Reformer Martin Luther - Wikipedia Editor's Note: It's amazing to see the hand of God at work in world/church history. I'm currently reading about the history of the French Huguenots and the author states that the Protestants in Alsace escaped the persecution in France because at that time it was a part of Germany. My father-in-law, Raymond Wittman , told me his family in Alsace were Lutheran. -AW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reformer Martin Bucer - Wikipedia Excerpt from Alsace-Lorraine (Wikipedia) : Alsace is generally seen as the most religious of all the French regions. Most of the Alsatian population is Roman Catholic , but, largely because of the region's German heritage, a significant Protestant community also exists: today, the EPCAAL (a Lutheran church) is France's second largest Protestant church, also forming an administrative union ( UEPAL ) with the much smaller Calvinist EPRAL . Unlike the rest of France, the Local law in Alsace-Moselle s
Obituary: Wittman, Raymond “Ray” J., 87, Sat., November 2, 2019. Beloved husband of Victoria “Vicki” (nee Lammert) of 65 years; dearest father of Karen (the late Randall) Beck and Jeffrey (Angela) Wittman; dear grandpa of Matthew, Barbara, Christopher and the late Michael; our dear uncle, cousin and friend of many. Ray was a St. Louis City Police Officer, Security Advisor at McDonnell-Douglas and Square Dancer. Service Wed., November 6, 9:45 a.m. from HUTCHENS MORTUARY, 675 Graham Rd. (Florissant) to St. Martin de Porres, 615 Dunn Rd. (Hazelwood) for 10:00 a.m. MASS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be given to Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. Visitation Tuesday 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Source: https://hutchensfuneralhomes.com/obituary/raymond-j-wittman/ Eulogy: Ray was born on January 3, 1932 in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. He lived in St. Louis with his family and then moved to California for several years. They returned to St. Louis and lived on Missouri