Jindera, NSW - Bethlehem Lutheran
Year Built: 1961
Denomination: Lutheran
Architect: Eric von Schramek
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 15/07/2024
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History and Architecture:
A Foundation stone reads, " Bethlehem Lutheran Church dedicated to The Glory of God Behold I bring you good news of great joy, Luke 2 ; 10 Dec 3rd 1961".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 - 1886 | Pastor Theodore Immanuel Egan | I | 1846 | 1932 |
| 1886 - 1893 | Pastor Gottlob A. Simpfendoerfer | UELCA | 1858 | 1933 |
| 1925 - 1936 | Pastor Johannes Theodor Paul Stolz | UELCA | 1902 | 1982 |
| 1936 - 1939 | Pastor Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Linke | UELCA | 1866 | 1895 |
| 1939 - 1949 | Pastor Bruno Eberhard Muetzelfeldt | UELCA | 1918 | 2002 |
| 1949 - 1954 | Pastor Colin Eric Scheer | UELCA | 1921 | 2015 |
| 1954 - 1955 | Pastor Kevin Dudley Kuchel | UELCA | 1932 | 2012 |
| 1955 - 1964 | Pastor Benno Edwin Bartholomaeus | UELCA | 1915 | 2009 |
| 1965 - 1966 | Pastor Ernst Theodore Sabel | UELCA | ||
| 1967 - 1976 | Pastor Alfred Hugo Schubert | LCA | 1909 | 1983 |
| 1976 - 1979 | Pastor Peter David Koehne | LCA | ||
| 1980 - 1988 | Pastor Ivan Geoffrey Wooller | LCA | 1941 | 2010 |
| 1989 - 1995 | Pastor Leo Paul Doecke | LCA | ||
| 1993 - 1998 | Pastor Reginald John Kotzur | LCA | 1933 | 2022 |
| 1999 - 2004 | Pastor Frank Haydn Blaess | LCA | ||
| 2005 - 2011 | Pastor Robert Dean Edwards | LCA | ||
| 2014 - | Pastor Christian A. Fandrich | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. ‘Reminiscences: Eric von Schramek and his churches’, Compiled by Helen Gordon, FOLA Inc. ISBN 9780958025751
2. Lutheran Archives with permission.
3. Reminiscences: Eric von Schramek and his churches, Compiled by Helen Gordon, FOLA Inc. (Friends of Lutheran Archives), 2007.