Swiss and German

Alternate Names
Swiss-German Mission, Swiss-Austrian Mission
Founded
1868 January 1
Closed
1938 January 1

Since missionary work was not progressing in Italy, at the beginning of 1868 the Swiss, Italian, and German Mission was changed into the Swiss and German Mission. Thirty years later the mission split into the Swiss Mission and the German Mission. Those two recombined on 22 May 1904 to become the Swiss-German Mission. It was renamed the Swiss-Austrian Mission briefly in 1938 before becoming the Swiss Mission once more in November of that year.

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Mission Founded

1868 January 1

Joseph Smith Horne Called as President

1868 January 1 – June 12  See Missionaries

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Started On 1868 January 1
Called
Ended On 1868 June 12
Released

Karl Gottfried Maeser Called as President

1868 June 12 – 1870 July 5  See Missionaries

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Started On 1868 June 12
Called
Ended On 1870 July 5
Departed from Field

Edward Schoenfeld Called as President

1869 October 10 – 1872 May 19  See Missionaries

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Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1872 May 19
Released

Johannes Huber Called as President

1872 May 19 – 1874 June 3  See Missionaries

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Started On 1872 May 19
Called
Ended On 1874 June 3
Departed from Field

John Ulrich Stucki Called as President

1874 April 7 – 1876 June 21  See Missionaries

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Started On 1874 April 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1876 June 21
Departed from Field

Joseph Smith Horne Called as President

1876 May 18 – 1877 October 13  See Missionaries

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Started On 1876 May 18
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 October 13
Departed from Field

Jacob Heinrich Flamm Called as President

1877 – 1879  See Missionaries

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Started On 1877
Called
Ended On 1879
Released

Serge Louis Ballif Called as President

1879 May 19 – 1881 May 14  See Missionaries

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Started On 1879 May 19
Set Apart
Ended On 1881 May 14
Departed from Field

John Alder Called as President

1881 May 14 – 1882 May 1  See Missionaries

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Started On 1881 May 14
Called
Ended On 1882 May 1
Released

Peter Frederick Goss Called as President

1882 April 4 – 1883 August 24  See Missionaries

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Started On 1882 April 4
Called
Ended On 1883 August 24
Departed from Field

John Quayle Cannon Called as President

1883 July – 1884 June 7  See Missionaries

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Started On 1883 July
Called
Ended On 1884 June 7
Departed from Field

Frederick William Schoenfeld Called as President

1884 May 16 – 1888 May 4  See Missionaries

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Started On 1884 May 16
Called
Ended On 1888 May 4
Released

John Ulrich Stucki Called as President

1888 April 11 – 1890 September 1  See Missionaries

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Started On 1888 April 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1890 September 1
Departed from Field

Johannes Theodore Brandli Called as President

1890 September 1 – 1891 September 15  See Missionaries

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Started On 1890 September 1
Called
Ended On 1891 September 15
Released

John Jacob Schaerrer Called as President

1891 June 26 – July 18  See Missionaries

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Started On 1891 June 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1891 July 18
Released

John Jacob Schaerrer Called as President

1891 June 26 – 1894 February 22  See Missionaries

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Started On 1891 June 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1894 February 22
Departed from Field

Johann Heinrich Stocker Called as President

1894 February 7 – May 1  See Missionaries

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Started On 1894 February 7
Called
Ended On 1894 May 1
Released

George Conrad Naegle Called as President

1894 May 1 – 1897 January 3  See Missionaries

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Started On 1894 May 1
Called
Ended On 1897 January 3
Departed from Field

Peter Loutensock Called as President

1897 January 1 – December 31  See Missionaries

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Started On 1897 January 1
Called
Ended On 1897 December 31
Released

Hugh Jenne Cannon Called as President

1904 May 22 – 1905 March 11  See Missionaries

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Started On 1904 May 22
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1905 March 11
Released

Serge Frederick Ballif Called as President

1905 March 15 – 1909 April 1  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1905 March 15
Called
Ended On 1909 April 1
Released

Thomas Evans McKay Called as President

1909 January 21 – 1912 February 21  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1909 January 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1912 February 21
Departed from Field

Hyrum Washington Valentine Called as President

1911 December 8 – 1916 November 26  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1911 December 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1916 November 26
Released

Headquarters Move

1912 September

Mission home HQ located Hoschgasse 68, Zurich, Switzerland moved to Rheinlanderstrasse 10, Basel, Switzerland.

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Occurred On 1912 September

Angus Jenne Cannon Called as President

1916 August 28 – 1920 December  See Missionaries

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Started On 1916 August 28
Set Apart
Ended On 1920 December
Released

Serge Frederick Ballif Called as President

1920 October 19 – 1923 April 14  See Missionaries

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Started On 1920 October 19
Set Apart
Ended On 1923 April 14
Departed from Field

Friedrich Wilhelm Tadje Called as President

1923 March 12 – 1925 August 23  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1923 March 12
Set Apart
Ended On 1925 August 23
Released

Hugh Jenne Cannon Called as President

1925 June 26 – 1928 May 1  See Missionaries

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Started On 1925 June 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1928 May 1
Released

Friedrich Wilhelm Tadje Called as President

1928 April 4 – 1931 October 24  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1928 April 4
Set Apart
Ended On 1931 October 24
Released

Franciscus Salzner Called as President

1931 September 14 – 1935 July 10  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1931 September 14
Set Apart
Ended On 1935 July 10
Arrived at Home

Philemon Merrill Kelly Called as President

1935 March 30 – 1937 December 31  See Missionaries

Date Details

Started On 1935 March 30
Set Apart
Ended On 1937 December 31
Released

Mission Closed

1938 January 1
Media
Swiss and German (1868 - 1938) Profile
Swiss and German (1868 - 1938) Profile
Missionaries in Austria
Missionaries in Austria
Mission Conference in Frankfurt
Mission Conference in Frankfurt
Cache Valley Missionaries
Cache Valley Missionaries
First Meeting in Lyons
First Meeting in Lyons
Bern Conference
Bern Conference
Missionaries of the Swiss-German Mission
Missionaries of the Swiss-German Mission
Dresden Conference
Dresden Conference
Leipzig Conference
Leipzig Conference
Plauen Conference
Plauen Conference
Swiss and German Mission Conference
Swiss and German Mission Conference
Conference in Rotterdam, Holland
Conference in Rotterdam, Holland
Stuttgart Conference
Stuttgart Conference
Stuttgart Conference
Stuttgart Conference
Chemnitz District Missionaries
Chemnitz District Missionaries
Forest Dale Ward Missionaries
Forest Dale Ward Missionaries
Zurich Conference
Zurich Conference
Conference Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Between 1921 – 1922
Conference Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Between 1921 – 1922

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