Background
Jensen, Herluf Matthias was born on July 12, 1923 in Cordova, Nebraska, United States. Son of Alfred and Milda Hanna (Schmidt) Jensen.
Jensen, Herluf Matthias was born on July 12, 1923 in Cordova, Nebraska, United States. Son of Alfred and Milda Hanna (Schmidt) Jensen.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1949; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1951; Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1964; Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Grand View College, 1989; Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), Upsala College, 1990.
President, Lutheran Student Association in American, Chicago, 1951-1953; executive secretary, United Student Christian Council, New York City, 1954-1959; general secretary, National Student Christian Federation, New York City, 1959-1962; lay staff official, Board Social Ministry, Lutheran Church in American, 1963-1968; pastor, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Moorestown, New Jersey, 1968-1978; bishop New Jersey Synod, Luth Church in American (merged into Evangelical Lutheran Church in American 1988), since 1978. President Coalition of Religious Leaders, New Jersey, 1983-1985.
President Human Relations Council, East Brunswick, New Jersey, 1965-1968. TrusteeNeighborhood House, New Brunswick, 1965-1968, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1975-1991, Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey, 1978-1990. Served with United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Liturgical Society American, Lutheran Human Relations Association American, Lutheran Society.for Worship, Music and the Arts.
Married Dorthea Lund, July 3, 1948. Children— Tezanne, Lance, Cynthia, Peter, Roslind.