Lutheran secondary education for the laity was most difficult to establish among Lutheran congregations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The roster of frustrations and failures experienced by congregations and individuals to establish a Lutheran high school would include Concordia College, St. Louis (1849-61); Miller Private English School, St. Louis (1855-57); Immanuel Academy, St. Louis (1857-89); First St. Louis Lutheran High School (1867-89) First Milwaukee Lutheran High School (1868-70); and Walther College of St. Louis (1889-1916).

 

Yet, in spite of economic hardships brought on by the Civil War, depressions, meager and disappointing support by parents and congregations, inadequate facilities, exceedingly low enrollments, lack of qualified teaching personnel, the resolve to provide quality Lutheran secondary education survived under God's grace.  Lutheran high schools were begun in Milwaukee in 1903, Chicago in 1909 and Fort Wayne in 1916, and they are still operating today.

 

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Lutheran secondary education for the laity was most difficult to establish among Lutheran congregations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The roster of frustrations and failures experienced by congregations and individuals to establish a Lutheran high school would include Concordia College, St. Louis (1849-61); Miller Private English School, St. Louis (1855-57); Immanuel Academy, St. Louis (1857-89); First St. Louis Lutheran High School (1867-89) First Milwaukee Lutheran High School (1868-70); and Walther College of St. Louis (1889-1916).

 

Yet, in spite of economic hardships brought on by the Civil War, depressions, meager and disappointing support by parents and congregations, inadequate facilities, exceedingly low enrollments, lack of qualified teaching personnel, the resolve to provide quality Lutheran secondary education survived under God's grace.  Lutheran high schools were begun in Milwaukee in 1903, Chicago in 1909 and Fort Wayne in 1916, and they are still operating today.

 

To view the entire document click on the link Introduction.