The Lutheran Hour

The Lutheran Hour
Running time30 minutes
Original releaseJune 1930 (1930-102)
Websitelutheranhour.org

The Lutheran Hour is a U.S.-based Christian radio program produced by Lutheran Hour Ministries. The weekly broadcast began on October 2, 1930, as an outreach ministry of the Lutheran Laymen's League, part of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).[1] Since 2018, Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler is the current speaker of The Lutheran Hour.[2] During the 1950s–1980s, the program was heard on 1,200 stations in the U.S. and in thirty other nations.[3] Its motto is "Bringing Christ to the Nations".[4]

  1. ^ Krekeler, Roland (April 11, 1987). "What makes evangelists go awry?". Cedar Rapids Gazette. p. 8A.
  2. ^ "Our History :: The Lutheran Hour". www.lutheranhour.org. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  3. ^ "Oswald Hoffmann, 91, Radio Evangelist". New York Times. September 18, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lutheran Hour in 25th season". Erwin Record. Erwin, Tennessee. October 16, 1957. p. 7.