Laura, SA - Redeemer Lutheran
Year Built: 1880
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: Main Street, Laura, South Australia, 5480
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Nukunu people
Last Updated: 27/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Lutheran's of Laura first attended church at Appila. By the early 1880's several more Lutheran families had moved into Laura and this prompted Pastor Kaibel of Appila to conduct services there. By 1891 there were 19 communicant members at Laura and by 1903 the Laura families severed their ties with the Appila congregation. Services were held in the Primitive Methodist Church.
When the Wesleyan's and Primitive Methodists joined forces the Lutheran's purchased the Primitive Methodist building. However the building was in a bad state of repair so the congregation decided to pull it down and built a new church. The dedication of the church took place on 1 August 1909.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 - 1890 | Pastor Ludwig Carl Kaibel | IS | 1850 | 1918 |
| 1891 - 1922 | Pastor Adolf J.L. Ortenburger | IS | 1871 | |
| 1922 - 1925 | Pastor Martin Kuss | UELCA | ||
| 1925 - 1926 | Pastor Johannes Schaber | UELCA | 1887 | 1966 |
| 1926 - 1939 | Pastor Carl Albert Weckert | UELCA | 1897 | 1962 |
| 1940 - 1953 | Pastor Walter Fritz Roehrs | UELCA | 1915 | 2001 |
| 1953 - 19953 | Pastor Erich Otmar Riedel | UELCA | 1929 | 2018 |
| 1953 - 1960 | Pastor Arnold Herbert Schmidt | UELCA | 1925 | 1992 |
| 1961 - 1967 | Pastor Johannes Paul Theodor Sabel | UELCA | 1904 | 1994 |
| 1967 - 1970 | Pastor Wilfred Keith Harms | LCA | 1927 | 2011 |
| 1970 - 1974 | Pastor Leonard Oscar Gerschwitz | LCA | 1935 | 2019 |
| 1975 - 1992 | Pastor Clarence Edwin Schmidt | LCA | 1928 | 2019 |
| 1992 - 1994 | Pastor Michael Charles Parker | LCA | ||
| 1995 - 1997 | Pastor Thomas Bohmert | LCA | ||
| 1998 - 2003 | Pastor Mark Anthony Kleemann | LCA | ||
| 2003 - 2013 | Pastor Rodney David Witmiz | LCA | ||
| 2014 - 2020 | Pastor Robin M. Zadow | LCA | ||
| 2021 - | Pastor Stephen J. Noblett | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.