Marie C. Jerge
Rev. Marie C. Jerge (née Scharfe, born c. 1953) is a former bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
She earned her bachelor of arts degree from Smith College She was ordained as a minister in 1978.
She was elected in 2002 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Upstate New York Synod. She was the sixth woman to be elected as a synod bishop in the ELCA. Jerge (YER-gee), succeeded the Rev. Lee M. Miller, who did not seek re-election after serving as bishop of the synod for 10 years. She was installed on September 21, 2002.
In her time as bishop, she oversaw 198 churches with over 150,000 congregants. She requested the resignation of a pastor who was accused of sexual activity with multiple minors in 2004.
She led the final service at Christ Lutheran Church in Little Falls, New York.
Jerge has written on the benefits of immigration reform.
She received an honorary degree from Thiel College in 2006.
After serving two terms, she was succeeded in 2014 by John S. Macholz.
Personal
Jerge was born Marie Charlotte Scharfe in Mineola, New York.
She earned her bachelor of arts degree from Smith College She was ordained as a minister in 1978.
She was elected in 2002 to a six-year term as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Upstate New York Synod. She was the sixth woman to be elected as a synod bishop in the ELCA. Jerge (YER-gee), succeeded the Rev. Lee M. Miller, who did not seek re-election after serving as bishop of the synod for 10 years. She was installed on September 21, 2002.
In her time as bishop, she oversaw 198 churches with over 150,000 congregants. She requested the resignation of a pastor who was accused of sexual activity with multiple minors in 2004.
She led the final service at Christ Lutheran Church in Little Falls, New York.
Jerge has written on the benefits of immigration reform.
She received an honorary degree from Thiel College in 2006.
After serving two terms, she was succeeded in 2014 by John S. Macholz.
Personal
Jerge was born Marie Charlotte Scharfe in Mineola, New York.
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