Fredrik Schiotz graduated from St. Olaf College and earned a masters at Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He was elected president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1954. In 1960, with the merger of several church bodies, he was elected president of the newly formed The American Lutheran Church where he served until 1970 when he retired. He was president of the Lutheran World Federation from 1963 to 1970.
He passed away in 1989.
Audio Archive
Schiotz, Fredrik
Recordings
One Man's Story in Church Bureaucracy – Lutheran Chuch Missouri Synod
Presenter: Schiotz, Fredrik / 1975150th Anniversary of Arrival of Norwegian Mayflower & Prolog to the American Bicentennial
Presenter: Schiotz, Fredrik / 1975Vespers September 2, 1976 with Fredrik Schiotz – Letting Go Brings Freedom
Presenter: Schiotz, Fredrik / 1976Recent Additions
Vespers May 8, 1980 with Mary Schramm – Earth Day Vespers
Vespers May 6, 1980 with Howard Morris – Out with Good Courage
Vespers May 5, 1980 with Ellen Gamrath – Weights & Measures
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Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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