Background
Empie, Paul Chauncey was born on February 10, 1909 in Saint Johnsville, New York, United States. Son of Charles Gideon and Grace Louise (Diefendorf) Empie.
Empie, Paul Chauncey was born on February 10, 1909 in Saint Johnsville, New York, United States. Son of Charles Gideon and Grace Louise (Diefendorf) Empie.
Graduate Muhlenberg College, 1929, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1944. Postgraduate Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1929-1932. Doctor of Laws, Capital University, 1950.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Hartwick College, 1951.
Doctor of Theology, U. Goettingen (Germany), 1952. Doctor of Divinity, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1960, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1962.
Ordained to ministry United Lutheran Church, 1932. Established mission church, Philadelphia, organized as Lutheran Church of Prince of Peace, served as pastor until 1937. Superintendent Lutheran Home for Orphans and Aged, Germantown, Philadelphia, 1937-1941.
Secretary Benevolence of Pennsylvania Ministerium of United Lutheran Church in American, 1941-1944.
Assistant executive director National Lutheran Council, 1944-1948, executive director, 1948-1966. General secretary United States of America national committee World Lutheran Federation, 1967-1972.
Director Lutheran World Action, 1944-1972. Chairman Lutheran Church Prodns., Incorporated., 1951-1965.
President Lutheran Film Associates, 1955-1966.
Department chairman commission religious liberty National Council Churches United States, 1965-1967, member Executive Committee division overseas ministry, 1966-1972. Chairman world service Lutheran World Federation, 1952-1970, honorary member Executive Committee, 1973-1979. President Lutheran World Relief, 1968-1979.
Company-chairman United States of America National Lutheran-Roman Catholic Theological Dialogues, 1965-1979.
Periodic visits to Europe, Asia, Africa, South. American in interests of relief, reconstruction, service to refugees. Alternate delegate constituting assembly World Council Churches, Amsterdam, 1948.
Trustee Muhlenberg College, 1965-1979, chairman, 1972-1979.
Member Executive Committee, 1973-1979.
Married Katharine Goodwin Smith, December 27, 1930. Children: Barbara, Charlotte, Susan.