FREDERICK ERNEST MEBIUS.
Father of the Central American Pentecostalism. Born in 1869, Victoria, Canada. He died in 1945, Santa Tecla, El Salvador.
Parallel to the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, California in 1906; Frederick Ernest Mebius- Canadian Pentecostal missionary, leading the revival of Las Lomas de San Marcelino, Cerro Verde, Santa Ana, El Salvador. It is the Salvadoran Upper Room. The Pentecostal revival led to the Assemblies of God, Church of God, prophets and apostles and other Pentecostal churches. The revival spread to Central America and the world. When the prairie catches fire knows no boundaries.
He died speaking in tongues.
Pentecostal preacher was born in Victoria Canada.
Life of Frederick Ernest Mebius in the timeline:
BRIEF CHRONICLE OF LIFE OF FREDERICK ERNES MEBIUS
Rafael Williams in his book “Venturing with the Gospel in Central America ", Published in 1935, affirms that, Mebius came to El Salvador in the year 1904. Also H. S. Syverson of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) in our country, affirmed according to “Good News from El Salvador ", of J.H. Ingram that Mebius was in El Salvador in the year 1904.
Among the early Mebius ‘ converts were Rodolfo Hurtado and Sotero Navas. It is said that one night Navas received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in his sleep and when he awoke he was speaking in tongues. There were other experiences, such as a daughter of Rodolfo Hurtado, Rodriga Maria Hurtado, who got married Mebius. Rodriga . Rodriga was the second wife of Frederic. After Mary
1869 Born in Victoria, Canada.
1895 First marriage of Ernest Frederick Mebius with Mary. Christine was born in 1897
1897 First daughter of Frederick. Mr. Mebius is 28 years
1900 ... 31st birthday
1902 ... James was born in 1902. Second son of Mr. Mebius. Frederick is 33 years old
1903 Viaje a Bolivia?... Por la separación del nacimiento de sus hijos.
1906 ... Ernest was born in 1906. The third son of Mr. Mebius. 37 years old
1906 ... Mr. Mebius Possible entry to El Salvador ...?
1911 ... Birth Certificate issued by Wooton in Victoria
1910 Julio 22, 1910. San Gerónimo, Guatemala. “ A brother from México has just arrived one year ago. We are trusting the Lord will bless him trough his coming. His name is Mebius. He has been to South America as a missionary under the Alliance work.” Bride ‘ room messenger.
1913 ... Possible entrance to El Salvador, according to Williams
1917 ... Possible Rodriga Hurtado married in Las Lomas, the party was Stick out Campana, Santa Ana Volcano. Or the canton Calzontes, Sonsonate.
1919 born Eduardo Victor Mebius in Lomas de San Marcelino a few blocks
where he was the revival. The June 27. First child
1924 Alfredo Camilo born, February 23, 1924.
1930 In Las Lomas. Cerro Verde. From the green hill you can see the volcano of Izalco.
1930 Foundation of the Assemblies of God. April 12, Ahuachapán. Federico absent ? The founder of the Pentecostal groups ...?
1935 Olivia Ruth was born on September 12
1936 67 year old. Salvadoran Nationalized
1939 H .S Syverson, American missionary of the Churches of God comes to El Salvador in 1939. Charles T. Furman of Guatemala had informed him of a missionary in El Salvador who desperately needed help and successor. Mebius to the brother Syverson received as aid from God. They agreed to work together. Syverson decided to stay in the country, having settled in Cojutepeque a1941 1939. Mebius and Syverson founded the Biblical Institute of the Churches of God and were his first teachers.
1999
November 25, 1999. Brother Henry Barillas gathered some surviving children and took them to the Lomas de San Marcelino, Cerro Verde where testimony meeting was held. Was a great joy to see the children of this missionary worked witnessing the gospel and the power of God. They recalled the childhood years and first in Central Pentecostal revival.
2007 On August 21, 2007 with 15 students AP Bible school students of the subject history of Salvadoran Evangelical Church visited the mausoleum brother Federico. We commented that he was never ordered by men but was selected in the sky to bring the good news of great joy to cuscatlecos. Water baptism was as a baby, according to birth.
2015 Charter of Holland.
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren of FREDERICK ERNEST MEBIUS congregate in Protestant churches of El Salvador and USA. Grandchildren preachers. Jaguar grandchildrenGod calls his servants with eternal purposes. Robert H. Bender with the Central Mission. Rafael Williams arrived from England to the relay Mebius with the Assemblies of God. Syverson with Churches of God. They made their country El Salvador. Barillas Kike tells the story. Called to write. Ministry pen.
I tried to trace Bradley’s movements in CA by reading any letter of his that was printed in The Messenger. I found a couple of articles that have caused me to investigate some of the early dates related to Pentecostalism in El Salvador. They may not lead anywhere but they are interesting, although possibly erroneous.
One entry of interest is the following, which was written by Bradly from Guatemala in 1910. He mentions someone named Mebius, although maybe not Frederick. Presumably this Mebius was in Guatemala in 1910 and had only “received his Pentecost about one year ago”. This got me thinking about the overall Mebius timeline and when he may have been in El Salvador and if he was preaching the Pentecostal message before he himself received it. Obviously there is a lot of speculation here but I am continuing to look into some of the archival evidence. I am actually going to the National Palace next week to review the immigration records from 1902-1912. I’m interested to find out if there are any records on Mebius’ entry into the country.
