Background
McCoid, Donald James was born on December 31, 1943 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Roy Conrad and Alberta Virginia (Sturm) McCoid.
McCoid, Donald James was born on December 31, 1943 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Roy Conrad and Alberta Virginia (Sturm) McCoid.
AB, West Liberty (West Virginia) State College, 1965; Master of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1968; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Thiel College, 1983.
Pastor St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Monessen, Pennsylvania, 1968-1972. Associate pastor St. John's Lutheran Church Highland, Pittsburgh, 1972-1974. Area Lutheran coordinator Western Pennsylvania—West Virginia synod, Lutheran Church American, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1974-1977.
Senior pastor Trinity Lutheran Church, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1977-1987. Bishop Southwestern Pennsylvania synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Pittsburgh, since 1987. Chairman Pennsylvania Council Churches, Harrisburg, Institute for Mission, 1997-2002.
Co-chairman Lutheran-Orthodox National Dialogue, since 1997, International Dialogue, since 2004. Delegate Lutheran World Federation Assembly, 1997, Lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg, since 2003, chair board since 2005. Board director Faith and Order Conference.
Board directors Religious Leadership Forum, Pittsburgh, since 1988, Lutheran Services in American, 1997-2003. Executive committee Christian Associates Southwest Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, since 1988, chair council, 1994-1996, vice chair, since 2005. Chair Conference Bishops, Evangel.
Lutheran Church American, 1999-2003.
Married Saundra Ernette Piisila, October 20, 1973. Children: Kimberly, Elizabeth.