Erwin Lutzer Bio, Wiki
Erwin Lutzer is a Canadian-American evangelical Christian pastor, teacher, and author. He also served as the senior pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago, Illinois, from the year 1980 to 2016. He is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years. Erwin published more than two dozen Christian-themed books, including One Minute After You Die: A Preview of Your Final Destination and Failure: The Back Door to Success.
Erwin Lutzer Age
Erwin was born on October 3, 1941, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is 79 years old as of 2020.Lutzer celebrates his birthday on October 3 every year and his birth sign is Libra.
Erwin Lutzer Height
Erwin stands tall at a height of 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) tall.
Erwin Lutzer Education
Erwin graduated from Winnipeg Bible Institute in 1962 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Education. Previously he had earned the Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in the year 1967.
Erwin Lutzer Family
Erwin is the son of Gustav Lutzer (father) and Wanda Lutzer (mother). Erwin’s dad passed away at the age of 106 years old. His dad did not have an easy life. He was born in 1902 to a German family living in Ukraine, and during World War I, (1914). Russia insisted that all of the Germans within its borders had to become refugees (lest they side with Germany in the war).
His parents met when both families relocated to the same part of rural Canada. Erwin’s mother heard his father pray in church and knew that “he knew God,” Lutzer said. Wanda Lutzer was born to German parents in Ukraine in 1908. His mother went to heaven on January 1, 2012, a month after her 103rd birthday.
Erwin Lutzer Wife
Erwin is married to his wife Rebecca Lutzer. Erwin and his wife Rebecca have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Together they live in the Chicago area.
Erwin Lutzer Children
Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area, in addition, they have three grown children and eight grandchildren.
Erwin Lutzer Career
Lutzer became a born-again Christian at age 14 years. He graduated from Winnipeg Bible Institute in 1962 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Education. He served as senior pastor of Edgewater Baptist Church, Chicago, from 1971 to 1977. During that time Lutzer completed an M.A. in Philosophy from Loyola University Chicago.
Previously he had earned the Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1967. He then entered the Ph.D. program at Loyola to pursue a doctorate in Philosophy; however, he did not complete his dissertation.
In subsequent years, he has received two honorary doctorates, an LL.D. from Simon Greenleaf School of Law and a Doctor of Divinity from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary.
Erwin Lutzer Moody Church
In January 1980, Lutzer became the senior pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The church and its ministries have grown significantly under his leadership. leading to the construction of a new Christian Life Center to complement the existing seventy-five-year-old building.
On January 4, 2016, at a Sunday sermon, Lutzer announced that he would be retiring from his senior pastor position at the Moody Church. He said he would retain the position until a new senior pastor was decided, and afterward would consider himself to be the church’s “Pastor Emeritus”.
hoping to “assume a wider role” by continuing Lutzer’s radio show “Running to Win” and speaking at media rallies, conducting seminars, as well as writing books in the future. On the Sunday morning of May 22, 2016, Lutzer preached his last sermon as Senior Pastor of the Moody Church and officially stepped down from the position.
Erwin Lutzer Books
Lutzer has authored more than thirty books, including Hitler’s Cross, which won a Gold Medallion Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Not the mention, the bestselling One Minute After You Die: A Preview of Your Final Destination.
His book critiquing Dan Brown’s best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code, entitled The Da Vinci Deception, was featured on national broadcasts in both secular as well as Christian markets.
Erwin Lutzer Net Worth
Erwin’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million – $5 million dollars as of 2021. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an evangelical Christian pastor, teacher, and author. Through his various sources of income, Erwin has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
