Born: April 1, 1958, Houston, Texas
Parents: Frank and Mozelle Schweitzer
Older Brother: Karl Schweitzer
Earned my Eagle Scout Rank
October, 1972
Graduated from Northbrook Senior High School
Houston, Texas
Friday, May 14, 1976
Began college classes at the University of Houston
Downtown College
Monday, May 17, 1976
Attended classes at Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
August, 1976 – October, 1978
Enlisted in the United States Army
October,1978
Finished Army Basic Training
Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri
December, 1978
Graduated #1 in my company of 160 men
Transferred to United States Army Europe
Frankfurt, West Germany
June, 1979
Served as a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare Specialist
Regular Army, Active Duty
June, 1979 – December, 1982
Transferred to the Texas Army National Guard
January, 1983 – December, 1984
Austin, Texas
Graduated from Concordia University Texas
Austin, Texas
Bachelor Degree in Business Management
May, 1985
Began Theological studies preparing for the Ministry
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis, Missouri
August, 1985
Graduated from Concordia Seminary
Master of Divinity Degree
May, 1989
Married my wife, Susan
Omaha, Nebraska
October, 1988
First call in the Ministry
Grace Lutheran Church
Burkburnett, Texas
August, 1989 – August, 2000
Adopted our son and daughter, David and Joanna
Moscow, Russia
July, 1997
Accepted our second call in the Ministry
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Apache, Oklahoma
August, 2000 – July, 2002
Accepted our third call in the Ministry
Immanuel Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church
Greeenfield, Iowa
Winterset, Iowa
July, 2002 – Present
Earned my Doctor of Ministry Degree
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis, Missouri
May, 2006
Joanna is married to Patrick
They have three sons and a daughter
David is still single and looking for a wife
2022 marks 33 years in the ministry and 22 years substitute teaching.