Background
Stevens, Leland Robert was born on July 1, 1929 in Minneapolis. Son of Leland J. and Mathilda Marie (Cloeter) Stevens.
Stevens, Leland Robert was born on July 1, 1929 in Minneapolis. Son of Leland J. and Mathilda Marie (Cloeter) Stevens.
Bachelor, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1950. Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1968. Master of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy, St. Louis University, 1987.
Military chaplain United States Air Force, 1953-1973, commissioned, 1953, advanced through grades to colonel, retired, 1973. Pastor First Lutheran Church, Bowie, Maryland, 1970-1976, Trinity Lutheran, Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1976-1979. Editor Lutheran Witness, St. Louis, 1979-1984.
Pastor Shepherd of the Hills, Ruidoso, New Mexico, 1984-1990. Freelance religious editor Alamogordo, from 1990. Instructor Park College, Central Texas College, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, from 1988.
Commissioned armed forces Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod, St. Louis, 1974-1981. Director of communications Rocky Mountain district, Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod, Denver, since 1989.
Married Meta Adele Asendorf, June 15, 1952. Children: Kathryn, David, Elizabeth, Jonathan.