Pastor Pelkonen - 1974
Made by: Martha McArtor
21. The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Pelkonen was installed as Faith's second senior pastor on February 3, 1974. Dr. Pelkonen had been a seminary professor at Hamma School of Theology, Springfield, Ohio before coming to Faith. As chairman of the Ohio Synod's Professional Leadership Unit, he brought special strengths in Christian education and a distinctively Lutheran understanding of the Gospel. Dr. Pelkonen resigned June 19, 1981 and became pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Dayton, Ohio. Now retired, he and his wife divide their time between homes in Dayton and Surprise, Arizona.