Carl Christian Hein (August 31, 1868 – April 30, 1937) was an American Lutheran clergyman.

Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Hein moved to the United States in 1884.

He moved again to Columbus, Ohio, in 1902, where he pastored a church there for twenty-three years.

[2] He became the first president of the American Lutheran Church in 1931, and held that position until his death.

[1] He opposed a suggested merger between the American Lutheran Church and the United Lutheran Church in America due to his group's opposition to joining Masonic Lodges, which the ULCA tolerated.