Adelaide, SA - St Stephen's Lutheran
Year Built: 1848
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: Stephen
Address: 152 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
Architect: Williams and Good
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Traditional Owners: Kaurna people
Last Updated: 02/05/2024
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History and Architecture:
This congregation was founded by about 20 families from Mecklenburg and Hanover and remnants of the older congregation. The original congregation of this church was formed in Klemzig in 1848. They remained there until 1862 when their first church was built in Pirie Street. The congregation increased again in size and it was at this point St Stephen's was built. Designed by Architects Williams and Good the church is of Gothic Revival style.
The Church in Pirie Street was dedicated on the 9th of March 1862 while the current church was dedicated on 11 February 1900.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 - 1856 | Pastor Friedrich Borgelt | I | 1856 | |
| 1857 - 1891 | Pastor Johann Christian Maschmedt | I | 1823 | 1891 |
| 1891 - 1892 | Pastor Johann Peter Niquet | Iaag | 1811 | 1903 |
| 1892 - 1896 | Pastor Johann Gottlieb Hegelau | Iaag | 1864 | 1960 |
| 1897 - 1905 | Pastor Ernst Johannes Eitel | Iaag | 1838 | 1908 |
| 1906 - 1937 | Pastor Emil Friedrich Wilhelm Basedow | Iaag & UELCA | 1867 | 1939 |
| 1938 - 1966 | Pastor Walter Wilfred Fritsch | UELCA | 1892 | 1983 |
| 1967 - 1969 | Pastor Leslie Bernard Grope | LCA | 1920 | 2017 |
| 1970 - 1983 | Pastor Kevin John Schmidt | LCA | 1932 | 2018 |
| 1985 - 1997 | Pastor Wayne Theodore Zweck | LCA | ||
| 1994 - 2004 | Pastor Timothy Ian Muller | LCA | ||
| 1998 - 2000 | Pastor Robert John Kempe | LCA | ||
| 2001 - 2005 | Pastor Jonathan Martin Goessling | LCA | ||
| 2006 - 2014 | Pastor James Michael Winderlich | LCA | ||
| 2015 - | Pastor John W. Strelan | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.