He attended school in Estonia and graduated from the School of Theology of the University of Tartu in 1934. In 1935 he was ordained by the archbishop of the Estonian Lutheran Church in Tallinn. the capital of Estonia. After immigrating to the United States in 1950 Reverend Tammaru served parishes in Ohio for more than 20 years before coming to New Jersey in 1973 where he presently conducts services in Estonian and German as well as in English at the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Seabrook. Pastor Tammaru has been awarded the Crusade for Freedom Award for outstanding assistance against aggression. He has served two terms as a member of the EstonianAmerican National Council.
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