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Lutheran Hour Speakers:

Dr. Lawrence Acker
Lutheran Hour speaker, 1950-1951

Dr. Lawrence Acker's father died when Lawrence was only two years old. Although his mother was incapacitated by arthritis for the last fifteen years of her life, she urged her son to remain in school and become a pastor, rather than quit school and work to support her. Upon graduation from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 1916, Acker became pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Moberly, Missouri. He later served as a military chaplain, then as pastor of First Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. The Sunday worship service at First Lutheran Church was broadcast on local radio to a responsive public audience.

Lawrence Acker was pastoral adviser of the Lutheran Laymen's League for fourteen years, 1941-1955. After Dr. Maier's death, he took a nine-month leave of absence from First Lutheran Church to serve as interim Lutheran Hour speaker while a permanent speaker was sought. From October, 1950 to June, 1951, Acker delivered his message on two separate live radio broadcasts each Sunday.

Acker's style was personal and direct, frequently calling on the listener to consider God's love expressed in Jesus Christ, and inviting the listener to faith in Him.