Dr. William Weinrich

Dr. William C. Weinrich joined the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary in 1975, first at the Springfield, Illinois, campus, then in Fort Wayne when the Seminary relocated there in 1976. He is Professor of Historical Theology, specializing in Early Church history and patristic studies.

He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma (BA, 1967) and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (MDiv 1972), and he received his Doctor of Theology degree from the University of Basel, Switzerland (1977).

Weinrich served as academic dean at CTSFW (1996–2006), then as rector of the Luther Academy in Riga, Latvia (2007–2010), where he taught extensively and oversaw the Pastoral Ministry program. He returned to the classroom at CTSFW in 2011.

He is the author of John 1:1—7:1 for the Concordia Commentary Series, published by Concordia Publishing House in 2015.

He served on the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (1992–2001) and Doctrinal Review Commission (1992–1998) and served as third vice president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (1998–2001), followed by a term as fifth vice president (2001–2004). He also served thirty years in the Indiana Air National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2002.