Zollbrecht 50th

ZOLLBRECHT 50th

Henry and Mary Jane Zollbrecht celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 18, 2017, in a country setting near Oregon City, Ore., at the John Jones residence. The celebration took place exactly 50 years after their marriage at the Northbrook Church in Minneapolis, Minn. All their children, children's spouses, grandchildren and a host of friends joined them at the celebration.

Henry met Mary Jane Albertsen at Union College in Lincoln, Neb. They were married after Henry’s graduation and then moved to Andrews University in Michigan, where Henry completed his Master of Divinity degree.

The Zollbrechts moved back to Minnesota, where they pastored for several years. When a call came to move to eastern Oregon, they came and spent 17 years in the Idaho Conference pastoring the John Day and Long Creek (Ore.) churches, Baker City (Ore.) and Richland (Ore.) churches, and then the Payette, Idaho, District.

During this time Henry completed his Master of Public Health degree from Loma Linda University in California. Mary Jane completed a secretarial degree and worked for many years for various CPA firms.

In 1990 they moved to Medford, Ore., and pastored the Valley View Church for 10 years. Then they moved to Portland, Ore., where they pastored the Tabernacle Church for 13 years while Mary Jane worked at the Oregon Conference.

They have enjoyed gardening and cruising, and Mary Jane enjoys quilting. They have been retired in the Oregon City area since 2013.

The Zollbrecht family includes Karen and Brian Carlton of Chehalis, Wash.; Tim and Brenda (Foulston) Zollbrecht of Damascus, Ore.; Les and Marschelle (Bowes) Zollbrecht of Damascus, Ore.; and 7 grandchildren.