1932
Chaplain Acker is born in Hartford, Connecticut to Abijah and Mary Esther Acker.
1953
Chaplain Acker enlists in the U.S. Army.
1959
Chaplain Acker receives a Bachelor of Science in Bible from Philadelphia Biblical University.
1962
Chaplain Acker receives a Master of Divinity from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary.
1963
Chaplain Acker is commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
1964
Chaplain Acker receives a Master of Theology from the Dallas Theological Seminary and is ordained to ministry through Reinhart Bible Church in Dallas, Texas.
1964
Chaplain Acker serves as a chaplain in the U.S. Army.
1965
Chaplain Acker authors “History of the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church.”
1973
Chaplain Acker receives a Master of Science in guidance and counseling from Long Island University, Brooklyn.
1978
Chaplain Acker advances through the grades to Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.
1983
Chaplain Acker retires from the U.S. Army.
1983
Chaplain Acker is appointed director of alumni affairs at Philadelphia Biblical University.
1984
Chaplain Acker becomes assistant to the general director at Biblical Ministries Worldwide in Lawrenceville, George.
1990
Chaplain Acker is appointed director of World Wide Bible Institutes in South Gibson, Pennsylvania.
1991
Chaplain Acker serves as chairman of the Association of North America Missions.
1994
Chaplain Acker receives the North American Missionary of the Year Award from the Association of North America Missions.