Harold Richard Wimmer

Background

Wimmer, Harold Richard was born on June 1, 1930 in Des Moines. Son of Hobart Richard and Bertha Jane (Thompson) Wimmer.

Education

Bachelor, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1953. Master of Divinity, Lutheran School Theology, Rock Island, Illinois, 1958. MST., Yale Division School, 1974.

Master of Arts, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1981.

Career

Pastor Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Durant, Iowa, 1958-1961. Pastor St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Mundelein, Illinois, 1961-1968, Bethesda Lutheran Church, New Haven, 1968-1982. Bishop New England Synod Lutheran Church in American, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1982.

Achievements

• Harold Richard Wimmer has been listed as a noteworthy bishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey, Philadelphia Seminary, Gettysburg Seminary, Pennsylvania, to 1982. Member Conference Bishops Lutheran Church in American.

Interests

• Avocation: reading.

Connections

Married Gertrude Schultz, September 11, 1954. Children– Bonnie, Mark, Patricia.