Bible Translators Theologians Paul Henkel (December 15, 1754 – November 27, 1825) was a native of North Carolina who became an itinerant evangelist for the Lutheran Church in the eastern United States.

He took advantage of the numerous prayer meetings and Bible classes in his area to help him focus on spiritual values.

He worked in the area of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.

Henkel actively resisted cooperating with Schmucker in his hope of uniting all the evangelical churches, as he was staunchly opposed to the appearance of ideological compromise which he thought would be given by such an alliance.

His strict adherence to the traditional doctrine, including the Augsburg Confession, served as one of the basis for the strong confessional movement which would later flourish in many parts of the North American Lutheran community.