CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. John Adam, former bishop of the
Slovak Zion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) and the former Lutheran Church in America (LCA), died Oct.
27 at a Danbury, Conn. hospital.
Adam, 76, lived in Danbury.
A funeral service is planned for Nov. 2 at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Danbury. The Rev. Harold R. Wimmer, Guilford,
Conn., will preach. Wimmer served as bishop of the LCA New
England Synod while Adam was bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod.
Adam was born in 1928 in North Braddock, Pa. In 1955 he
earned a bachelor's degree at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa.
In 1958 Adam earned a bachelor of divinity degree at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP). Muhlenberg College
is one of 28 ELCA colleges and universities; LTSP is one of eight
ELCA seminaries.
Following his ordination in 1958 in the United Lutheran
Church, Adam was called as pastor at Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran
Church, Muskegon, Mich. In 1969 he became pastor at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Danbury, where he served until 1981. Both
congregations are part of the Slovak Zion Synod.
In 1981 Adam was elected bishop of the LCA Slovak Zion Synod
and served in that role until 1987 when the LCA, American
Lutheran Church and Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
formed the ELCA. He was elected bishop of the ELCA Slovak Zion
Synod in 1988 and served in that role until he retired in 1991.
In retirement Adam served three years as interim pastor at
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Butler, Pa.
Adam is survived by wife of 47 years, Dorothy, and two sons,
Paul, Danbury, and Stephen, Bristol, Conn., and seven
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, John.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
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