Background
Gudmestad, Fern Lucille was born on October 10, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Emil Christian and Julia Ovidia (Olson) Hanson.
religious organization administrator
Gudmestad, Fern Lucille was born on October 10, 1918 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Emil Christian and Julia Ovidia (Olson) Hanson.
Student, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, 1938-1939; Bachelor, U. Washington, 1941; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1973.
Member, National Education Advisory Committee, 1967-1970;
secretary for education southeastern district, American Lutheran Church Women, Minneapolis, 1967-1970;
district president, American Lutheran Church Women, 1974-1977;
national vice president, American Lutheran Church Women, 1978-1981;
national president, American Lutheran Church Women, 1981-1984;
speaker, various organizations, since 1974. Interviewer oral history project Division World Missions, Minneapolis, 1987-1988;promoter "Woman to Woman" project, 1984. Teacher, trainer national leadership seminars, 1978-1984.
Chairman advisory council National Survey Attitudes, Minneapolis, 1979-1981. Speaker American Bible Society, New York, 1967-1970. Planning committee Pan-Lutheran National Assembly, Minneapolis, 1988.
Delegate World Council Churches, Vancouver, B.C., 1983, 1st Churchwide Assembly of Evangelical Lutheran Church American, Chicago, 1989. Trainer Stephen Ministry, 1990-1991.
Active organization committee Ebenezer's Caroline Center Auxiliary, Minneapolis, 1986. Speaker Community Resource Volunteer for Minneapolis Public Schools, 1973-1975. Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association, Minot, South Dakota, 1950-1952, Global Health Ministries Foundation, 1989-1991.
Member Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church (presider constituting convention 1987).
Married Lawrence Maynard Gudmestad, August 25, 1942 (deceased 1986). Children: Julie Gudmestad Laudicina, Kim, Joan Gudmestad Sorenson, Jan Gudmestad Johnson.