G. Christian Barth
Lutheran minister and college president
About G. Christian Barth
Lived 1883 – 1965 (aged 81–82).
G. Christian Barth (May 12, 1883 – February 17, 1965) was an American Lutheran minister and seminary president.
Barth was born on May 12, 1883, in Sauk County, Wisconsin. He graduated from Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1902 and from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1905. The first congregation he served was in Bertrand, Nebraska, from 1905 to 1910. He then served from 1910 to 1921 as the pastor of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Louis.
Barth became president of Concordia College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1921 and resigned in 1934. He was also known for radio broadcast work. He then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to become the minister at Concordia Lutheran Church. He was president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Illinois, from 1946 to 1952.
Barth died in West Allis on February 17, 1965, and was buried there.
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