American Lutheran Church (1930-1960). President (1937- 1949:Poppen)

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Poppen graduated from the theological seminary at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, in June of 1894. He served pastorates in Ohio for 36 years: at Versailles, 1895-1896; St. Mary's, 1897-1905; Sidney, 1905-1915; and Grove City, 1915-1931. Dr. Poppen was first vice president of the Evangelical Joint Synod of Ohio and Adjacent States (Joint Synod of Ohio) in 1930, when it united with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and Other States (Iowa Synod) and the Synod of the Lutheran Church Emigrated from Prussia (Buffalo Synod) to form the ALC. He was named third vice president of the new body and president of its.

Ohio District. In 1932, Dr. Poppen became first vice president, and in 1937, upon the death of Dr. Hein, acting president. He was elected to a six-year term in 1938 and re-elected in 1944. He was not re-elected in 1950. A fine musician, Poppen became the leading spirit in the first effort of American Lutherans to produce a common Lutheran hymnal. He also served as editor of "Kirchenzeitung," official German-language weekly of the Joint Synod of Ohio, from 1925-1930. For more than 25 years, he was a counsellor of the National Lutheran Council. He died at Columbus, Ohio on February 12, 1966 at the age of 86.

From the description of Emanuel Frederick Poppen Papers, 1930-1949. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 37129629

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associatedWith American Bible Society. corporateBody
associatedWith American Lutheran Church (1930-1960). Brotherhood. corporateBody
associatedWith American Lutheran Conference. corporateBody
associatedWith Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod. corporateBody
associatedWith Evangelical Lutheran Church. corporateBody
associatedWith Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Adjacent States. corporateBody
associatedWith Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and Other States. corporateBody
associatedWith Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. corporateBody
associatedWith Iowa Synod. corporateBody
associatedWith Joint Commission on a Common Hymnal. corporateBody
associatedWith Joint Commission on a Common Liturgy. corporateBody
associatedWith Joint Synod of Ohio. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran Free Church. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran Orphans' and Old Folks' Home (Toledo, Ohio) corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran Synod of Buffalo. corporateBody
associatedWith Lutheran World Federation. corporateBody
associatedWith National Lutheran Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Norwegian Lutheran Church in America. corporateBody
associatedWith Poppen, Emanuel Frederick, 1874-1966. person
associatedWith Synod of the Lutheran Church Emigrated from Prussia. corporateBody
associatedWith United Lutheran Church in America. corporateBody
associatedWith World Council of Churches. corporateBody
associatedWith World War, 1939-1945. corporateBody
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Lutheran Church
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Active 1949

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