Yolo-Los Angeles-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Mangold, John G. 1864 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com January 13, 2006, 11:15 pm Author: Tom Gregory (1913) REV. JOHN G. MANGOLD It has always been the aim of the German Evangelical Synod of America to serve the German-American people and to keep them in their faith and make them useful citizens of our country, that has given the people freedom of religious thought; this has been the ambition of the pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church at Woodland. That his ministrations heave reached beyond the boundaries of his immediate field of labor is indicated by the fact that for six years, from 1898 to 1904, he officiated as president of the Pacific district of the German Evangelical Synod of North America, while in addition for some time he served as a member of the mission board. Both of these important posts furnished an opportunity for sagacious service to the denomination and also brought him into conspicuous pre-eminence among the talented divines of the faith. In recording events of importance in the life of Rev. Mr. Mangold we find that he was born January 15, 1864, at Leichingen, Wurtemberg, Germany, where his father, Jacob, engaged in mercantile pursuits. Primarily educated in the excellent public schools of Wurtemberg, he later had the advantages of the gymnasium, and after his graduation he crossed the ocean to the United States, where he hoped to continue his studies and acquire a desired knowledge of the English language. It was his good fortune to study in the Congregational Seminary at Elmhurst, a suburb of Chicago, where he completed the classics and began a course in theology. At the expiration of three years in that institution he went to St. Louis and studied theology in a German Evangelical (Eden) college. After his graduation in 1888 he was ordained to the ministry of the denomination which he has since served with true fidelity and intelligent devotion. Coming to California in 1888 to accept the pastorate of St. John's German Evangelical Church at Pomona, Mr. Mangold continued in that pastorate for three years, and meanwhile was married to Miss Martha Hoops, a native of Nebraska, but from early life a resident of California. During 1891 he went to San Francisco as pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church. The period of his service as pastor was marked by the erection in 1894 of a house of worship. The site chosen for the building was Mason street, between Pacific and Jackson. Resigning from that charge in 1901, he came to Woodland as pastor of St. John's German Evangelical Church and ever since he has ministered to this congregation, besides having charge of the membership at Dixon and Hungry Hollow. The congregation at Woodland was organized into a church during 1892 through the self-sacrificing efforts of Rev. Mr. Weltge, who at the time was serving as pastor at Hungry Hollow and who by occasional preaching at Woodland gathered together the nucleus of a congregation. The second pastor was Rev. J. Schilling, under whose supervision a house of worship was built, the congregation enlarged and various societies formed for the uplifting of the community spiritually. The third pastor, Rev. J. Endter, served until February of 1901, when Rev. Mr. Mangold was called to the work. Under his ministrations a steady growth has been maintained in every department of the church. The congregation has become known through the munificence of its contributions to missions and charities. The self-sacrificing spirit of the membership has been the secret of the substantial progress made in all good works, and it has been a great blessing to the German people of Yolo county to have had these churches. The young people as well as the older members have risen to honorable positions and won the esteem of their fellow citizens. The successful labors of Rev. Mr. Mangold have been promoted by the gentle but capable helpfulness of his wife, who, besides the care of a large family, has yet found time to aid in church work and to foster every movement inaugurated for the benefit of the congregation. Her deep religious character has found expression in many ways, perhaps the greatest of which is her wise guidance of the seven children, Anna, Lydia, Martha, John, Carl. Martin and Philip. It has been the ambition of the parents to educate each child adequately for life's responsibilities. The eldest daughter has been educated in the San Francisco State Normal, and the younger members of the family circle also will be given the best opportunities the state affords in its educational institutions. Additional Comments: Extracted from HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WITH Biographical Sketches OF The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth and Development From the Early Days to the Present HISTORY BY TOM GREGORY AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/mangold342bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 5.4 Kb