Theodore F. Nickel Papers

Pastor Nickel, son of Pastor Martin Nickel and Emma nee Homann, was born in Onekema, Michigan on March 12, 1904. After completing his elementary education in the Lace and Lyons, Illinois Christian Day Schools, he attended the Lutheran Institute for 1 1/2 years. He then enrolled in Concordia College of Milwaukee and graduated in 1923. After his graduation from Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis) in 1927, he was ordained and installed as Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bessemer, Michigan, where he had spent one year of his Seminary training as a vicar. Prior to his ministry at Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church (Chicago), he also served parishes in Eau Claire and Altoona, Wisconsin and Aurora, Illinois.

The Reverend Doctor Theodore F. Nickel (updated April 16, 1978)

• Son of Pastor Martin Nickel and Emma (nee Homann)
• Graduate: Concordia (Milwaukee: 1923); Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis: 1927); Post graduate work at Concordia Teachers College with Saint Louis Extension Division (1938-1944)
• Degree: Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis: 1960)
• Married: Ruth nee Roepke, daughter of Pastor and Mrs. William Roepke (Marquette, Michigan) - August 5, 1931
• Children: Dorothy (Dr. Ralph C. Schultz), Judith (Rev. Dr. Armand J. Boehme), and Jonathan

Served

• Trinity (Bessemer, Michigan). Vicar (1925-1926). Pastor (1927-1935)
• Mission Stations - Marenisco, Michigan and Winegar (Presque Isle), Wisconsin
• Epiphany (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) and Bethlehem (Altoona) (1935-1940)
• Emmanuel (Aurora, Illinois: 1940-1944)
• Jehovah (Chicago, Illinois: 1944-1977)

Synodical Service

• Circuit Counselor (1942-1944)
• Northern Illinois District Vice President (1948-1960)
• Northern Illinois District President (1960-1962)
• Chairman: Board of Control, Concordia College (River Forest) (1960?)
• LCMS, Second and Third Vice President (1962-1977)
• Chairman: Northern Illinois District Pastoral Conference (1948-1957)
• Member: Interim Committee, Synodical Conference (1946-1952)
• Member: Woman's Suffrage Committee (1953-1956)
• Member: Editorial Board, Lutheran Witness (1951-1956)
• Member: Doctrinal Unity Committee (1956-1962)
• Chairman: Commission on Theology and Church Relations (1962-1973)
• Member: Division of Theological Studies (LCUSA) (1966-1977)
• Member: ALC and LCMS Fellowship Commission (1969-1977)
• Member: Board of Control, Concordia Seminary (Fort Wayne) (1973-1977)
• Chairman: LCMS Lay Ministry Board (1975-1977)
• Member: Commission meeting with the WELS (1969-?)

Convention / Conference Essays

• Doctrine of Sin (Northern Illinois District: 1946)
• The Doctrine of Justification (Northern Nebraska District: 1957)
• The Problem of the Lodge (Southern Nebraska District: 1958)
• Outline: The Lodge Problem as it Confronts the Church by Theo. F. Nickel
• Another Fraternal Endeavor (a defense of The Common Confession)
• A Fraternal Reply (reply to the charges of the WELS)
• A Christian View of Freemasonry (co-authored with James G. Manz)
• The Fellowship of Lutherans in America: An Historical Introduction by Theodore F. Nickel
• A Defense of the Common Confession in Order to Preserve the Wonderful Gift of the Fellowship of Faith... Presented by Theo. F. Nickel to the Synodical Conference Convention (East Detroit, Michigan: August 10-13, 1954)
• An Analysis and Evaluation of Certain Charges Made Against the Common Confession by Theodore F. Nickel
• "Sin" by Th. F. A. Nickel
• Outline: The Doctrine of Sin by Nickel (1946; 2 pages)
• Holy Ministry and Modern Urban Life in Scattered Situations by Nickel

Other Writings

• Sermon on Ephesians 2:8-9 by T. F. Nickel (1928)
• Titus: Exegetical Paper by Theodore Nickel (1949, 8 pages)
• Hebrew Exegesis on Psalm 70 by Theo. Nickel (14 pages)
• Hebrew Exegesis on Judges 10 by Theodore Nickel (11 pages)
• Doctrinal Trends - 1941 (Course Project) by Theodore Nickel
• History of the Papacy by Theodore Nickel [?] (120 pages, typed and handwritten)
• My Questions about Christianity (with answers by Dr. Nickel)
• The Tabernacle: Its Furnishings, Its Priests, etc. by Theodore F. Nickel (17 pages)
• Don't Bypass Jesus Christ, the Lord by Theodore F. Nickel
• Doctrine of Election by Theodore Nickel (8 pages)
• The Lodge Problem as it Confronts the Church (with special reference to Freemasonry) by Theo. Nickel, 1958 (16 pages
• Report and Remarks on a Visit to One of Our Christian Day Schools by Theodore Nickel (4 pages)
• See Sermon Series. Theodore F. Nickel Papers (Collection ID 3048)
• An Outline for a 40-minute address on Psalm 23 by Theo. F. A. Nickel
• Sermon Outline - Wild Grapes (Isaiah 5:1-7) by Theo. F. A. Nickel
• Are the Prophecies of 2 Samuel 7:1-29 and 1 Chronicles 17:1-27 Applicable Only to Christ? or Are They the Same as Those Quoted by David and Solomon (1 Chronicles 22:6-16, 1 Chronicles 28:2-8, 1 Kings 5:1-6, 8:15-20, and 2 Chronicles 6:4-11, 14-17), and, therefore, Applicable to King Solomon? by Theo. F. Nickel (7 pages)
• The Political History of the Jews (70BC - 30AD) by Theo. Nickel (4 pages, handwritten)
• The Gospel as Confessed by the Ev. Lutheran Church by Theodore Nickel
• The Gospel as Communicated by the Ev. Lutheran Church by Theodore Nickel
• Development of Lutheranism in America by Theodore Nickel
• The Fellowship of Lutherans and The Theology of Fellowship by Theodore Nickel