James Elvin Wagner
James Elvin Wagner (1873–1969) was a U.S. clergyman. He was the last president of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and served as the first co-president of the United Church of Christ from 1957 until 1961; his Congregational Christian counterpart was the Rev. Fred Hoskins. The two churches united officially on June 25, 1957, at a Uniting Synod in Cleveland; the new group represented 2.1 million people in 8,311 churches across the US. References

1873 births
1969 deaths
United Church of Christ members
United Church of Christ ministers
Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany