Bower, SA - St Peter's Lutheran
Year Built: 1890
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: Peter
Address: 8461 Thiele Highway, Bower, South Australia, 5374
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 28/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The land on which the church is located was once owned by Mr F. W. Kaeding. The Foundation stone was laid on 14 September 1890 by Pastor J. Hansen and it was finished by 1899 when a dedication service was held on 24 September. The Sunday School was opened in 1919.
The church is 45 feet x 25 feet and cost approximately 120.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 - 1912 | Pastor Joseph Edward Hansen | ELCA | 1851 | 1915 |
| 1912 - 1926 | Pastor Johannes C.G. Thiel | ELCA | 1859 | 1926 |
| 1927 - 1930 | Pastor Paul Albert Mueller | ELCA | 1887 | 1963 |
| 1931 - 1938 | Pastor Harold Daniel Koehne | ELCA | 1900 | 1974 |
| 1938 - 1942 | Pastor Henry Paul Hamann | ELCA | 1916 | 1988 |
| 1942 - 1947 | Pastor Rupert John Burger | ELCA | 1910 | 1996 |
| 1948 - 1952 | Pastor Walter Robert Paech | ELCA | 1925 | 1984 |
| 1953 - 1960 | Pastor Harold Conrad Mattiske | ELCA | 1904 | 1975 |
| 1960 - 1965 | Pastor Edward Claude Hempel | ELCA | 1918 | 1980 |
| 1966 - 1973 | Pastor Adolf Edmund Schirmer | LCA | 1911 | 2003 |
| 1973 - 1978 | Pastor Hartley Bernard Hage | LCA | 1930 | 2021 |
| 1978 - 1980 | Pastor Eric Colin Kernich | LCA | 1923 | 2009 |
| 1983 - 1985 | Pastor Theodor Elmore Harms | LCA | 1931 | 2010 |
| 1985 - 1990 | Pastor David Walter Borgas | LCA | 1948 | 2020 |
| 1991 - 1996 | Pastor Terry Rex Natt | LCA | 1949 | 2018 |
| 1996 - 2000 | Pastor Avito Sebastiao J da Graca Costa | LCA | ||
| 2001 - 2006 | Pastor James Albert Haak | LCA | 1959 | 2018 |
| 2007 - 2012 | Pastor Brian Leslie Keller | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.