Light Pass, SA - Straight Gate Lutheran

Year Built: 1860 & 1960

Denomination: Lutheran

Address: Light Pass Road, Light Pass, South Australia, 5355

Architect: Eric von Schramek

Traditional Owners: Peramangk people

Last Updated: 26/04/2024

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History and Architecture:

This church was formed by a breakaway group in 1860 from the Immanuel Light Pass Lutheran Church. This church is just 200m from the Immanuel Church. Their first church was dedicated in 1861.

A new church replaced the original church and the foundation stone of that church was laid on 14 August 1960. The Tower was erected in 1887 and was retained as part of the new Church.

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
1900 - 1930	Pastor Johannes Julius Stolz	IS & UELSA	1878	1962
1930 - 1936	Pastor Peter Heinrich Hass	UELCA	1859	1939
1936 - 1966	Pastor Rudolph Berthold Reuther	UELCA	1897	1973
1967 - 1977	Pastor Victor Friedrich Harld Wenke	LCA	1918	2003
1978 - 1995	Pastor Cedric Hermann Zweck	LCA	1930	2009
1995 - 2000	Pastor Timothy John Rudolph	LCA
2001 - 2008	Pastor Roger William Whittall	LCA
2010 - 2017	Pastor Rolf Horst Kurt Lungwitz	LCA
2019 -	Pastor Damien J.A. Martin	LCA
2020 -	Pastor M.D. Ker	LCA

Organ:

The Organ was built in 1925 by J.E. Dodd. It had 1 manual, 7 speaking stops, 1 coupler, tracker Man (all divided): 16.8.8.8.4.2. Ped:16. Alterations were made in c.1977 by J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works. Man : (all divided) 8.8.8.4.2 II-III. Ped:16.
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Contributions:

1. 2024 Simon Saunders for ref to Architect

Source:

1. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.
2. ‘Reminiscences: Eric von Schramek and his churches’, Compiled by Helen Gordon, FOLA Inc. ISBN 9780958025751
3. Lutheran Archives with permission.