Alvin L. Barry

Alvin L. Barry
Born	(1931-08-04)August 4, 1931 Woodbine, Iowa
Died	March 23, 2001(2001-03-23) (aged 69) St. Louis, Missouri
Education	Concordia Seminary
Church	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS)
Ordained	June 29, 1958
Offices held	President, LCMS (1992-2001)

Alvin L. Barry (August 4, 1931, Woodbine, Iowa – March 23, 2001, St. Louis, Missouri) was the 10th president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), serving from 1992 until his death. He is the only president of the LCMS to die in office. He previously served as president of the synod's Iowa District East from 1982 to 1992.[1]

Works

Barry authored The Master's Prayer: Devotional Meditations on the Lord's Prayer (1994), The Unchanging Feast: The Nature and Basis of Lutheran Worship (1995), What Does This Mean? Catechesis in the Lutheran Congregation (1996), and numerous pamphlets in the “What About?” series. The "What About?" booklets attempts to answer, from a confessional Lutheran perspective, questions that people have about the Christian faith.[1]

References

1. "President Barry". Concordia Historical Institute. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

External links

• Concordia Historical Institute

Religious titles
Preceded by Ralph A. Bohlmann	President Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod 1992–2001	Succeeded by Robert T. Kuhn