Morgan, SA - St Mark's Lutheran

Year Built: 1956

Denomination: Lutheran

Saint: Mark

Address: Corner High & Seventh Streets, Morgan, South Australia, 5320

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Ngaiawang people

Last Updated: 28/04/2024

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History and Architecture:

The current church was formerly St. Andrew's, (VFLCA).

The Lutheran Church has been active in the Morgan area since 1880 when a congregation was established at Lindley (ELSA) and Schomburgk (ELSA) in 1887. These congregations closed in the early part of the 1900's and the members formed the basis of new congregations in Morgan.

The first Lutheran Church built in Morgan was Zion (ELCA), which was constructed in 1933. This building presently serves St. Mark's congregation as a hall and Sunday School rooms.

The building presently used by St. Mark's congregation for worship was oringinally dedicated as St. Andrew's (UFLCA) in 1957. The construction of which was mostly carried out by volunteer labour. The building site was purchased in 1952 with funds towards tis purchase donated by the Sisterhood of St Andrews.

The Foundation stone of the hall was laid on 9 December 1956 by Pastor T.J. Fuhlbohn of Waikerie.

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
1887 - 1905 Pastor Joseph Edward Hansen ELCA 1851 1915
1905 - 1926 Pastor Johannes C.G. Thiel ELCA 1859 1926
1927 - 1930 Pastor Paul Albert Mueller ELCA 1887 1963
1931 - 1938 Pastor Harold Daniel Koehne ELCA 1900 1974
1938 - 1942 Pastor Henry Paul Hamann ELCA 1916 1988
1942 - 1947 Pastor Rupert John Burger ELCA 1910 1996
1948 - 1952 Pastor Walter Robert Paech ELCA 1925 1984
1953 - 1960 Pastor Harold Conrad Mattiske ELCA 1904 1975
1961 - 1965 Pastor Edward Claude Hempel ELCA 1918 1980
1966 - 1969 Pastor Adrian Max Leske LCA
1970 - 1972 Pastor Dudley James Liebelt LCA 1926 2016
1979 - 1989 Pastor Terance Philip Unger LCA
1988 - 1997 Pastor James Desmond Pietsch LCA
1989 - 1994 Pastor Treva John Gerschwitz LCA
1995 - 2002 Pastor David John Altus LCA
1998 - Pastor Geoffery Paul Johnston LCA
2004 - 2005 Pastor George Krzoska LCA
2005 - 2008 Pastor Graham Andrew Jenke LCA
2010 - 2012 Pastor Richard W. Fox LCA
2012 - 2015 Pastor Perry D. Hart LCA
2016 - 2020 Pastor Lee S. Kroehn LCA
2022 - Pastor Julian Roger Martin Bayha LCA
1891 - 1896 Pastor Julius Carl August Roediger I 1827 1897
1896 - 1901 Pastor Peter Bonifacius Hoefner I 1856 1924
1901 - 1902 Pastor Philipp Scherer I 1866 1963
1902 - 1912 Pastor Christian Jakob Siegle I 1864 1950
1912 - 1913 Pastor K F. Michel I
1913 - Pastor J. EC Zwar I
1914 - 1920 Pastor Johannes Gottfried Simpfendoerfer I 1891 1949
1920 - 1924 Pastor Albrecht Ferdinand Reinhold Fehlberg I 1880 1966
1925 - 1933 Pastor Martin Theodor Renner I
1933 - Pastor Peter Paul Breier I 1880 1940
1933 - Pastor Samuel Oswald Gross I 1905 1963
1934 - 1942 Pastor Gerhardt E.S.G. Fehlberg I 1907
1942 - 1952 Pastor Theodor Johannes Fuhlbohm I 1887 1969
1952 - 1966 Pastor Ernst Heinrich Proeve I
1966 - 1967 Pastor Leo Paul Doecke I

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.

Source:

1. Lutheran Archives with permission.