Johann was the son of Georg Wil­helm Mein­hold, pas­tor at Net­zel­kow, on the is­land of Use­dom. He en­tered the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Greifs­wald in 1813, and be­came rec­tor of the Town School of Use­dom in 1820. In 1821 he was ap­point­ed pas­tor of Cos­e­row in Use­dom, and, in 1828, of Crum­min in Use­dom (D.D. from Er­lan­gen, 1840). He fin­al­ly be­came, on Eas­ter 1844, pas­tor at Reh­win­kel, near Star­gard. He was a staunch con­serv­a­tive, and af­ter pass­ing through the re­vo­lu­tion­a­ry per­i­od of 1848, this feel­ing, cou­pled with his lean­ing to­ward Roman Ca­thol­i­cism, made him re­sign his post in the au­tumn of 1850. He then re­tired to Char­lot­ten­burg, out­side Ber­lin.

1. Guter Hirt, du hast ge­stillt
   • Gentle Shep­herd, Thou Hast Stilled
2. O Beth­le­hem! O Beth­le­hem! Was ist in dir ge­scheh­en