Background
Bronkema, Frederick Hollander was born on February 1, 1934 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Frederick and Sadie (Hollander) Bronkema.
Bronkema, Frederick Hollander was born on February 1, 1934 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Frederick and Sadie (Hollander) Bronkema.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Whitworth College, 1956. Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1959. Master of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1965.
Postgraduate, New College, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1960. Postgraduate, Union Theological Seminary, 1972. Postgraduate, Center for Intercultural Documentation, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1972.
Assistant minister, Craigsbank Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1959-1960;
minister, Atlantic Highlands (New Jersey) Presbyterian Church, 1960-1963;
associate minister, Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, 1963-1965;
fraternal worker, United Presbyterian Church, Lisbon and Figueira de Foz, Portugal, 1966-1971;
director, Reconciliation Ecumenical Center, Figueira de Foz, 1966-1971;
professor, Evangelical Theological Seminary, Carcavelos, Portugal, 1967-1970;
missionary, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Commission
associate, fraternal worker, United Presbyterian Church, Rome, 1972-1976;
director, managing editor The Future of Missionary Enterprise, documentation/publications project, International Documentation and Communication Center, Rome, 1972-1976;
associate general secretary, International Documentation and Communication Center, Rome, 1974-1976;
United States of America representative, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society, New York City, 1977-1986;
fraternal worker, missionary, Presbyterian Church (United States of America) and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
coordinator Program and Center Reconciliation,, Honduran Christian Common for Development, Tegucigalpa, 1986-1988;
director, Human Rights Office, National Council Churches of Christ in United States of America, New York City, 1989-1993;
retired, 1994. President Ecumenical Group of Portugal, 1967-1969. Consultant Commision on World Mission and Evangelism, World Council Churches, 1973-1975, advisor central committee meeting, Geneva, 1984.
Advisor 7th Assembly of Lutheran World Federation, Budapest, Hungary, 1984.
Member Ecumenical Association of Academies and Laity Centers in Europe.
Married Marguerite Cobble, June 5, 1959. Children: Frederick David, Timothy Dunning, John Hollander, Robert Kelton.