Background
Wartluft, David Jonathan was born on September 22, 1938 in Stouchsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Cleaver Milvard and Dorothy (Stump) Wartluft.
Wartluft, David Jonathan was born on September 22, 1938 in Stouchsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Cleaver Milvard and Dorothy (Stump) Wartluft.
AB (Trexler scholar), Muhlenberg College, 1960. Master of Divinity (Danforth scholar), Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1964. Master of Arts (scholar), University Pennsylvania, 1964.
Master of Science (Lilly Foundation scholar), Drexel University, 1968. Doctor of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 2003.
Assistant chaplain, instructor religion Springfield College, Massachusetts, 1962-1963. Ordained minister Lutheran Church, 1964. Pastor Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1964-1966.
Cataloger, reference library Lutheran Seminary Philadelphia, 1966-1968, assistant library, 1968-1977, director library, 1977—2002, chaplain, 1978-1979, director 1st year field education, 1979-1981, 82-83, director 1st year field education, faculty secretary, 1985—2002. Interim pastor New Jerusalem (Pennsylvania) Lutheran Church, 2003—2004, New Bethel Union Church, 2004, Maiden Creek (Pennsylvania) Union Church, 2005—2006, Friedens Lutheran Church, Stony Run, 2006. Communications committee Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, 1967—1978.
Archivist Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Lutheran Church American, 1970—1987. Convention committee Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, 1976. Vice president Lutheran Archives Center, Philadelphia, 1979—1985, 1998—2005, board directors.
Library consultant Gurkul Lutheran Church, Madras, India, 1989, Huria Kristen Batak Protestant Seminary, Pematang Siantar, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1989, Luther Seminary, Adelaide, Australia, 1996. Chair archives advisory board Evangelical Lutheran Church American, 2000—2003. Advisory board Resource Center Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, from 2003.
Archivist Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church American, 1988—1991, from 2002.
Active Boy Scouts American, 1964-1966. Member American Theological Library. Association (executive secretary 1971-1981, editor procs.
1971-1981, board directors 1991-1994, secretary 1992-1994, recording secretary 1995-1997, development officer, since 1998), Southeastern Pennsylvania Theological Libraries Association (secretary 1970-1973, chair 1982-1985, chair planning committee 1986-1989), Council National Library. and Info.Assn. (counselor 1978-1981), Council on Study Religion (liaison committee 1974-1977, 81-82, nominating committee 1978-1980), Lutheran History Conference (commission on scholarly research public since 1981, constitutional revision committee 1984-1986, board dirs.1988-1994, 96-, treasurer 1988-1994, 96-, membership chair since 1994), Association Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (selection panel for library grants), Paradise Falls Lutheran Association (board directors 1985-1987, chairman religious activities 1985-1986), Association Uniting Religion and Art (chairman membership committee, treasurer since 1995), Middle States Association (accreditation visitor), Lutheran History Society Eastern Pennsylvania (life, board directors 1991-1994, vice president since 1994), Drexel U. Graduate Sch.Libr. and Information Science Alumni Association (board directors 1978-1980), Eta Sigma Phi, Phi Sigma Tau, Beta Phi Museum.
Married Joyce Claudia Dittmer, June 15, 1963 (divorced September 1988). Children: Elizabeth Marie, Deborah Joy, Rebecca Janet, Andrew Jonathan.