Background
Fajen, John Herman was born on May 26, 1929 in Stover, Missouri, United States. Son of Otto John and Magdalena Elise (Wittrock) Fajen.
Fajen, John Herman was born on May 26, 1929 in Stover, Missouri, United States. Son of Otto John and Magdalena Elise (Wittrock) Fajen.
Associate of Arts, St. Paul's College, Concordia, Missouri, 1949; Bachelor, Concordia College, 1952; diploma in Theology, Concordia Seminary, 1955; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1965, 69-70; Doctor of Humane Letters, Concordia U., 1993.
Missionary to Nigeria, BFMS, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1956-1980; secretary for personnel, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1980-1987; pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Glidden, Wisconsin, since 1987. Visiting professor theology Valparaiso U., 1974, Gross Memorial lecturer, 1978.
Married Margaret (Peggy) Thompson, June 19, 1955. Children: Katherine, Elizabeth, Melanie, Barbara, Pauline.