Freshwater Creek, VIC - St David's Lutheran
Year Built: 1866
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: David
Address: 905 Anglesea Road, Freshwater Creek, Victoria, 3217
Architect: R.S. Tutt
Last Updated: 30/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
Designed by R.S. Tutt the church measured 40ft by 20ft in addition to a vestry and porch. Mr W. Crabb was the builder. On 2nd September 1866 the building was dedicated by Pastor Schurmann. The church and grounds have both been classified by the National Trust.
A plaque on the church reads, " 1866 St David's Lutheran Church". A plaque on the stone entrance reads, " To the Glory of God Presented by Mr and Mrs C Baensch in memorial of their darling daughter Margaret Rhoda (RITA) who met with a fatal accident 23rd April 1913 Aged 21 years Till we meet again".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 - 1862 | Pastor Clamor Wilhelm Schuermann | ELSA | 1815 | 1893 |
| 1862 - 1877 | Pastor Peter Georg Jacobson | ELSA | 1831 | 1910 |
| 1877 - 1882 | Pastor Joachim Georg Ernest Bode | ELSA | 1842 | 1907 |
| 1883 - 1893 | Pastor Emil Carl Christian Darsow | ELSA | 1856 | 1934 |
| 1893 - 1913 | Pastor Louis Gustav Schulze | ELSA | 1851 | 1924 |
| 1913 - 1914 | Pastor Rudolph Martin Graebner | ELSA | 1892 | 1979 |
| 1915 - 1924 | Pastor Christoph Hermann Theodor Harms | ELSA | 1889 | 1966 |
| 1926 - 1943 | Pastor Heinrich Hoffmann | ELSA | 1887 | 1952 |
| 1943 - 1950 | Pastor Frederick Henry Schulze | ELSA | 1887 | 1955 |
| 1950 - 1962 | Pastor John Adolph Paech | ELSA | 1922 | 2021 |
| 1963 - 1966 | Pastor Emund Waldemar Manuel Wiebusch | ELSA | 1916 | 2004 |
| 1967 - 1969 | Pastor Samuel Martin Simpfendorfer | LCA | ||
| 1969 - 1979 | Pastor Timothy Richard Jaensch | LCA | 1949 | 2019 |
| 1980 - 1991 | Pastor Robert Kenneth Fechner | LCA | ||
| 1991 - 2002 | Pastor Wayne Brenton Boehm | LCA | ||
| 2002 - 2009 | Pastor Rolf Horst Kurt Lungwitz | LCA | ||
| 2011 - 2014 | Pastor Thomas D. Pietsch | LCA | ||
| 2016 - 2022 | Pastor Colin Simpkin | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Churches of Geelong and District Vol 2 Pre 1900 Margaret Frewin & Lorraine Phelan
2. Lutheran Archives with permission.