Background
Walther, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm was born on October 25, 1811 in Langenschursdorf, near Waldenburg, Saxony (now Germany). Son of Gottlob and Johanna (Zschenderlein) Walther.
Walther, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm was born on October 25, 1811 in Langenschursdorf, near Waldenburg, Saxony (now Germany). Son of Gottlob and Johanna (Zschenderlein) Walther.
Graduated from the University Leipzig (Saxony), 1833.
Ordained pastor Lutheran Church, Braunsdorf, Germany, 1837. Came to the United States, 1839. Pastor, Dresden and Johannesburg, Missouri, 1839-1841.
Founder Concordia Theological Seminary (originally opened 1839, moved to Saint Louis 1850, became largest Protestant theological seminary in the United States), professor theology, 1850-1887.
Pastor Trinity Church, Saint Louis, 1841-1887. Began publishing religious journal Der Lutheraner (exponent of strict confessional Lutheranism), 1844.
An organizer German Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States (known as Missouri Synod), Chicago, 1847, president, 1847-1850, 64-78. Established periodical Lehre and Wehre, 1855.
1st president Synodical Conference (loose confedn. of Missouri and other midwestern synods), 1872.
Author: Die Stimme unserer Kirche in der Frage von Kirche und Amt, 1852. Die evangelisch-lutherische Kirche die wahre sichbare Kirche Gottes auf Erden, 1867. Lutherische Brosamen, 1876.
Married Christiane Bunger, September 21, 1841, 6 children.