John Alexis Edgren

John Alexis Edgren (February 20, 1839 – January 26, 1908) was a Swedish-American Baptist minister.Johan Alexis Edgren was born at Östanås, in Älvsbacka, Värmland, Sweden.[5] A soldier, author, and journalist, Edgren served at First Swedish Baptist Church in Chicago starting in 1871.The same year, he founded the periodical Zions Vakt, later becoming the Standard, a Baptist newspaper.The Baptist Theological Union of the University of Chicago invited Edgren to house a seminary at their location.
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