The Lutheran Hour
The Lutheran Hour® provides the comfort and reassurance that generations of loyal listeners turn to each and every week. That's because each program addresses today's life and death issues, including the end of time, prayer, thankfulness, fear and anxiety, depression, love, and more!
The Lutheran Hour will reach listeners regardless of their religious or denominational background. The message is conversational and not authoritative. Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler delivers the message appealing to audiences of all ages.
The Lutheran Hour currently airs on over 1800 stations nationwide. It is the world's oldest and longest running religious broadcast of its type. It has stood the test of time and continues to attract and inspire a growing community of loyal listeners on hundreds of stations across North America and worldwide.
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About Rev. Michael Zeigler
Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler began serving with LHM as Speaker of The Lutheran Hour in October 2018. Prior to that, he served as pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church (2014-2018) and assistant pastor at Timothy Lutheran Church (2012-2014), both in St. Louis. Before becoming a pastor, he served as an aircraft maintenance officer in the Air Force.
Michael grew up in a military family, living throughout the U.S., from North Dakota to Alabama, Virginia to Colorado. His family moved eleven times before he finished high school in Springfield, Missouri. He graduated from the U. S. Air Force Academy in 2001 with a general engineering degree and served 5 years in the Air Force. He left active duty in 2006 to prepare to be a pastor at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, completing a Master of Divinity in 2010 and a Ph.D. in 2014.
He continues to serve part-time as an Air Force Reserve officer at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and as a guest instructor at Concordia Seminary.
Michael and his wife, Amy, have four children. Amy enjoys being a home-school and Sunday school teacher, cooking, crafting, and being a catalyst for events aimed at strengthening bonds between family and friends.