Born: October 5, 1916 (Lewistown, PA)
Died: October 16, 2013 (Carlisle, PA)
Education:
- A.B. Dickinson College, 1937
- M.A. Boston University School of Theology, 1939
- S.T.B. Boston University School of Theology, 1940
Occupation:
- 1940 Ordained Deacon
- 1942 Ordained Elder in the Central Pennsylvania Conference
- 1940-1943 Doylesburg
- 1943-1946 Stewartstown
- 1946-1949 Camp Curtin Memorial
- 1949-1953 Allison Memorial, Carlisle
- 1953-1955 District Superintendent
- 1955-1968 President of Lycoming College
- 1968 Elected Bishop at the Uniting Conference
- 1968-1980 Bishop of West Virginia Annual Conference
- 1972-1976 President of United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race
- 1976-1980 President of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
- 1980-1984 Bishop of Washington Area Conference (Now Baltimore-Washington Conference)
- 1984 Retired (but served 1 year as Bishop of Harrisburg Conference)
Where they lived: Charleston, WV
Years Served: 1969-1980
Special Position: Ex-Officio: Resident Bishop of the West Virginia Area 1969-1980
Sources:
- Catalog 1970-1971 through 1978-1980
- Hahn, H (2013) Bishop Wertz, uniting leader, dies at 97. Nashville, umc.org
- in the Washington Post, October 24, 2013
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