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Robert Guy Erwin (born 1958, Pawhuska, Oklahoma) is an American Lutheran bishop. He was elected in 2013 to a six-year term as bishop of the Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Since August 2020, he has served as president of the United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia.
Learn about the background, education and achievements of Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, the first gay, partnered and Native American bishop of the ELCA. He is also a professor of Reformation Studies and the president of United Lutheran Seminary.
Dr. Erwin is the first gay, partnered and Native bishop of the ELCA and a professor of Reformation Studies. He teaches and preaches on Lutheran theology, worship and piety, and has extensive international connections in Germany and the Nordic countries.
This is the public page for the Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, president of United Lutheran Seminary.
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Jun 4, 2013 · The Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in America has elected its first openly gay bishop, the Rev. R. Guy Erwin, to oversee churches in Southern California, four years after the church allowed openly gay men and lesbians to serve as clergy.
A welcome message from Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, who was appointed president of United Lutheran Seminary on August 1, 2020.
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Jun 4, 2013 · The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has elected its first openly gay bishop, the Rev. R. Guy Erwin, to oversee churches in Southern California, four years after the church allowed openly...
