Alvin L. Barry

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.

Alvin L. Barry
Born(1931-08-04)August 4, 1931
DiedMarch 23, 2001(2001-03-23) (aged 69)
St. Louis, Missouri
EducationConcordia Seminary
ChurchLutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS)
OrdainedJune 29, 1958
Offices held
President, LCMS (1992-2001)

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.

Religious titles
Preceded by
Ralph A. Bohlmann
President
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

1992–2001
Succeeded by
Robert T. Kuhn
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