Background
He was born in 1916 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
He was born in 1916 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Newport High School.
He earned a Bachelor"s degree from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1937. He earned a Master"s degree and a doctoral degree in theology from Boston University in 1939 and 1940, respectively. The Review Mr. Wertz served as a Pastor in several churches in Pennsylvania, and as the Superintendent of the Williamsport District of The Methodist Church.
Between 1955 and 1968 the Review
Doctor Wertz served as President of Lycoming College.