Minden, QLD - Zion Lutheran
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: 712 Tallegalla Road, Minden, Queensland, 4311
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Jagera people
Last Updated: 28/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The area was originally known as the Rosewood Scrub, and Minden was named after the German town of the same name. This is a Zion Lutheran Church. The land on which the church stands was transferred to the congregation in 1880, and they built the first church in that year.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 - 1879 | Pastor Ernst Christian Friedrich Theodor Heiner | I | 1827 | 1901 |
| 1880 - 1888 | Pastor Johannes Friedrich R Goessling | I & ELSQ | 1838 | 1917 |
| 1888 - 1913 | Pastor Johannes F. Frank | ELSQ | 1842 | 1927 |
| 1914 - 1914 | Pastor Carl Martin Ludwig Doehler | ELSQ | 1890 | 1975 |
| 1915 - 1920 | Pastor Johannes Benjamin Koch | ELSQ | 1887 | |
| 1920 - 1924 | Pastor Theodor Wilhelm Lutze | ELSA | 1887 | 1962 |
| 1924 - 1942 | Pastor Hermann Edgar Temme | ELSA | 1898 | 1971 |
| 1942 - 1949 | Pastor Hogo Franz Quast | ELSA | 1910 | 1989 |
| 1949 - 1954 | Pastor Adolf Edmund Schirmer | ELSA | 1911 | 2003 |
| 1955 - 1959 | Pastor Berthold Kenneth Reginald Haebich | ELSA | 1914 | 2009 |
| 1959 - 1992 | Pastor Vernon Stanley Grieger | ELSA & LCA | ||
| 1995 - 1999 | Pastor Cecil James Logan | LCA | ||
| 2000 - 2004 | Pastor Matthew J. Wilksch | LCA | ||
| 2004 - 2010 | Pastor Robin Ernest Hoffmann | LCA | ||
| 2011 - 2016 | Pastor Carl R.E. Thiele | LCA | ||
| 2017 - 2017 | Pastor M. J. Grosse | LCA | ||
| 2017 - | Pastor Andrew Paul Schulz | LCA |
Organ:
The present organ was built by Whitehouse Brothers of Brisbane and installed in June 1931. Restored i 2017 by Pierce Pipe Organs of Brisbane. It has 1 manual, 3 speaking stops, tubular-pneumatic action, no pedals.
For a full description and photos click here.
Contributions:
1. John Huth 2019
Source:
1. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.
2. Lutheran Archives with permission.