Background
Dyrud, Amos Oliver was born on June 6, 1915 in Newfolden, Minnesota, United States. Son of Petter Andrew and Marie (Hanson) Dyrud.
Dyrud, Amos Oliver was born on June 6, 1915 in Newfolden, Minnesota, United States. Son of Petter Andrew and Marie (Hanson) Dyrud.
Bachelor, Augsburg College, 1949; postgraduate in Christian Theology, Lutheran Free Church Theological Seminary, 1949; certified, L'Alliance Francaise, Paris, 1950.
Pastor, missionary, Lutheran Free Church, and American Lutheran Church, Madagascar, 1949-1969; instructor, Association Free Lutheran Congregations Schools, Minneapolis, since 1969; dean theological seminary, Association Free Lutheran Congregations Schools, Minneapolis, 1971-1981. Chairman World Missions Committee, Association Free Lutheran Congregations, 1982-1988.
With United States Navy, 1943.
Married Ovidie Marie Evenson, June 15, 1948. Children: Peter, Naomi, Rebecca, Samuel.