James Elvin Wagner

James Elvin Wagner (1873–1969) was a

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. The last president of the

Evangelical and Reformed Church The Evangelical and Reformed Church (E&R) was a Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. It was formed in 1934 by the merger of the Reformed Church in the United States (RCUS) with the Evangelical Synod of North America (ESNA). A m ...

, Wagner served as the first co-president of the

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from 1957 until 1961. His Congregational Christian counterpart was the Rev.

Fred Hoskins Fred Hoskins (8 January 1906 – 20 April 1966) was an American clergyman who served as first co-president of United Church of Christ with James Wagner from 1957 to 1961. Life and career Hoskins was a graduate of Illinois College before earning a ...

. 1873 births 1969 deaths United Church of Christ members United Church of Christ ministers Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{US-Christian-clergy-stub