- born Minneapolis, Minnesota
- attended Minneapolis Business School
- A.B. from Wheaton ; M. Divinity - Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia,
PA Attended Harvard Divinity School.
- ordained Presbyterian Minister - 1938 at Calvin Presbyterian Church in
New Haven, CT. on June 10,1938
- served as pastor of Calvin Presbyterian Church 1938 - 1942
- From Calvin went to a Presbyterian church in Cincinnati, OH
- entered Congregational Church 1949
- 1949 - 1958 - Church of Christ, Congregational, Bedford, MA
- pastor of the Community Church in Medway, 1979 - 1988
- arrived at Community Church full time on Feb. 1, 1979. Installed as Pastor
- March 18, 1979. Resignation effective on June 26,1988 after 9 1/2 years
of service.
- Under his leadership:
- mid-week prayer and bible study
- building renovation - 1986- entire sanctuary repainted and renovated
as well as additional work done on the parsonage and the Parish House
- A celebration of the 50th anniversary of his ordination was held in Medway
on June 5, 1988
- Other churches served:
- Williamson Memorial United Presbyterian Church, Burlington, Iowa
- First United Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, MA
- Church of Christ (Congregational), Bedford, MA
- Evangelical Congregational Church, Easton, MA
- 1963 - 1968 - served a 3 church parish ministry in Maine · · Hiram, Brownfield,
and Denmark
- associate pastor in Hopkinton for 5 years
- Interim pastorates:
- Norfolk Federated - 1 year
- Bethany Congregational - 1 year
- Pilgrim Congregational , Southborough - 6 months
- United Church, Shirley - 3 months
- Hopkinton Congregational - 13 months (1974)
- served 14 churches during his 50 years in the ministry
- died March 16, 2001
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