John Tietjen [SEP] cause of death
Tietjen married Ernestine Catherine Dammitts (1925-2015) and had four children, Catherine, Laurence, Mary, and Sarah. He also has seven grandchildren Jessica, Jennifer, Carrie, Rachel, Joseph, Elizabeth, and Chase. 
John Tietjen battled lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, blood clots, and finally a brain tumor. He died in the comfort of his own home. During the last few months before his death he was working on a final book titled "The Gospel According to Jesus". The original transcripts
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Billington was charged with teaching false doctrine following the publication of his book "The Christian Outsider", specifically because he stated that God did not exist, that Jesus was not the Son of God, and that there was no life after death. The complaint was researched and the Committee of Doctrinal Appeal submitted a report to the 1971 Methodist Conference, which dismissed Mr Billington in June of that year.
Protestant and Anglican churches: disciplinary action since 1893 John Tietjen (Lutheran, United States, 1973–77).
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