Mimi Scharffenberg (November 7, 1883 - before 1926) was an American missionary; she was the first single woman to be a Seventh-Day Adventist missionary to Korea.[1]

Early life

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Scharffenberg was born in Missouri into a Lutheran family, although she later moved to Wisconsin.[2] Her sister, Theodora Wangerin, was also a Seventh-Day Adventist missionary.[3]

Missionary activities

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Scharffenberg first moved to Soonan to "engage in school work", which officially began in 1907.[2] There, she bought a small home that she later shared with another missionary, May Scott, in September 1908.[3]

In 1909 Scharffenberg moved to Seoul with another missionary family.[3]

In 1915 she was among the delegation sent to the Asiatic Division Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.[4]

Scharffenberg returned to the United States at some point afterwards, and had died by 1926.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Scharffenberg, Mimi (1883–1919)". encyclopedia.adventist.org. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ a b Olsen, Mahlon Ellsworth (1925). A History of the Origin and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists. Review and Herald. p. 682.
  3. ^ a b c Wangerin, Theodora S. (June 27, 1955). "Organization and Growth of Mission Work in Korea" (PDF). The Australasian Record. p. 12. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Delegates in Attendance" (PDF). Asiatic Division Mission News. 2 (6–7). July 1, 1915.
  5. ^ Andross, Matilda Erickson (1926). Story of the Advent Message. Review and Herald. p. 338.