Background
Holmgren, Laton Earle was born on February 20, 1915 in Minneapolis. Son of Frank Albert and Freda Ida (Lindahl) Holmgren.
Holmgren, Laton Earle was born on February 20, 1915 in Minneapolis. Son of Frank Albert and Freda Ida (Lindahl) Holmgren.
Student, University Minnesota, 1934-1935; Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Asbury College, 1936; M. Division summa cum laude, Drew U., 1941; postgraduate, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1947; Doctor of Divinity, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1956; Doctor of Divinity, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1972.
Ordained to ministry, United Methodist Church, 1942; associate minister, Calvary Methodist Church, East Orange, New Jersey, 1940-1942; associate minister, Christ Church Methodist, New York City, 1943-1948; minister, Tokyo (Japan) Union Church, 1949-1952; lecturer international department, Tokyo U. Commerce, 1950-1952; adviser, Japanese Foreign Office, Tokyo, 1951; secretary for Asia, American Bible Society, New York City, 1952-1954; executive secretary, American Bible Society, 1954-1962; general secretary, recording secretary, American Bible Society, 1963-1978; consultant, American Bible Society, 1978-1991; retired, American Bible Society, 1991. Member Executive Committee United Bible Socs., Stuttgart, Germany, 1957-1978, chairman, 1963-1972, special consultant, 1978-1988.