Background
Baepler, Walter A. was born on September 21, 1893 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Andrew and Sophia (Birkner) Baepler.
Baepler, Walter A. was born on September 21, 1893 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Andrew and Sophia (Birkner) Baepler.
Educated St. Paul’s College, Concordia, Missouri, 1904-1910, Province Normal School of Manitoba, 1921, U. Alberta, 1929-1935. Doctor of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, 1914.
Pastor, Haultain, Saskatchewan, 1915-1916. Missionary, McEacherin, Saskatchewan, 1916-1918. Superintendent missions, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 1918-1921.
Pastor, Winnipeg, 1921-1923. Professor Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta, 1923-1935, Concordia Seminary, Springfield, Illinois, since 1936, president since 1953. Vice president Manitoba and Saskatchewan district, Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference American, 1922-1923, president, since 1952, Chairman of Commission doctoral unity, since 1950.
Author: A Century of Blessings, 1946. A Century of Grace, 1947. Home: 1500 Concordia Court Office: 1301 Concordia Court, Springfield, Ill.
Married Martha Fritz, July 5, 1921. Children-Walter J., Marjorie Griffin, Richard, Donald.