Gottfried Waldvogel (N/A – N/A) was a Swiss-born American preacher whose ministry laid foundational roots for the Pentecostal movement in Brooklyn, New York, influencing his son Hans R. Waldvogel’s later work. Born in Switzerland, specific details about his early life, including his parents and birth date, are not widely documented, though he likely grew up in a Protestant context that prompted his emigration to the United States around the late 19th or early 20th century. His education appears informal, centered on practical ministry rather than formal theological training, consistent with early Pentecostal leaders. Waldvogel’s preaching career included establishing a German-speaking Pentecostal assembly in Brooklyn, where he served as a pastor before his son Hans took over leadership of Ridgewood Pentecostal Church, founded in 1925. His sermons, part of the church’s early ministry, emphasized Spirit-filled living and biblical faith, contributing to a legacy preserved through Hans’s recordings on SermonIndex.net. Married to Anna Waldvogel, with whom he had at least one son, Hans (born circa 1898), he preached until retiring, passing the mantle to Hans, who continued the church until 1976. Gottfried passed away at an unknown age in Brooklyn, New York.