Bethania, QLD - Lutheran
Year Built: 1872
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: 73 Church Road, Bethania, Queensland, 4205
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Yugambeh people
Last Updated: 26/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The church was built in 1872 from locally sourced handmade bricks, timber and shingles. It replaced an earlier slab church built in 1864. The building consists of a rectangular double height nave with square projections at both ends. The gable roofs over the two projecting rooms are lower than the nave roof. At the eastern end is a 1972 concrete block entry vestibule that replaced a timber entry porch.
A plaque reads, "1864 - 1964 To Commemorate the Centenary of the arrival of the Lutheran Pioneers in this area who in 1872 erected this church. PSLM 00.V1".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 - 1865 | Pastor J. G. Haussmann | I | ||
| 1867 - 1876 | Pastor C. G. Hellmuth | I | ||
| 1879 - 1883 | Pastor M. Berhardt | UGSLSQ | ||
| 1884 - 1900 | Pastor A. Sueltmann | UGSLSQ | ||
| 1901 - 1923 | Pastor F. O. Theile | UGSLSQ | ||
| 1923 - 1936 | Pastor R. B. Reuther | UELCA | ||
| 1936 - 1959 | Pastor A. R. Reuther | UELCA | ||
| 1959 - 1964 | Pastor D. J. Liebelt | UELCA | ||
| 1964 - 1969 | Pastor C. C. Zanker | UELCA & LCA | ||
| 1970 - 1971 | Pastor B. R. Minge | LCA | ||
| 1971 - 1974 | Pastor R. H. Beh | LCA | ||
| 1975 - 1979 | Pastor K. M. Scholz | LCA | ||
| 1980 - 1982 | Pastor R. O. Nuske | LCA | ||
| 1983 - 1990 | Pastor S. G. Nuske | LCA | ||
| 1990 - 1998 | Pastor T. D. Jantke | LCA | ||
| 2000 - 2007 | Pastor A. R. Dahms | LCA | ||
| 2009 - 2016 | Pastor M. C. Neldner | LCA | ||
| 2018 - | Pastor A. P. Laihia | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.
2. Wikipedia