Hobart Baumann Amstutz
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Hobart Baumann Amstutz was a Bishop of The Methodist Church, elected in 1956. He was born 18 September 1896 in Henrietta, Ohio. He graduated in 1915 from Oberlin High School, Oberlin, Ohio (where he was known as "Harry"), studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 1914-15. He earned his A.B. degree from Northwestern University. He earned his B.D. degree from Garrett Theological Seminary.
Rev. Amstutz served as a missionary in South East Asia, beginning in 1926. For many years he was Pastor of the Wesley Methodist Church in Singapore. He also served as the President of Trinity College in Singapore. In 1942 he was imprisoned by the Japanese, spending 3 1/2 years in a prison camp.
Bishop Amstutz died 26 February 1980 in Fairmount, California. He was survived by his wife, Celeste; a son, Bruce, who was serving as a U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan; a daughter Beverly, and a brother, Clarence (a 1926 graduate of Oberlin High School).
Selected writings
References
- Oberlin Alumni Magazine, The, Oberlin, Ohio, March/April 1980, pp. 43-44.
- Oberlin High School Alumni "In Memoriam" [link]
- The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church[link]
See also
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