Background
Passavant, William Alfred was born on October 9, 1821 in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Philip Louis and Zelie (Basse) Passavant.
Passavant, William Alfred was born on October 9, 1821 in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Philip Louis and Zelie (Basse) Passavant.
Graduate Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, 1840. Graduate Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Theological Seminary, 1842.
Synod, Lutheran Church, 1842. Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1843. Published Lutheran Almanac, 1842, 43.
Member of staff Benjamin Kurtz’s Lutheran Observer, 1842-1848.
A founder Conservative General Council of Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, 1867. Pastor 1st English Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, 1845-1853.
Established Missionary (monthly periodical, to promote Lutheran conservatism and strengthen missionary movement), 1848. Became weekly publication, 1856, merged with publication.
Member of staff Benjamin Kurtz’s Lutheran Observer, 1842-1848.
Married Eliza Walter, May 1, 1845, 5 children including William Alfred.