Background
Renquist, Thomas Arn was born on March 3, 1947 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of Harris Clemens and Gretchen Margaret (Bertram) Renquist.
Renquist, Thomas Arn was born on March 3, 1947 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of Harris Clemens and Gretchen Margaret (Bertram) Renquist.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1969. Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1972.
Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Remsen, Iowa., 1973-1976;
pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa., 1976-1979;
pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1980. Member Southeastern Minnesota Synod Council, Rochester, since 1987. Delegate constituting convention Evangelical Lutheran Church American, Columbus, Ohio, 1987.
Member county Commision on Ministry in North America, Minneapolis, 1981-1987. Chair Professional Leadership Council, Des Moines, 1977-1979.
Chair United Way of Olmsted County, Rochester, since 1985, Channel One, Inc., Rochester, 1981-1990, Iowa East Center T.R.A.I.N., Davenport, 1976-1979. Board directors Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc., Remsen, 1975-1976. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Kathleen E. Schmidt, September 29, 1968 (divorced March 1980). Children: Seth Aaron, Raili Kirsten. Married Christine Larson, June 21, 1980.
Children: Jacob Vinod, Peter Daniel.