Background
Turfa, Arthur William was born on May 28, 1953 in Pittsburgh. Son of Alexander and Margaret Elizabeth Turfa.
Turfa, Arthur William was born on May 28, 1953 in Pittsburgh. Son of Alexander and Margaret Elizabeth Turfa.
Bachelor in German, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1974. Master of Arts, University California, Irvine, 1977. Master of Arts in History, Binghamton University, New York, 1996.
Master of Divinity, Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, 1981. Doctor of Letters, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 2007.
Pastor Redeemer Lutheran Church, Pearisburg, 1981—1984, Old Zion Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, 1984—1986, Peace Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1987—1992, St. John's Lutheran Church, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, 1992—1996, St. John's Slovak Lutheran Church, Lansford, 1996—1998, St. Mark, Blythewood, South Carolina, since 2005. German and social studies teacher Espanola Valley School District, New Mexico, 1989—1992. German history teacher Multi Media Interface Prep, Freeland, Pennsylvania, 1996—1997.
German teacher Weatherly School District, 1998—1999, Hazleton Area School District, 2000—2005. English teacher Lexington 1 School District, 2005—2007. English and German teacher Tri Valley School District, Hegins, Pennsylvania, 1999—2000, Richland 2 School District, Columbia, South Carolina, since 2007.
Chaplain United States Army Reserve Component, 1983—2006. Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 2004-2005, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Married Pamela Anne Chesser, June 18, 1983. 1 child Andrew Martin.