Latvia
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: nhabited by prehistoric Finno-Ugric tribes; traded with Rome and German lands 1st-6th century CE; settled by Baltic Latgallians; battled expanding Scandinavian and Slavic tribes 8th-11th centuries; ruled by Livonia (13th century-1561), Poland, Germany, and Russia; official language is Latvian.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Work of CHOG in Germany, Russia, and Poland, Dated 2/1949
Item — Box CHOG 176, Folder: Europe
Scope and Contents
Mentioned in the letter was that George Vieluth was the first missionary of CHOG to Europe in 1901. A notice was put in Gospel Trumpet for ministers to come to Hamburg to preach. There was a growth of churches in Latvia and Brother Boonen needed workers, Vieluth went.
Dates:
Event: Dated 2/1949