In 1908, he was elected to a three-year term as first vice-president of the LCMS.[1] He was then elected president of the LCMS in 1911 and held that office until 1935, at which point the LCMS named him honorary president.[2]
Pfotenhauer died on October 9, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife are buried in Bethania Cemetery in Justice, Illinois.[1]
Among his writings are Fuenfzehn Ansprachen (Fifteen Speeches) in 1914 and Predigten (Sermons) in 1938.[1]
friedrich, pfotenhauer, april, 1859, altencelle, kingdom, hanover, october, 1939, chicago, illinois, fifth, president, lutheran, church, missouri, synod, from, 1911, 1935, born, 1859, april, 1859altencelle, kingdom, hanoverdiedoctober, 1939, 1939, aged, chicag. Friedrich Pfotenhauer April 22 1859 Altencelle Kingdom of Hanover October 9 1939 Chicago Illinois U S was the fifth president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod from 1911 to 1935 Friedrich PfotenhauerBorn 1859 04 22 April 22 1859Altencelle Kingdom of HanoverDiedOctober 9 1939 1939 10 09 aged 80 Chicago IllinoisEducationConcordia SeminarySpouseHelene BrauerChurchLutheran Church Missouri Synod LCMS OrdainedNovember 7 1880WritingsFuenfzehn AnsprachenPredigtenCongregations servedLewiston Minnesota 1887 1894 Hamburg Minnesota 1894 1911 Offices heldPresident LCMS 1911 1935 1st vice president LCMS 1908 1911President LCMS Minnesota amp Dakota District 1892 1908 President Pfotenhauer at the LCMS convention in Fort Wayne Indiana in 1923Pfotenhauer 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 on November 7 1880 in Odessa Minnesota he served as a missionary in Minnesota and the Dakota and Montana territories from 1880 to 1887 On October 10 1882 he married Helene Brauer in Crete Illinois 1 2 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 2 In 1908 he was elected to a three year term as first vice president of the LCMS 1 He was then elected president of the LCMS in 1911 and held that office until 1935 at which point the LCMS named him honorary president 2 Pfotenhauer died on October 9 1939 in Chicago Illinois He and his wife are buried in Bethania Cemetery in Justice Illinois 1 Among his writings are Fuenfzehn Ansprachen Fifteen Speeches in 1914 and Predigten Sermons in 1938 1 References Edit a b c d President Pfotenhauer Concordia Historical Institute Retrieved February 8 2022 a b c 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 External links Edit Media related to Friedrich Pfotenhauer at Wikimedia CommonsReligious titlesPreceded byFranz Pieper PresidentLutheran Church Missouri Synod1911 1935 Succeeded byJohn W Behnken This article about a member of the Christian clergy in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to Lutheranism is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Pfotenhauer amp oldid 1111660968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
