of travelling, Friesen also taught in the village school. This led to some humorous incidents as Friesen was rather deaf and couldn't always hear what was happening in the classroom. He retired in 1911 and moved in with his daughter and her husband on their farm. It was here that he died September 12, 1921.