Gawler South, SA - Immanuel Lutheran
Year Built: 1963
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: Corner Second & Seventh Streets, Gawler South, South Australia, 5118
Architect: Eric von Schramek
Traditional Owners: Kaurna people
Last Updated: 27/04/2024
History and Architecture:
The first church was erected in 1863. The Foundation stone for the current church was laid on 18 September 1962 and the building was dedicated on 12 May 1963.
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 |
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1920 - 1922 | Pastor E. F.W. Sprengel | I | ||
1922 - 1927 | Pastor W. Riedel | Iaag | ||
1927 - 1953 | Pastor J. H.S. Heidenreich | UELCA | ||
1953 - 1958 | Pastor F. W. Stolz | UELCA | ||
1958 - 1964 | Pastor L. Luhrs | UELCA | ||
1964 - 1966 | Pastor T. G. Obst | UELCA | ||
1967 - 1970 | Pastor I. E. Zweck | LCA | ||
1970 - 1984 | Pastor N. G. Sander | LCA | ||
1976 - 1978 | Pastor C. E. Eckermann | LCA | ||
1978 - 1984 | Pastor R. E. Goldhardt | LCA | ||
1985 - 1989 | Pastor P. J. Miller | LCA | ||
1990 - 2007 | Pastor P. J. Hartwich | LCA | ||
2008 - 2012 | Pastor D. J. Rooney | LCA | ||
2013 - 2013 | Pastor A. R. Price | LCA | ||
2016 - 2021 | Pastor G. P. Havelberg | LCA |
Organ:
Built in 1912 by Frederick Taylor for the Methodist Church, Dale Street, Port Adelaide.2m, 17spst, 5c, tub.pn. Res & installed in 1974 to its present location by L.S. Waters. It was enlarged in 1988 by George Stephens (Mixture III); new case 1996 Gordon Koch, and enlarged again in 2000 by George Stephens.
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Contributions:
1. 2024 Simons Saunders for ref to Architect.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.
2. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.
3. ‘Reminiscences: Eric von Schramek and his churches’, Compiled by Helen Gordon, FOLA Inc. ISBN 9780958025751
4. A Souvenir History 100 years of Divine Worship at Gawler 1863 - 1963 Immanuel Lutheran Church
5. Lutheran Archives with permission.