Highlights of the Lives of James and Faith Wenger

Faith and James met in college

Sep 1, 1960

They went on their first date

Jan 1, 1961

Graduated from Goshen Mennonite college together

Jun 1, 1964

Located in Goshen, IN

James and Faith got married

Jun 6, 1964

They lived in Iowa for the summer

Jul 1, 1964

Moved to Goshen, IN

Sep 1, 1964

James went to seminary and Faith taught 2nd grade

Moved to Japan to teach english

Jul 1, 1966

Jonathan Wenger born

Sep 5, 1968

Back to the United States, the family moved to Iowa City

Apr 29, 1969

James got his Master’s Degree from the University of Iowa

Ken Wenger born

Aug 1, 1970

Moved back to Japan

Apr 29, 1971

Moved to Tucson, AZ

Apr 29, 1975

James got his PHD in Linguistic Anthropology while Faith got her master’s degree in Early Childhood Ed. During this time James was also pastor of Shalom Mennonite Church

The family moved to Fresno, CA

Apr 29, 1983

James was pastor of the Mennonite Community Church in Fresno and taught some classes at Fresno Pacific Univ. Faith got a second masters in Music at Calif. State Univ. Fresno

Jonathan Wenger married Tonya Ramer

Jul 12, 1997

James and Faith moved to Baltimore, Maryland

Jan 1, 1998

PIcture shows the church James was pastor at.

After the boys both moved out they lived in Baltimore, Maryland

Period: Apr 22, 1998 to May 29, 2010

James was pastor at North Baltimore Mennonite Church. Faith taught piano

First Grandchild

Mar 25, 2001

James and Faith’s first grandchild was born, Magdalena Ruth Ramer Wenger

Ken Wenger married Marlene Wiens

Apr 15, 2003

New House!

Sep 1, 2007

James and Faith bulit a new house usig new modular construction. The picture shows it being delivered in four sections.

New House is Finished

Mar 30, 2008

James retired from being a Pastor

Dec 1, 2009

Retirment party at his church

They moved to Hesston, Kansas

Jun 1, 2010

James is a retired pastor and Faith teaches piano.