Frances, SA - Lutheran
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: Railway Terrace, Frances, Frances, South Australia, 5263
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 14/12/2024
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History and Architecture:
The furniture for the church came from the Congregation at Robertstown as the first German settlers to Frances were the Pfitzner family from the Robertstown district.
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by J.B. Schinckel Esq State President H.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Dec 1952".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 - 1924 | Pastor Georg Fredrich Leidig | IS | 1870 | 1925 |
| 1910 - 1923 | Pastor Frederich Wilhelm Matschoss | IS & UELCA | 1857 | 1939 |
| 1923 - 1925 | Pastor Johann Christian Auricht | UELCA | 1832 | 1907 |
| 1924 - 1929 | Pastor Johannes Gotthold Clemens Doehler | UELCA | 1894 | 1965 |
| 1926 - 1929 | Pastor Erich Frederich Wilhelm Sprengel | UELCA | 1883 | 1972 |
| 1929 - 1938 | Pastor Walter Wilfred Fritsch | UELCA | 1892 | 1983 |
| 1938 - 1939 | Pastor Eric Waldemar Fischer | UELCA | 1909 | 1981 |
| 1939 - 1940 | Pastor Walter Fritz Roehrs | UELCA | 1915 | 2001 |
| 1941 - 1947 | Pastor Laurence. Harold Leske | UELCA | 1918 | 2018 |
| 1947 - 1951 | Pastor Konrad Eric Hartmann | UELCA | 1923 | 2015 |
| 1951 - 1954 | Pastor Clem Clifford Zanker | UELCA | 1926 | 2016 |
| 1954 - 1960 | Pastor Reginald Frank Adler | UELCA | 1932 | 2016 |
| 1960 - 1960 | Pastor Carl Alnin Dohler | UELCA | 1936 | 2018 |
| 1961 - 1966 | Pastor Norman Carl Keller | UELCA | 1915 | 2001 |
| 1967 - 1972 | Pastor Johannes Norman Lancelot Luhrs | LCA | 1911 | 1980 |
| 1973 - 1975 | Pastor Cyril Alfred Bartel | LCA | 1923 | 2015 |
| 1975 - 1982 | Pastor Howard Brenton Schilling | LCA | ||
| 1983 - 1985 | Pastor Peter James Close | LCA | ||
| 1987 - 1991 | Pastor Alexander Stevenson | LCA | ||
| 1991 - 1993 | Pastor Andrew Noel Jarick | LCA | 1941 | 2004 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.