Gerhard LohrenzABOUT GERHARD LOHRENZ, B.A., D.D., (1899-1986)Born into a quiet village in Southern Russia at the turn of the 20th Century, Gerhard Lohrenz came of age in a tumultuous time. The First World War threw Imperial Russia into a bloody civil war, and he winessed firsthand the brutality inflicted on the Mennonite settlements. In the chaos Lohrenz was pressed into service, first for the White Army in a Red Cross unit, and then for the Red Army in the forestry reserve. After working as an official in the Soviet government he and his wife, Anni, immigrated to Canada in 1925. After completing his schooling, Lohrenz worked in public education before teaching at Canadian Mennonite Bible College. He finished his career as a pastor at Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church. Lohrenz was Chairman of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, and wrote several books on Mennonite history, including The Mennonites of Western Canada and his biography Storm Tossed. Read More Read Less