Friedrich Pfotenhauer
Friedrich Pfotenhauer | |
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| Born | April 22, 1859 |
| Died | October 9, 1939 (aged 80) |
| Education | Concordia Seminary |
| Church | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) |
Offices held | President, LCMS (1911-1935) |
Friedrich Pfotenhauer (April 22, 1859, Altencelle, Kingdom of Hanover – October 9, 1939) was the fifth president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, from 1911 to 1935.
Pfotenhauer emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1875 and attended Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Upon his ordination, he served as a missionary in Minnesota and the Dakota and Montana territories from 1880 to 1887. He was the pastor of congregations in Lewiston, Minnesota (1887–1894) and Hamburg, Minnesota (1894–1911). He also served as the president of the Minnesota and Dakota District of the LCMS from 1891 to 1908).[1]
He was elected president of the LCMS in 1911 and held that office until 1935. He was then the honorary president until his death in 1939.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lueker, Erwin L.; Poellot, Luther; Jackson, Paul, eds. (2000). "Pfotenhauer, Johann Friedrich". Christian Cyclopedia (Online ed.). St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
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