Background
He was born in Pingree, North Dakota.
He was born in Pingree, North Dakota.
He attended Valley City State Teacher College in Valley City, North Dakota, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1939, participating in the Wheaton College Men"s Glee Club. He then earned a Bachelor of Theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary.
He served as the Chaplain of the United States Senate from February 2, 1981 until December 31, 1994. He was the President of Concern Ministries, a charitable foundation in Washington, District of Columbia Halverson was married to Doris Grace Halverson (née Seaton) and they had three children.
Halverson also was a member of the Board of World Vision, from 1956 to 1983, serving as chairman from 1966 to 1983.