Oliver Raymond Harms
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Oliver Raymond Harms was President of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
from 1962 to 1969.
Oliver Harms was a 1926 graduate of Concordia Seminary
, St. Louis. He served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Eden, Texas
from 1926 to 1935. In 1935, he became pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas
, where he succeeded John W. Benhken
.
Harms served as a vice-president of the Texas District
from 1939-1948, and as president from 1948-1950. From 1941 to 1947 he was a member of the Board of Electors of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He served the Missouri Synod as a member of its Board of Directors from 1950 to 1956, a vice-president from 1956-1959, and as president from 1962-1969.In 1953 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity
degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 2.3 million members, it is both the eighth largest Protestant denomination and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Synod...
from 1962 to 1969.
Oliver Harms was a 1926 graduate of Concordia Seminary
Concordia Seminary
Concordia Seminary is located in Clayton, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb on the western border of St. Louis, Missouri. The institution's primary mission is to train pastors, deaconesses, missionaries, chaplains, and church leaders for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod . The current president of...
, St. Louis. He served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Eden, Texas
Eden, Texas
Eden is a city in Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,561 at the 2000 census. Approximately one-half of the population consists of inmates housed at the Eden Detention Center, a for-profit prison operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the Federal...
from 1926 to 1935. In 1935, he became pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, where he succeeded John W. Benhken
John William Behnken
John William Behnken was president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod from 1935 to 1962. He previously served as president of the Synod's Texas District from 1926 to 1929.-External links:*...
.
Harms served as a vice-president of the Texas District
Texas District (LCMS)
The Texas District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod , and comprises the state of Texas with the exception of El Paso County, which is in the Rocky Mountain District...
from 1939-1948, and as president from 1948-1950. From 1941 to 1947 he was a member of the Board of Electors of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He served the Missouri Synod as a member of its Board of Directors from 1950 to 1956, a vice-president from 1956-1959, and as president from 1962-1969.In 1953 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
degree from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.