Background
Loew, Ralph William was born on December 29, 1907 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of William Louis and Wilhelmina (Bauer) Loew.
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What it means to live and worship as a Lutheran. Reverend Loew tells the moving story of the beginning of the Lutheran Church, of its early struggles and its spread to the United States. It is a comprehensive view of the heritage, faith, beliefs, rituals and organization of the Lutheran Church.
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Loew, Ralph William was born on December 29, 1907 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of William Louis and Wilhelmina (Bauer) Loew.
AB, Capital University, 1928. M.Divinity, Hamma Division School, Springfield, Ohio, 1931. Doctor of Divinity, Wittenberg University, 1947.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Susquehanna University, 1972. Doctor of Humane Letters, Wagner College, 1974. Doctor of Laws, Hartwick College, 1979.
Pastor, Millerburg (Ohio) Lutheran Parish, 1931-1937;
associate pastor, Lutheran Church Reformation, Washington, 1937-1944;
pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Buffalo, 1944-1975. Delaware Lutheran World Federation, Lund, Sweden, 1947, Helsinki, Finland, 1968. Knubel-Miller lecturer United Lutheran Church, 1955.
Lecturer Retreat for Chaplains, National Lutheran Council, Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1956. Brit-American exchange preacher, 1966, 72. Participant Long Range Planning Conference, India, 1968.
President of the board foreign missions United Luth Church American, 1956-1960, member executive council, 1962-1966, president of the board world missions, 1970-1972, chairman division world missions and ecumenism, 1972-1976. Director department religion Chautauqua Institution, 1973-1984. President court adjudication Lutheran Church American.
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President Buffalo and Erie County Council Churches, 1950-1951, Comty. Action Organisation, Buffalo and Erie County. President of the board of trustees Margaret L. Wendt Foundation.
Trustee Chautauqua Institution, 1988-1992. President Western New York Grantmakers, 1988-1990. Board of trustees Habitat for Humanity International.
Founder Habitat for Humanity, Buffalo, 1974.
Married Genevra Maxine Uhl, June 8, 1939. Children— Carolyn Maxine, Janet Elaine.
