Millie Dienert Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Early years and education== Dienert was born in [[Blue Bell, Pennsylvania]], the daughter of Miriam and Theodore Elsner. Her father was a traveling [[Evangelism|evangelist]] and as a child she felt neglected and blamed God for her parents' absence.<ref name=HOU /> In 1931, however, the family settled in Philadelphia when her father began a nondenominational church there, later called the Philadelphia Gospel Tabernacle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calvary Memorial Church — Our History|url=https://calvarymemorialchurch.org/images/Info/cmc%2075th%20r5.pdf|publisher=Calvary Memorial Church|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|access-date=March 10, 2021}}. The Philadelphia Gospel Tabernacle founded by Theodore Elsner is now Calvary Memorial Church.</ref> When the 17-year old Millie Elsner survived an automobile accident that killed all of the other occupants in her car, the teen experienced increased devotion and a resolve to dedicate her life to Christ.<ref name=BGEA /> She subsequently attended the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and the [[Philadelphia School of the Bible]].<ref name=HOU /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page