Mark S. Hanson
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Rev. Mark S. Hanson, M.Div (Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, 1972; B.A., Sociology, Augsburg University, 1968) served as the third Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2001–2013, as well as 11th President of the Lutheran World Federation, 2003-2010.
Following his 1974 ordination and terms as pastor of Prince of Glory Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1973–1979), Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina, Minnesota (1979–1988, and University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis (1988–1995), he was twice was elected Bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA. Rev. Hanson was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard University Divinity School in 1979, and holds numerous honorary degrees.
Following his 1974 ordination and terms as pastor of Prince of Glory Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1973–1979), Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina, Minnesota (1979–1988, and University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis (1988–1995), he was twice was elected Bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA. Rev. Hanson was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard University Divinity School in 1979, and holds numerous honorary degrees.
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