Alvin L. Barry
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Alvin L. Barry was president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
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.
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 2.3 million members, it is both the eighth largest Protestant denomination and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Synod...
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
Iowa District East (LCMS)
The Iowa District East is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod , and covers the eastern half of the state of Iowa; the rest of the state forms the Iowa District West. The Iowa District East includes approximately 119 congregations and missions, subdivided into 12...
from 1982 to 1992.