Background
Ficken, Carl Frederick Wilhelm was born on September 16, 1935 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Carl F.W. Senior and Alice Eugenia (Mobley) Ficken.
Ficken, Carl Frederick Wilhelm was born on September 16, 1935 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Carl F.W. Senior and Alice Eugenia (Mobley) Ficken.
AB, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1957; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1995; Bachelor of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1960; Master of Sacred Theology, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina., 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 1972.
Pastor St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, 1960-1962. Campus rector Lutheran Center University South Carolina, Columbia, 1962-1968, instructor, research assistant, 1969-1972. Instructor Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1966-1970.
Assistant professor English Elon College, Burlington, North Carolina, 1972-1975. Professor Theology & Culture Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, 1976—1997. Director Lutheran Theological Center, Atlanta, 1988—1997.
Associate pastor Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1997—2000. Retired, 2000
Member Interfaith Coalition Atlanta, 1990-1997, Interfaith Taskforce for 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, 1992-1996. Board directors James R. Crumley Junior Archives, since 2003.
Treasurer CROP committee, Columbia, 1979-1983. Coordinator Bread for the World, Columbia, 1981-1988. Board directors Community Care Inc., Columbia, 1987-1988.
Married Terrell Anne Holderfield, June 16, 1962. Children: Catherine Anne, Mark Jonathan.