Milton E. Detterline

Background

Detterline,, Milton E. was born on November 16, 1929 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Milton Elmer Detterline, Senior and Mary Elizabeth Detterline.

Education

Bachelor, Moravian College, 1951. Master of Divinity, Drew University, 1954.

Career

Pastor Pottsville Evangelical Congressional Church, Pennsylvania, 1954—1957, St. John Evangelical Congressional Church, Allentown, 1957—1961, St. John United Church of Christ, Tamaqua, 1961—1969. Pastoral fellow in ecumenics Yale University, New Haven, 1968. Special assistant to president, chaplain, alumni director Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 1969—1974.

Senior pastor St. Peters United Church of Christ, from 1972. Director school methods Evangelical Congressional denomina, board christian education, various other offices.

Achievements

• Ordained to ministry Evangelical Congressional Church, Pennsylvania Conference, 1954.

Membership

Past president Allentown Area Council Churches. Chairman Lehigh County Child Care Commission, Schuylkill County Child Care Commission, numerous other offices. Moderator, co-founder Coventry-Warwick Ministerium.

Board Christian concern PSE Housing for Elderly, board Jefferson Apartments. President, member board Orion Communities, Inc.

Connections

Married Nancy Jane Day, June 26, 1954 (divorced July 1976). Children: James Lee, Jon Scott, Peter Kirk.

Father:

Milton Elmer Detterline

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth Detterline

Spouse:

Nancy Jane Day

child:

Peter Kirk Detterline,

child:

Jon Scott Detterline,

child:

James Lee Detterline,