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By Abigail Sholes '23
Collection Overview
Title: Earl K. Ziegler Sermons, 1962-2019
ID: MSS/MSS-0017
Primary Creator: Ziegler, Earl K.
Extent: 0.42 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains one box of sermons written by Earl K. Ziegler between 1962-2019. These sermons were written for various congregations and functions of the Church of the Brethren and were compiled by Ziegler as a list of his best sermons. The majority of sermons in the collection include information on the location and date the sermon was preached. Within the United States, the sermons in this collection were preached in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Kansas, Indiana, Virginia, and Florida. In addition, two sermons in this collection were preached at the Annual Assembly in the Dominican Republic. Several sermons were used multiple times at different congregations on different dates. Topics covered include the ways in which Biblical principles and ideas can be applied to daily life.
Collection Historical Note
Earl K. Ziegler was born on March 4, 1929 in Sheridan, Pennsylvania to Abraham and Rhoda (nee Keller) Ziegler. Ziegler graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1951 with a bachelor’s in Liberal Arts. In August 1951, he married his wife, Vivian Zug Snyder. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College, Ziegler attended the Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. Later, in 1982, Ziegler would graduate from Lancaster Theological Seminary to complete his theological education. Between 1966-1983, Ziegler served as a member of the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees. Over the course of several decades, he would also hold positions as a pastor in various congregations throughout the Atlantic Northeast District of the Church of the Brethren. In 1960, he became the first paid pastor at the Black Rock Church of the Brethren. In the 1970s into the 1980s, Ziegler was pastor to the Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren. Between 1989-1999, Ziegler served as pastor to the Lampeter Church of the Brethren. For some time until 2006, he was interim pastor for the East Cocalico Church of the Brethren. In between, Ziegler gave sermons to a number of congregations and spoke at Annual Assemblies and District Conferences in Kansas, Maryland, Indiana, and Florida. Though Ziegler lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he also traveled both within the country and abroad, notably to the Dominican Republic, to give sermons and participate in missions trips. Ziegler also served at one point as District Executive for the Atlantic Northeast District.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Adam and Eve in Lancaster County, 26 August 2012
- Buffalo Valley Church of the Brethren, 26 August 2012
- Folder 2: And Crown Him Lord of All
- Lancaster Chinese Bible Church, 20 March 2016; Germantown Church of the Brethren, 14 April 2019
- Folder 3: And How Shall I Be Thankful?, 22 November 2015
- Lancaster Chinese Bible Church, 22 November 2015
- Folder 4: The End Times: And How Shall It Be? or Any Old Bush Will Do!, 28 August 1999
- Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 28 August 1999; Note: last sermon as full-time pastor of Lampeter Church of the Brethren
- Folder 5: Brethren Mission Possible
- Carlisle Church of the Brethren, 11 November 1989 (fundraising campaign);Trotwood, Southern Ohio Support Meeting, 20 January 1990; Refton Brethren in Christ Church, 2 February 1990 (board retreat)
- Folder 6: Building With the Master Carpenter, 7 August 1994
- Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 7 August 1994
- Folder 7: Cocoon Thinking vs. Butterfly Leaving, 30 August 2009
- Westminster Church of the Brethren, 30 August 2009
- Folder 8: Called to Be Team Players, 20 February 2011
- Annual Assembly (Asamblea), Church of the Brethren, Dominican Republic, 20 February 2011
- Folder 9: Come to the River of Life
- Annual Conference, Wichita, Kansas, 28 June 1994; Cruise ship, 7 January 1996
- Folder 10: Dare to Grow Series: Growing in Intimacy Towards Self, God, and Others
- Maple Grove Church of the Brethren, 30 November 1997; Quakertown Church of the Brethren, 26 April 1998; Myerstown Church of the Brethren, 30 November 1998; Bear Creek, Ohio,1999; New Frontier Church of the Brethren, 24 September; Florin Church of the Brethren, 1 July 2001; Schuylkill Church of the Brethren, 7 April 2002
- Folder 11: Discover Your Gifts, 8 July 1989
- Elizabethtown College Luncheon at the Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, 8 July 1989
- Folder 12: "Finders, Keepers!"
- South Western High School Baccalaureate Address, 27 May 1962; 11 July 1967; Black Rock, 8 June 1969; Myerstown Church of the Brethren, 19 September 1971 (Youth Night of Dedication Sermon)
- Folder 13: Forward Through the Ages Move the Faithful, 16 September 2007
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, 16 September 2007
- Folder 14: If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Us!
- Annual Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, 29 June 1986; Trotwood Church of the Brethren, 3 August 1986; Day Church of the Brethren, 10 August 1986; Holsinger Church of the Brethren, 28 September 1986
- Folder 15: Jesus, the Source of Refreshment, 12 November 2016
- Lancaster Chinese Bible Church, 12 November 2016
- Folder 16: Life is in Session: Are You Present? (Power to Live, Freedom to Become), 7 May 2007
- Chiques Church of the Brethren, 7 May 2007 (Second Day of Love Feast)
- Folder 17: My Step Ladder Psalm
- Folder 18: On the Wings of Prayer
- Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 5 November 1989; Florin Church of the Brethren, 25 June 2000
- Folder 19: Proclaiming God's Peace
- West Marva District Conference, Westernport, Maryland, 17 September 1993; Northern Indiana District Conference, Bethany Christian High School, 18 September 1993; Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 30 October 1994
- Folder 20: Receiving the Promise: Living With Power, 18 February 2011
- Annual Assembly (Asamblea), Church of the Brethren, Dominican Republic, 18 February 2011
- Folder 21: The Adventure of a New Year
- Brethren Village Chapel, 2 January 2008; Volendam Cruise, 27 January 2008; Hershey (Spring Creek), 1 January 2012; Florin Church of the Brethren, 28 December 2014
- Folder 22: The Gift of Extravagant Love, 2 November 2014
- Lancaster Chinese Bible Church, 2 November 2014
- Folder 23: The Habit of Prayer, 12 March 2017
- Lancaster Chinese Bible Church, 12 March 2017
- Folder 24: The Rainbow Church
- Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 7 January 1990; Maple Grove Church of the Brethren, 3 December 1997; Myerstown Church of the Brethren, n.d.; Florin Church of the Brethren, 20 February 2000; Shippensburg Church of the Brethren, 26 March 2000; Potsdam Church of the Brethren, 18-22 October 2000
- Folder 25: The Three Imperatives, 18 July 1993
- Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 18 July 1993
- Folder 26: There's No Place Like Home, 13 May 2012
- Church of the Brethren, 13 May 2012
- Folder 27: Triumphant in His Grace
- Palmyra Church of the Brethren, 8 December 1985; Holsinger Church of the Brethren, 28 September 1986; Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 2 June 1991
- Folder 28: "We've a Story to Tell", 4 November 2012
- New Frontier Church of the Brethren, 4 November 2012
- Folder 29: We've Won! We've Won!
- Lancaster Chinese Bible Church, 12 April 2015; Quakertown Church of the Brethren, 16 April 2017
- Folder 30: What God Might Say To President Clinton, 20 September 1998
- Lampeter Church of the Brethren, 20 September 1998
- Folder 31: You've Got to Get Out of the Boat, 23 April 2006
- East Cocalico Church of the Brethren, 23 April 2006; Note: last sermon as interim pastor of East Cocalico Church of the Brethren
- Folder 32: Walking on the Waters of Faith
- Folder 33: Who Really Cares?, 18 August 1990
- Southern Pennsylvania Brethren Heritage Days, Shippensburg Fairgrounds, 18 August 1990
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