Ralph Aloisius Kempski

Background

Kempski, Ralph Aloisius was born on July 16, 1934 in Milwaukee. Son of Sigmund Joseph and Cecilia Josephine (Chojnacki) Kempski.

Education

Bachelor, Augsburg College, 1960. Master of Divinity, Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1963. D.Div., Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, 1980.

Career

Pastor Epiphany Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 1963-1968, St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Louisville, 1968-1971, Our Saviour Lutheran Church, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1971-1979. Bishop Indiana-Kentucky Synod Lutheran Church American, Indianapolis, 1979-1987, Indiana-Kentucky Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church American, 1987-1998. Board directors Indiana Council Churches, 1979-1996, vice president, 1991-1994, president, 1994-1996.

Board directors Kentucky Council Churches, Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, Lutheran School, Columbia, South Carolina, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, Suomi College, Weekly Religious Broadcast, 1977-1979. Governing board National Council Churches Christ United States of America, New York City, 1981-1988, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1988-1996, Trinity Seminary, 1996-1998.

Achievements

• Ralph Aloisius Kempski has been listed as a noteworthy Bishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member governing board Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan, 1998-2001. Board directors Spencer County Mental Health Association, since 2003. Member Spencer County Mental Health Board, 2003^.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, reading, camping, travelling, flying.

Connections

Married Mary Jane Roth, July 30, 1955. Children— Richard, Joan, John.

Father:

Sigmund Joseph Kempski

Mother:

Cecilia Josephine (Chojnacki) Kempski

Spouse:

Mary Jane Roth

child:

Richard Kempski

child:

Joan Kempski

child:

John Kempski