Background
Rodda, James Erwin was born on September 25, 1934 in St. Paul. Son of Gustave Earl and Elfrieda Anna Claussen.
Rodda, James Erwin was born on September 25, 1934 in St. Paul. Son of Gustave Earl and Elfrieda Anna Claussen.
AB, Park College, Parkville, Missouri, 1956; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1956-1959; Bachelor's Degree, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1963; postgraduate, The Menninger Foundation, 1965-1967.
Pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Dimondale, Michigan, 1962-1965;
assistant pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Topeka, 1967-1968;
pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Wellington, Kansas, since 1981;
interim associate pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Topeka, 1965-1966;
interim pastor, Oakland Presbyterian Church, Topeka, 1966-1967;
director emergency service, chaplain, Genesee County Community Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Flint, Michigan, 1969-1975;
pastor, Faith United Presbyterian Parish, Grandin, North Dakota, 1975-1981. Consultant Public Health Department, Flint, 1970-1975, Probate Court, Flint, 1972-1975,Youth Assistance Program, Flint, 1973-1975. Lecturer Flint Substance Abuse Training Program, 1973-1975.
Lecturer chaplaincy department St. Luke Hospitals, Fargo, North Dakota, 1977-1981.
Board of directors Methodone Treatment Center, Flint, 1972-1975, Federation of the Blind, Flint, 1972-1974, Mental Health Advisory Board, 1978-1979, Presbyterian Manor, Arkansas City, Kansas, 1986-1987, 90-91. Chairman of the Board Sumner County Hospice, Wellington, Kansas, 1986-1991.
Married Joyse Marlene Hess, September 21, 1958. Children: Eric, Elliott, Gustave.