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

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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
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.