Background
Vettrus, Richard James was born on October 23, 1938 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ole K. and Clara (Olson) Vettrus.
Vettrus, Richard James was born on October 23, 1938 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ole K. and Clara (Olson) Vettrus.
Bachelor, Pasadena College, 1964. Master of Divinity, Lutheran Brethren Seminary, 1967. Master of Science in Education, Wagner College, 1975.
Youth worker, 59th St. Lutheran Brethren Church, Brooklyn, 1958-1960;
national president, Lutheran Brethren Youth Fellowship, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 1965-1969;
pastor, Elim Lutheran Church, Floral Park, New York, 1967-1969;
pastor, Nanuet (New York) Lutheran Brethren Church, 1971-1974;
pastor, 59th St Lutheran Brethren Church, Brooklyn, 1975-1979;
pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pasadena, California, 1979-1982;
pastor, Bethany Lutheran Church, West Union, Iowa., since 1982. Youth page editor Lutheran Brethren Youth, Fergus Falls, 1958-1960. Studnet county representative Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, 1964-1966.
Tour director to Israel, Jordan and Greece, Brooklyn, 1979, to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Greece, Pasadena, 1981.
District president Church Lutheran Brethren, Eastern District, 1978-1979, synodical secretary, since 1986. Board directors Tuscarora Inn Conference Center, Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, 1978-1979.
