Louis J. Sieck

Sieck was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on March 11, 1884. His father, Henry Sieck, was a Lutheran minister and president of St. John's College in Winfield, Kansas, from 1893 to 1895. Sieck attended Walther College in St. Louis; St. John's College in Winfield, Kansas; Concordia College in Milwaukee; and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He was ordained in 1904. In 1939, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Concordia Seminary. == Career ==

Ministry Sieck's first call was to Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg, Minnesota. He came to Zion Lutheran Church in St. Louis as assistant pastor in 1905, becoming pastor in 1914 following the death of pastor Charles F. Obermeyer, his father-in-law. He was involved with several Lutheran organizations, including the St. Louis Lutheran Publicity Organization and The Lutheran Witness. Concordia Seminary Sieck served on the Board of Control of Concordia Seminary from 1939 to 1943. In 1943, Sieck left Zion Lutheran Church to become the president of Concordia Seminary following the end of Ludwig E. Fuerbringer's tenure. During his ten years as president, enrollment reached a record high of 840 students and several new buildings were built. He taught pastoral theology. At the time of his death, Sieck was chairman of the National Advisory Emergency Planning Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Conference. He was also vice-president of the State Historical Society of Missouri and served on the board of Valparaiso University. == Personal life ==

Sieck married Ottilie Obermeyer, the daughter of Charles F. Obermeyer. They had two sons, Lewis and Charles. == Death ==

Sieck died of an internal hemorrhage on October 14, 1952, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He was buried at New Bethlehem Cemetery in St. Louis County, Missouri. == Selected works ==