Background
Behnken, John William was born on March 19, 1884 in Cypress, Texas, United States. Son of Review George William and Helen (Wunderlich) Behnken.
Behnken, John William was born on March 19, 1884 in Cypress, Texas, United States. Son of Review George William and Helen (Wunderlich) Behnken.
Junior college courses, Saint John's Lutheran College, Winfield, Kansas, 1897-1903. Student Concordia Theological Seminary, Saint Louis, 1903-1906, Doctor of Divinity, 1934. Doctor of Laws, Valparaiso University, 1953.
Ordained minister Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1906. Pastor Trinity Church, Houston, Texas., 1908-1935. Lutheran camp pastor, Camp Logan, Ellington Field, Fort Crockett, 1917-1918.
Vice president
Texas District Missouri Synod, 1920-1926, president, 1926-1929. Second vice president Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, O. and other states, 1929-1932. 1st vice president, 1932-1935.
President since 1935.
Author: Noonday Sermons, 1926. Mercies Manifold, 1951.
Contributor theological publications Home: Saint Charles, Missouri
Married Gertrude Geisler, August 13, 1909 (deceased). Married second, Hilda Grassmuck, April. Children: Victor Louis, Ruth Lucille, John William, Donald Edward, Lester Lloyd, Lois Marie, Kenneth Wayne, Helen Louisiana Delle.