Background
Rahtjen, Bruce Donald was born on May 14, 1933 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Donald Fellows and Anne Elizabeth (Miller) Rahtjen.
Rahtjen, Bruce Donald was born on May 14, 1933 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Donald Fellows and Anne Elizabeth (Miller) Rahtjen.
Bachelor cum laude, University Rochester, 1955. Bachelor's Degree, Colgate Rochester Division School, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Drew University, 1964.
Pastor, Methodist Church of Holley, New York, 1955-1958; pastor, Brown Memorial Methodist Church, Jersey City, 1958-1960; instructor, Colgate Rochester Division School, 1960-1962; professor, St. Paul School Theology, Kansas City, Missoury, 1962-1981; college chaplain, Episcopal Diocese W. Missouri, Kansas City, 1981-1983; rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Independence, Missouri, 1983-1989; dean school ministerial training, Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri, since 1990; vicar, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1990. Delegate General Convention of the Episcopalian Church, 1985, 88. Adjunct Professor Park College Graduate School of Religion, Independence, Missouri.
Member Human Relations Commission, Independence, 1983-1987. Board directors Hospice Care Mid-American, Kansas City, 1978-1990. Member Association for Creative Change (president 1978), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jeanne Marie Hamilton, June 5, 1954 (divorced 1972). Children: Donald Bruce, Nancy Jeanne, James Robert. Married Irma L. McCormac, July 21, 1973.