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 1899 - 1983 (83 years)
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| Name |
Harry James Hager |
| Title |
Dr. |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
16 May 1899 |
, , Michigan, United States  |
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Harry James Hager - Birth Record - Page 1 of 2
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Harry James Hager - Birth Record - Page 2 of 2
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| Gender |
Male |
| Draft Registration |
12 Sep 1918 |
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| World War I |
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Harry James Hager - World War I Draft Registration
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| Death |
15 May 1983 |
Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States |
| Fact 1 |
9 Nov 2012 |
Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States |
| Biography from Hope College |
- Harry James Hager was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 16, 1899, while his
father, Rev. Titus Hager, was serving the Turner Avenue (Nederduitsch) Reformed Church.
After graduating from high school in Muskegon, Michigan, he attended Hope College and
Western Theological Seminary, receiving a B.A. in 1920 and B.D. in 1924. Hager married Hope
graduate (1920) Jeannette Vander Werp on August 12, 1924.
Upon graduation from seminary in 1924, Hager was licensed by Classis Passaic of the
Reformed Church in America and was installed at the Forest Grove Reformed Church near
Hudsonville, Michigan. He served there only until 1926.
In 1926, President Edward Dimnent offered him a position at Hope College as Professor
of Biblical Literature and College Pastor, and he served in this capacity until 1929. In December
1928, he was called to Bethany Reformed Church in the Roseland area of Chicago, Illinois, and
was installed on May 1, 1929. During his first decade at Bethany, he received a Ph.D. from the
University of Chicago (1933) and an honorary doctorate from Hope College (1937). Hager
served Bethany until his retirement in 1975.
Radio outreach was a significant portion of Hager?s work, and he served as a pioneer in
the emerging media ministry. This ministry began with the Sunday afternoon Bethany Bible
Broadcast in 1933 and later with a daily ?family altar? program each morning. On September 24,
1944, the first Sunday evening service was broadcast on Chicago radio station WCFL. This
broadcast featuring Hager was later named America for God, and was featured weekly until 1977
on WCFL and other Midwest radio stations.
Hager was active in the administration of the Reformed Church in America. He served as
vice-president of General Synod in 1945-1946 and as its president in 1946-1947. He also served
as the president of the Particular Synod of Chicago and as an advocate for church missions.
Jeannette Hager passed away on February 17, 1977. Harry Hager died on May 15, 1983,
in Holland, Michigan.
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| Social Security Number |
357-32-7813 |
| Person ID |
I1458 |
Walters Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
12 Jul 2015 |
| Father |
Rev. Titus Wagner Hager, Sr., b. 6 May 1862, Holland, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 30 Oct 1946, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Winifred M. Wagenaar, b. 19 Nov 1864, Holland, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 3 Oct 1938, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
25 May 1884 |
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| Census Records |
 | Titus and Winfred Hager
1920 Census
Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey |
 | Titus and Winfred Hager
1930 Census
Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey |
| Family ID |
F116 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jeanette Vanderwerp, b. 3 Nov 1897, , , Michigan, United States d. 17 Feb 1977, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Aug 1924 |
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
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Harry J Hager and Jeanette Vanderwerp
Marriage Return
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| Children |
| | 1.  Winifred Jean Hager, b. 10 Aug 1926, , , Michigan, United States d. 30 Sep 1967, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States (Age 41 years) |
| | 2. Harry James Hager, Jr., b. Abt 1930, , , Illinois, United States |
| | 3. Mary Hager, b. Abt 1932, , , Illinois, United States |
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| Census Records |
 | Harry J and Jeanette Hager
1940 Census
Chicago Cook Co Illinois |
| Family ID |
F563 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 Jun 2013 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 16 May 1899 - , , Michigan, United States |
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 | Draft Registration - World War I - 12 Sep 1918 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
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 | Marriage - 12 Aug 1924 - Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
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 | Death - 15 May 1983 - Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States |
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| Fact 1 - Biography from Hope College - 9 Nov 2012 - Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States |
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