Edwin T. Dahlberg
Edwin T. Dahlberg was an American Baptist church leader. He was known for his strong efforts to promote social justice and peacemaking.
Biography
The Reverend Edwin T. Dahlberg was President of American Baptist Churches USA, and President of the National Council of Churches USA. He helped found the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Baptist Peace Fellowship. He advocated pacifism during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, ultimately receiving the Gandhi Peace Award. A graduate of Colgate Rochester Divinity School, he later served as trustee of his alma mater.American Baptist Churches USA named the after pastor Dahlberg. In 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. was the first recipient.