Eden Valley, SA - St Petri Lutheran
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: Petri
Address: Mount Pleasant Keyneton Road, Eden Valley, South Australia, 5235
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 01/05/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Lutheran congregation in Eden Valley was formed in the year 1858 by Pastor H.A.E. Meyer of Bethany and consisted of five families. A dual purpose building for school and church was constructed with Daniel Lemke the first teacher.
The first church was built on this site in 1862.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 - 1861 | Pastor Eduard Heinrich August Meyer | ELSA | 1813 | 1862 |
| 1861 - 1868 | Pastor Philipp Johann Oster | ELSA | 1830 | 1897 |
| 1868 - 1873 | Pastor Carl August Hensel | ELSA | 1816 | 1861 |
| 1874 - 1887 | Pastor Ernst David Appelt | ELSA | 1810 | 1891 |
| 1888 - 1894 | Pastor Peter Bonifacius Hoefner | ELSA | 1856 | 1924 |
| 1894 - 1894 | Pastor Carl Frederich Adolph Strempel | ELSA | 1832 | 1908 |
| 1895 - 1910 | Pastor Georg Adam Heidenreich | ELSA & Eaag | 1828 | 1910 |
| 1910 - 1911 | Pastor Georg Heinrich Schmidt | Eaag | 1883 | 1938 |
| 1911 - 1945 | Pastor Franz Julius Lehmann | Eaag & UELCA | 1890 | 1945 |
| 1945 - 1946 | Pastor Rudolph Berthold Reuther | UELCA | 1897 | 1973 |
| 1947 - 1960 | Pastor Norman Gerhard Sander | UELCA | 1916 | 2002 |
| 1961 - 1963 | Pastor Paul Eugene Albers | UELCA | 1924 | 2020 |
| 1963 - 1964 | Pastor Daniel Christian Overduin | UELCA | 1929 | 1992 |
| 1964 - 1966 | Pastor Heinrich Johannes Noack | UELCA | 1910 | |
| 1967 - 1971 | Pastor Roy Carl Schumacher | LCA | 1906 | 1982 |
| 1971 - 1976 | Pastor Reginald Frank Adler | LCA | 1932 | 2016 |
| 1976 - 1986 | Pastor Reginald John Kotzur | LCA | 1933 | 2022 |
| 1986 - 1991 | Pastor Paul Albert Zweck | LCA | 1933 | 2012 |
| 1992 - 1997 | Pastor Graham Jeffrey Simmonds | LCA | ||
| 1999 - 2010 | Pastor Claud Wilfred Scherer | LCA | ||
| 2012 - 2017 | Pastor E. Braunack Mayer | LCA | ||
| 2018 - | Pastor Robert Martin Borgas | LCA | ||
| 2019 - | Pastor Peter Johathan Ziersch | LCA |
Organ:
The Organ was built in 1910 by August Laukhuff, Weikersheim of Germany for residence of Theo. Geyer. It was installed in the present location in 1940. It has 1 manual, 6 speaking stops, 4 couplers, tracker action Man: 8.8.8.4.4. Ped: 16. her.
For a complete description and photos click here.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.
2. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.