Background
Arsdale, Herman Wesley Van was born on January 23, 1925 in Geneseo, Kansas, United States. Son of Louis Wesley and Dorothea Wilhelmina (Schroeder) Van Arsdale.
Arsdale, Herman Wesley Van was born on January 23, 1925 in Geneseo, Kansas, United States. Son of Louis Wesley and Dorothea Wilhelmina (Schroeder) Van Arsdale.
Bachelor, Sterling (Kansas) College, 1955. Bachelor of Divinity, Bethel Theological Seminary, 1959. Doctor Ministry, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1980.
Pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Dell Rapids, South Dakot, 1960-1964; pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Fort Scott, Kansas, 1965-1971; pastor, 1st Baptist Church, Salina, Kansas, 1971-1980; director church relations, Ottawa (Kansas) U., 1980-1983; pastor, Center Baptist Church, Great Bend, Kansas, 1983-1990; part-time minister, 1st Baptist Church, Sterling, since 1990. Trustee Kansas Baptist Convention, Topeka, 1968-1979, president, 1978.
City clerk, Raymond, Kansas, 1953-1956. Chairman Salvation Army Committee, Fort Scott and Salina, 1969-1970, 74, 76, Salina County Commission on Aging, 1974-1979. Trustee Ottawa University, 1974-1980.
Board directors American Baptist Churches in United States of America, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1975-1980. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Ministers Council American Baptist Churches in United States of America (president 1957-1959), Kiwanis (president Fort Scott chapter 1963-1964, president Salina chapter 1974-1975).
Married Ruth Louise Ekstrom, August 6, 1949. Children: Deborah Ruth (deceased), Paul Wesley.