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Emerson E. Eggerichs was born in Peoria, Illinois on April 30, 1951. He met his wife, Sarah, while attending Wheaton College. Emerson and Sarah have 3 adult children, Jonathan, David and Joy.
Emerson received his B.A. in Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Communications from Wheaton College and Graduate school. He was later awarded his Masters in Divinity from Dubuque Seminary. Later, he earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Child and Family Ecology. His dissertation was an analysis of effective fathers.
Emerson has also served on the board of the National Center for Fathering, and is on the board of the Michigan Family Forum. He was privileged to serve on the committee for Michigan Year of the Child and Family with the Lt. Governor. Another Michigan Governor invited Emerson to perform the Chapel Service at the National Governors' Conference when it was hosted in Michigan.
Emerson was the senior pastor of East Lansing Trinity church from 1980 to 1999. He loved the pastorate in this college town with nearly 45,000 students. When he came, the church had 450 in attendance, and when he left over 2000 attended. He oversaw a paid staff of 40. He also initiated a building program, relocating Trinity Church on 70 beautiful acres in the Lansing area. That was completed in the year 2000.
Excited and burdened about male and female communication, Emerson launched the Love and Respect Conferences in August 1999 to serve husbands and wives. He is now the president of Love and Respect Ministries. |
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