Curriculum Vitae

Victor Paul Wierwille

1916 Victor Paul Wierwille born (December 31). 1931 Victor Paul Wierwille confirmed (March 29). 1937 Victor Paul Wierwille and Dorothea Kipp are married (July2). (20 and 21 years old) 1938 Victor Paul Wierwille receives his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lakeland College. 1940 Donald Ernst Wierwille born (August 11). 1941 Victor Paul Wierwille receives his Bachelor of Theology degree from Lakeland College and his Master of Theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. Victor Paul Wierwille is ordained as a clergyman of the Evangelical and Reformed Church (June 29). Rev. Victor Paul Wierwille starts first pastorate (June). (24 years old) 1942 Karen Ruth Wierwille (Martin) born (April 11). Snowfall phenomenon (early fall). First radio broadcast (October 3). (25 years old; two children) 1944 Rev. Victor Paul Wierwille starts second pastorate (June). Mary Ellen Wierwille (Somerville) born (July 10). (27 years old; three children) 1945 Victory through Christ . Van Wert, Ohio: The Wilkinson Press. 171 pp. 1947 Rhoda Becker (Wierwille) starts work as first paid Staff member (September 28). Incorporation of The Chimes Hour Youth Caravan (October 30). 1948 Rev. Victor Paul Wierwille receives his Doctor of Theology degree from Pikes Peak Bible Seminary and Burton College. 1951 Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille visits missionaries in Honduras (April). Rev. J.E. Stiles leads Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille into speaking in tongues (Tulsa, Oklahoma; December 12). (34 years old) 1952 The Georges are the first people Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille leads into speaking in tongues. First camp (forerunner of The Way Family Camps) held at the United Methodist Campgrounds in St. Marys, Ohio. Harry Ernst Wierwille becomes Secretary-Treasurer of the Way International Ministry. 1953 “The Christian Outlook o