Background
Westcott, Edward August was born on October 18, 1922 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Son of Edward August and Louise Wilhemina (Hagemann) Westcott.
Westcott, Edward August was born on October 18, 1922 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Son of Edward August and Louise Wilhemina (Hagemann) Westcott.
Student, Concordia College, 1939; student, Concordia Theological Seminary, 1947; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Concordia Theological Seminary, 1974.
Missionary, Nigeria, 1948-1955;
pastor local church, Milan, Michigan, 1955-1957;
pastor local church, Detroit, 1957-1971;
pastor local church, Church of the Holy Cross, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1971-1978;
executive director board for mission services, Luth Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1978-1989;
retired, Luth Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1989. Member mission services Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960-1968, vice president 1968-1971, member mission study commission, St. Louis, 1974-1975, member of commission on theology and church relations, 1975-1977, board directors, 1977-1978. Member board control Christ College, Irvine, California, since 1973.
Board directors Lutheran Bible Translators, Orange, California, since 1972.
Married Sylvia Jean Hyduk, October 9, 1948. Children: Rebecca Westcott Virden, Deborah Westcott-Callahan, Mark, Timothy, Elizabeth Westcott Rushlo.