Rev. John William Otto Brenner (July 11, 1874 – September 30, 1962) was an American Lutheran minister who served as president of the
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity. Characterized as theologically conservative, it was founded in 1850 in Milwaukee ...
from 1933 to 1953.
Benner was born in
Hustisford, Wisconsin
Hustisford is a village in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,123 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the town of Hustisford.
History
The village was named for John Hustis, a pioneer settler.
Geography
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. In 1896, he graduated from
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in
Mequon, Wisconsin. He served as pastor of
Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, until 1958. He served on the board of
Northwestern College in
Watertown, Wisconsin, and of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary.
References
External links
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1874 births
1962 deaths
People from Hustisford, Wisconsin
Martin Luther College
Religious leaders from Milwaukee
People from Bay City, Michigan
American Lutheran theologians
20th-century American Lutheran clergy
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
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19th-century Lutheran theologians
20th-century Lutheran theologians