Nelson W. Trout (1921-1996) served as professor and director of Minority Ministry Studies at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, before being elected the first African American bishop in U.S. Lutheranism in 1983.
Nelson W. Trout

Nelson W. Trout (1921-1996) served as professor and director of Minority Ministry Studies at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, before being elected the first African American bishop in U.S. Lutheranism in 1983.