Background
Schmeelcke, Robert Carl was born on October 26, 1942 in Jersey City. Son of Carl and Edith (Melzer) Schmeelcke.
Schmeelcke, Robert Carl was born on October 26, 1942 in Jersey City. Son of Carl and Edith (Melzer) Schmeelcke.
AB, Upsala University, 1965. Master of Divinity, Lutheran School Theology Chicago, 1969. MST, New York Theological Seminary, 1973.
Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Dover, New Jersey, 1969-1976; pastor, St. John's Lutheran, Westville, New Jersey, 1976-1978; senior pastor, St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Wilmington, Delaware, 1978-1990; senior pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Miami Springs, Florida, since 1990. Dean Delaware district Evangelical Lutheran Church American, 1989, delegate assembly, 1989. Treasurer Delmarva Ecumenical Agency, 1986-1990.
Treasurer Delaware Coalition for Homeless, Wilmington, 1988-1990.
Married Grace Flanders, August 28, 1965. Children: Kristen Elizabeth, Robert Flanders.