The Coffee Hour – Friedrich Wyneken: Second President of the LCMS

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Dr. Cameron MacKenzie, The Forest E. and Frances H. Ellis Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the life and legacy of Friedrich Wyneken — the second president of the LCMS, including what we know about his early years, how God used his abilities to be a missionary to America in the mid-1800s, how he worked together with others to found The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and where we see his legacy today. Read more about Wyneken at Concordia Historical Institute’s archives concordiahistoricalinstitute.org/presidents/president-wyneken.

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