Rev frank buchman biography
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Frank Buchman
American Lutheran theologian (1878–1961)
The Reverend Frank Buchman | |
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Buchman, c. 1945 | |
| Born | Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman June 4, 1878 (1878-06-04) Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1961(1961-08-07) (aged 83) Freudenstadt, West Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Founding leader of the Oxford Group |
| Official name | Frank N.D.
Buchman |
| Type | Roadside |
| Designated | October 19, 1991[1] |
| Location | 772 Main St. (PA Route 29) near 8th St., Pennsburg, Pennsylvania |
Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman (June 4, 1878 – August 7, 1961), best known as Frank Buchman, was an American Lutheran who founded the First Century Christian Fellowship in 1921, renamed as the Oxford Group in 1928, that was transformed under his leadership in 1938 into the Moral Re-Armament and became Initiatives of Change in 2001.[2][3] As a leader of the Moral Re-Armament, he was decorated