Background
Schaffer, Theodore Richard was born on April 30, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Warren Holcomb and Anna Elizabeth (Hess) Schaffer.
Schaffer, Theodore Richard was born on April 30, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Warren Holcomb and Anna Elizabeth (Hess) Schaffer.
Bachelor of Arts, Gettysburg College, 1958. B.Div., Lutheran School Theology, Gettysburg, 1961.
Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1961. Pastor Calvary Lutheran Parish, Hempstead, Maryland., 1961-1964, Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 1964-1973, Emanuel Lutheran Church, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 1973-1984. Pastor, director public relations and development Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Home and Retirement Center, Niles, Ohio, since 1984.
Member of faculty Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Ontario, part-time, 1968-1972.
President Kitchener-Waterloo Council Churches, 1967-1971. Campus pastor U. Pittsburgh-Bradford, 1973-1983.
Secretary-treasurer Coalition of Ohio Lutheran Agilysys, since 1984. Consultant for public relations and fund development ScoutmasterBoy Scouts American, East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, 1951-1954.
Secretary Junior Chamber of Commerce, Hempstead, 1962-1964.
Member Bradford Area School Board, 1978-1982, Niles RecoveryCoalition for Tornado Relief.
Member of Association Lutheran Development Executives.
Married Marian Suzanne Shaffer, December 17, 1955. Children: James Warren, Marian Elizabeth, Heather Ruth.