Forbes, NSW - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1954
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: John
Address: Rankin Street, Forbes, New South Wales, 2871
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 28/10/2024
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History and Architecture:
The first services in the Forbes area were held at Bareenong. In 1931 it was canvassed to move services to Forbes. The first services were held in the CWA Hall. The foundation stone was laid on 5 August 1934 vy Pastor W Lehmann.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 - 1912 | Pastor Reinhold Gottfired Haeusler | ELSA | 1881 | |
| 1913 - 1913 | Pastor Edwin August Henry Graebner | ELSA | 1890 | 1955 |
| 1919 - 1925 | Pastor Carl August Venz | ELSA | 1891 | 1983 |
| 1925 - 1934 | Pastor Wilfred Paul Lehmann | ELSA | 1900 | 1982 |
| 1934 - 1942 | Pastor Johannes Martin Georg | ELSA | 1910 | |
| 1942 - 1946 | Pastor Clemens Victor Eckermann O.A.M. | ELSA | 1919 | 1999 |
| 1947 - 1951 | Pastor Adolph Berthold Hartwich | ELSA | 1911 | 1972 |
| 1952 - 1954 | Pastor James August Pietsch | ELSA | 1928 | 2009 |
| 1954 - 1958 | Pastor Ronald Allen Schmaal | ELSA | 1923 | 1980 |
| 1959 - 1963 | Pastor Byron Grant Klein | ELSA | ||
| 1964 - 1968 | Pastor Anthony Horace Lock | ELSA & LCA | 1929 | 1996 |
| 1969 - 1972 | Pastor Keith Cedric Herrmann | LCA | ||
| 1972 - 1976 | Pastor George Paul Venz | LCA | 1909 | 2007 |
| 1977 - 1982 | Pastor Christopher Ian Georg | LCA | ||
| 1983 - 1988 | Pastor Timothy Walter Kowald | LCA | ||
| 1989 - 1994 | Pastor Noel C. Schmocker | LCA | 1928 | 2022 |
| 1994 - 2003 | Pastor Kenneth Phillip Pfitzner | LCA | ||
| 2004 - 2008 | Pastor James David Janetzki | LCA | ||
| 2009 - 2012 | Rev Robert Hanmann | LCA | ||
| 2013 - 2016 | Pastor Paul A. Hage | LCA | ||
| 2019 - | Pastor James N. Leach | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The Lutheran Church of Forbes. 1934 - 1994 The 60th Anniversary of ST Johns Lutheran Church
2. Lutheran Archives with permission.