Background
Meuser, Fredrick William was born on September 14, 1923 in Payne, Ohio, United States. Son of Henry William and Alvina Maria (Bouyack) Meuser.
Seminary president Church historian
Meuser, Fredrick William was born on September 14, 1923 in Payne, Ohio, United States. Son of Henry William and Alvina Maria (Bouyack) Meuser.
AB, Capital University, 1945. Bachelor's Degree, Capital University, 1948. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Capital University, 1989.
Master of Sacred Theology, Yale University, 1949. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1956.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Texas Lutheran College, 1980. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Capital University, 1989. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Augustana College, 1985.
Ordained to ministry, American Lutheran Church, 1948; assistant pastor, 1st Lutheran Church, Galveston, Texas, 1948; assistant pastor, Christ Lutheran Church, North Miami, Florida, 1949-1951; campus minister, Yale University, 1951-1953; professor church history, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbus, Ohio., 1953-1978; dean graduate studies, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbus, Ohio., 1963-1969; president, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbus, Ohio., 1971-1978; president, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, 1978-1988; executive secretary division theological studies, Lutheran Council in United States of America, 1969-1971; delegate, World Council Churches, 1968; delegate, Lutheran World Federation, 1970; vice president, American Lutheran Church, 1974-1980; member, Common for a New Lutheran Church, 1982-1986; assistant pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Westerville, Ohio., 1995-1997.
Married Jeanne Bond Griffiths, July 29, 1951. Children: Jill Martha, Douglas Griffiths.