Biography of Erv Meyer

Erv was born in South Dakota. He served in the air force for four years (two years in Japan.) He then served with the Navigators in Colorado Springs for 2 years. While earning a Management Degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Erv was further discipled by Jesse Miller.

Biography of Elsie (Grenz) Meyer

Elsie was also born in South Dakota. She earned her Registered Nurse Degree in Bismark, ND. After that, Elsie earned her Missions Degree at Simpson Bible Institute, Seattle, WA. From 1951 to 1968 she served in Japan with World Missions to Children.

Ministry History

Erv
1961-1962 Accountant in the OCSC Home Office
1963 Kadena Christian Center working with C. P. Tarkington
1964-1967 Director of Sasebo Christian Servicemen’s Center
1967-1968 On loan to direct the Taiwan Christian Center, Taichung, Taiwan
1968 Married Elsie Grenz Erv

Erv & Elsie
1969-1988 Directed the Christian Servicemen’s Center, Yokosuka, Japan
1989-1993 Worked in the OCSC Home Office
1993-1994 On loan ministering to Servicemen and Japanese in Sasebo, Japan
1994 Retired because of Elsie’s health
1999 Elsie died

It is obvious that I will never get over the loss of my beloved Elsie. (“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the Name of the Lord.”) Strange things happen when two people are bonded as one and then pulled apart. The loss devastated me mentally and emotionally. But I am determined to go on. While Elsie was going through her five years of sad mental suffering, God gave me lessons on unconditional and sacrificial love. He is now asking me to exercise this unconditional and sacrificial love while giving spiritual help to several men. God always has every right to ask whatever He wants.