1. Guy Erwin was elected in 2013 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
16 Facts About Guy Erwin
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Guy Erwin was ordained as a minister in 2011, two years after the denomination dropped its ban against LGBT clergy.
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Guy Erwin is the first openly gay bishop in the ELCA.
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Guy Erwin was president of the student council at Sapulpa High School, where he graduated.
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Guy Erwin went to Harvard College, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Guy Erwin holds the Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Yale University.
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Guy Erwin began to work within the Lutheran Church for changes to its position on gay clergy.
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From 1993 to 1999, Guy Erwin was lecturer in ecclesiastical history in the Yale Divinity School.
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Guy Erwin taught History of Western Christianity as well as courses on Martin Luther, the Pietists, and other topics.
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Guy Erwin is considered a specialist on the life and teachings of Martin Luther, considered founder of the faith and highly influential to the Protestant Reformation.
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Guy Erwin was ordained as a minister in 2011, two years after the ELCA dropped its ban on LGBT clergy.
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Two years later, in an historic vote, Guy Erwin was elected as bishop for a customary six-year term in the Southwest California Synod, which encompasses most of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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Guy Erwin serves on the advisory council of the Guibord Center, an interfaith non-profit in Los Angeles.
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In 2018, Guy Erwin was appointed a member of the Venerable Order of St John.
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In 2020, Guy Erwin was appointed as president of United Lutheran Seminary.
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Guy Erwin has been in a committed same-sex relationship with Rob Flynn for 20 years.