J. Luther Mauney

The Reverend Doctor Jacob Luther Mauney (May 22, 1907 – January 29, 1990) was an American Lutheran pastor who served as President (Bishop) of the Virginia Synod from 1948–1976.[1]

Reverend Doctor

J. Luther Mauney
President (Bishop)
ChurchLutheran Church in America
DioceseVirginia Synod
Elected1948
In office1948–1976
SuccessorThe Reverend Virgil (Buck) Moyer
Orders
Ordination1934
by North Carolina Synod, United Lutheran Church in America
Personal details
Born(1907-05-27)May 27, 1907
Died(1990-01-29)January 29, 1990

Biography

Mauney was born on May 22, 1907 to The Reverend John David and Bessie Miller Frantz Mauney. J. Luther's father Pastor John D. Mauney (1878-1947) served Lutheran congregations in the Carolinas and was a professor at Lenoir-Rhyne College.

Mauney was ordained May 24, 1934, with a Bachelor of Divinity from Southern Seminary, and earned a Doctor of Divinity from Lenoir-Rhyne in 1948. He married Ruth Boger Barrier on September 3, 1935, and served a variety of congregations in Virginia. Mauney served as President of the Virginia Council of Churches, and on the boards of Southern Seminary and of Virginia Lutheran Homes. He served on the Parish Education Board of the United Lutheran Church in America and on the Pensions Board and the Court of Adjudication of the Lutheran Church in America. He was on the boards of Roanoke College, Marion College, Emory and Henry College, the Lutheran Children's Home, the National Lutheran Home, and the Synod Executive Council.[2]

He was named President Emeritus of the Virginia Synod upon his retirement in 1976, and died on January 29, 1990.[3]

References
  1. Kegley, George. "St. Mark's is 140!!" (PDF). St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Retrieved Jan 25, 2013.
  2. United Lutheran Church in America. Minutes of the Convention of the United Lutheran Church in America 1952. ULCA. Retrieved Jan 25, 2013.
  3. Handley, George (1992). Biographical Sketches of Lutheran Pastors in Virginia. Salem, Virginia: Virginia Synod Archives. pp. 144–145.


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