Nominee biography

Robert V. Roethemeyer

Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors

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Section
Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors
Office/position
Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors
Candidate category
layperson
Source page
p. 54
Election line
Elect 1 commissioned minister or layperson (6-year term)

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Basic Details

Seminary
library and the mission of a denominational archive are on parallel tracks. Both exist to serve research, teaching, and learning in the church by collecting, organizing, and making accessible the voices of the past and the present while planning for the voices of the future. Service on the board of the Concordia Historical Institute continues to offer opportunities to apply my training and experience as a theological librarian in new ways. Elect 1 commissioned minister or layperson (6-year term)

Additional official source text

Robert V. Roethemeyer+, Fort Wayne, IN; St. Paul’s, Fort Wayne IN (IN); LCMS 60; Assoc. Prof., VP of Inst. Assessment & Accreditation.

S: Dir. of Library and Info. Serv.

CTSFW 29, Pub. Serv. Librarian 9.

The mission of a theological

COMMISSIONED MINISTERS OR LAYPEOPLE

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