“It is interesting that your quote from one of Bradley's letters states that "a young man named Mebius" just arrived from Mexico (August 1910) who had been baptized in the Holy Spirit about 1909. Frederick E. Mebius was born in 1869 in Victoria, BC, Canada, and was 41 years old in 1910, so I don't think he would be considered "a young man." Maybe there was another Mebius in the Pentecostal storyline in Central America who has yet to be discovered who may have served with the C&MA in South America prior to 1910.
As you can see from Enrique Barrillas document, Frederick E. Mebius was married in Washington State in 1901 and then moved with his family to Texas where several of his children were born between 1901 and 1910. According to the 1910 census, Mebius lived in El Paso, Texas, with his family and his occupation was listed as "missionary" - probably to Mexico. He may have visited El Salvador prior to 1910 (1904-1906?) and preached the Pentecostal message, because there were Pentecostals in Santa Ana by 1906 according to Bender (CAM Bulletin, June 1906 letter).” Dr. Holland letter
I also found this letter from Bradley to The Bridegrooms Messenger that was printed in the February 15, 1911 issue. He was apparently here for one year in 1911 and then returned to the US were he struggled for over a year to raise the necessary resources to return.
I will let you know what I discover. These letters that he wrote are fascinating. I am hoping that the person at CAM (Now Camino), will be able to find some letters like this from Mebius as well.
John Mark Robeck
Hello, John:
Greetings from San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica. My wife and I have been missionaries in Costa Rica since 1972 with the Latin America Mission (1971-1989), IDEA Ministries (1990-2013) and now retired. My son Rick and I established Holland International Consultants in 2013 to facilitate our business matters throughout the Americas.
Currently, I am president of the National Church History Commission in Costa Rica and have done extensive research and writing on Church History in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as among Hispanics in the USA and Canada. See my website for further information: www.prolades.com
Professor Enrique Barrillas (Assemblies of God in El Salvador) and myself have done research on the life of Frederick Mebius who is generally considered to be the first Pentecostal missionary in El Salvador by various sources that are mentioned by Barrillas on his website: http://federicomebius.blogspot.com/ I am sure that Enrique would be happy to meet with you and share his research findings.
Attached are two documents about Mebius: one was written by Enrique and one by me.
Regarding the life and ministry of the Rev. Amos Bradly in Central America, I have compossed a document base on my own research; see attachment.
Also attached is a link to my chapter on "Religión en El Salvador" from the PROLADES Enciclopedia de Religión en América Latina y el Caribe: http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/spanish/rel_els09spn.pdf
I hope that this information will be helpful to you.
Blessings,
Dr. Clifton L. Holland, General Partner
Holland International Consultants &
Director of PROLADES
San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
(506) 2283-8300
www.prolades.com
From: Clifton Holland [mailto:clifton.holland@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 10:40 AM
To: John Mark Robeck
Subject: Re: Question Regarding the History of Pentecostalism in El Salvador
Hello, John:
Greetings from San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica. My wife and I have been missionaries in Costa Rica since 1972 with the Latin America Mission (1971-1989), IDEA Ministries (1990-2013) and now retired. My son Rick and I established Holland International Consultants in 2013 to facilitate our business matters throughout the Americas.
Currently, I am president of the National Church History Commission in Costa Rica and have done extensive research and writing on Church History in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as among Hispanics in the USA and Canada. See my website for further information: www.prolades.com
Professor Enrique Barrillas (Assemblies of God in El Salvador) and myself have done research on the life of Frederick Mebius who is generally considered to be the first Pentecostal missionary in El Salvador by various sources that are mentioned by Barrillas on his website: http://federicomebius.blogspot.com/ I am sure that Enrique would be happy to meet with you and share his research findings.
Attached are two documents about Mebius: one was written by Enrique and one by me.
Regarding the life and ministry of the Rev. Amos Bradly in Central America, I have compossed a document base on my own research; see attachment.
Also attached is a link to my chapter on "Religión en El Salvador" from the PROLADES Enciclopedia de Religión en América Latina y el Caribe: http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/spanish/rel_els09spn.pdf
I hope that this information will be helpful to you.
Blessings,
Dr. Clifton L. Holland, General Partner
Holland International Consultants &
Director of PROLADES
San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
(506) 2283-8300
www.prolades.com
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 1:41 PM, John Mark Robeck
wrote:
Mr. Holland, my name is John Mark Robeck. I am a fellow Fuller alumni and currently a PhD. Candidate in Theology, Ethics and Culture at Claremont Graduate University. I am currently working as a missionary in El Salvador with an organization called ENLACE, and also trying to finish my dissertation. I am working on a chapter regarding the history of the Pentecostal movement in the country and was wondering if you might be able to answer a few questions for me.
I am struggling to wade through the marsh of history here and having a hard time with two people. One early missionary by the name of Frederick Mebius, who may have arrived as early as 1902 and possible as late as 1914. People are all over the board with this guy in terms of how early he may have arrived. If he did arrive as early as 1902 it seems he may have been with the Central American Mission. I have someone from their archive looking into things for. I also have David Roebuck of the COG looking into him for me in their archives, as he joined them after his time with both the C&MA and CAM.
The second person is Amos Bradley, who is credited by Luis R. Huezo Mixco in De Las Misiones De Fe Al Neopentecostalismo, as being the first ‘registered’ Pentecostal missionary here in 1911. I have found a newspaper from that year with him listed as a passenger on a steamer that arrived here as well as several letters of his that were written to and printed in The Bridegrooms Messenger.
First, I am wondering if you might be able to point me in the direction of any resources that might help me determine specific dates related to Mebius? And second, I am wondering if you might know of any resources I might look at in relationship to their ministries while they were here that might be more in depth than most of the articles written about either of them.
Thank you in advance for any advice you might be able to provide me.
Sincerely,
