Background
Terho, Matti Ilmari was born on March 14, 1944 in Karstula, Finland. Son of Veikko Ilmari and Helmi (Kauppala) Terho. came to Canada, 1965. Naturalized, 1972.
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Matti Ilmari Terho
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Matriculated, Toolon Yhteislyseo, Finland, 1963; matriculated, Helsinki U., Alkututkinto, 1965; Master of Divinity, Waterloo Lutheran U., 1969; postgraduate, Helsinki U., 1985-1986.
Career
Pastor, St. Michael's Finnish Evangelical Luth Church, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1969-1975; vice pastor, Our Saviour Luth Church, Lachine, Quebec, Canada, 1970-1971; part-time chaplain, Sir George Williams U., Montreal, 1971-1973; university chaplain, Concordia U., since 1974.
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Olympic chaplain (agent oecumenique), 1976. Chairman organizing committee for XXXVII Finnish-Canada Grand (cultural) Festival, Montreal, 1976. Director Department Pastoral Superior vena cava syndrome to Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York, 1980.
Vicepastor Good Shepherd Luth Church, St. Lambert, Quebec, 1984-1985. Special consultant to Churches Committee on Migrant Workers in Europe, 1985-1986. Vice pastor International Evangelical Church, Helsinki, 1986.
Member Canada Friends of Finland (chairman since 1987).
