Ernst G. W. Keyl
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Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl | |
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| Born | May 22, 1804 Leipzig, Germany |
| Died | August 4, 1872 (aged 68) |
| Education | Leipzig University, 1829 |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Years active | 1829–1871 |
| Title | President, Eastern District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod |
| Term | 1854–1869 |
Ernst Gerhard Wilhelm Keyl (May 22, 1804 in Leipzig, Germany – August 4, 1872 in Monroe, Michigan) was a German-born Lutheran clergyman who worked in the United States. He was a founder and the first president of the Eastern District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod's (LCMS).
Keyl graduated from Leipzig University in 1829 and served as a pastor Niederfrohna, near Penig, beginning in 1829. As a follower of Martin Stephan, he emigrated to the United States in 1839 in the Saxon Emigration. He later served as pastor in Frohna, Missouri (1839–1847); Freistadt and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1847–1850); Baltimore, Maryland (1850–1869); and Willshire, Ohio. (1869–1871). He was the first president of the Eastern District of the LCMS from 1854 to 1869). He was a scholar of the life and work of Martin Luther.
