Background
Stumme, Wayne Curtis was born on June 28, 1929 in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Son of Lawrence Albert and Esther Kathryn (Engelstad) Stumme.
Stumme, Wayne Curtis was born on June 28, 1929 in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. Son of Lawrence Albert and Esther Kathryn (Engelstad) Stumme.
Bachelor in History, Wartburg College, 1951. Bachelor's Degree, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1958. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1982.
Master of Sacred Theology, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1972.
Pastor St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Corby, England, 1959-1966, Waverly, Iowa, 1966-1968, 1st Lutheran Church, Waterloo, 1968-1970. Director CHARIS Ecumenical Center, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1970-1974. Assistant director division theological education American Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 1974-1984.
Director Institute for Mission in United States of America, Columbus, since 1984. Associate professor theology and mission Trinity Lutheran Seminary, since 1984. Chairman United Lutheran Synod Great Britain, 1963-1966.
Member committee on studies Lutheran World Ministries, 1973-1984, convenor task force on Christianity and Marxism, 1980-1983.
Member advisory committee United States Civil Rights Commission, Iowa, 1969-1970. Chairman religious affairs advisory board University Minnesota, 1978-1982. Member Coalition for Justice in Maquiladora, since 1991.
Member American Academy Religion, American Society Missiology, International Association for Mission Studies, Christians Associate for Relations with Eastern Europe, Bread for World.
Married Carol D. Alden, September 19, 1953. Children: Mary, Ann, John, Peter, Sarah.