Mount Gambier, SA - St Martin's Lutheran
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: Martin
Address: 11 Edward Street, Mount Gambier, South Australia, 5290
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 30/04/2024
Click on the image to view larger
History and Architecture:
The Lutheran Church first had a presence in Mount Gambier in the 1800s when a pastor rode by horseback from Hamilton, Victoria to baptise people.
Later in that century the church developed two parishes in Mount Gambier. One parish established a church, school and manse in the town's eastern area in 1859.
In 1862, a prominent doctor, Dr Wehl, persuaded a Pastor Kappler to come to the town from Adelaide. A block of land was offered to construct and church and residence. The church was named St Martins and despite some alterations over the years, the original building remains standing today on the corner of Edward and Bertha Streets.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 - 1879 | Pastor Clamor Wilhelm Schuermann | ELCA | 1815 | 1893 |
| 1860 - 1877 | Pastor Andaers Kappler | IM | 1802 | 1898 |
| 1878 - 1923 | Pastor Frederich Wilhelm Matschoss | IM | 1857 | 1939 |
| 1880 - 1885 | Pastor Joseph Edward Hansen | ELCA | 1851 | 1915 |
| 1885 - 1901 | Pastor Carl Frederich Adolph Strempel | ELCA | 1832 | 1908 |
| 1915 - 1946 | Pastor John Ferdinand Martin Hansen | ELCA | 1890 | 1969 |
| 1923 - 1926 | Pastor Johann Christian Auricht | IM | 1832 | 1907 |
| 1926 - 1961 | Pastor Erich Frederich Wilhelm Sprengel | IM | 1883 | 1972 |
| 1946 - 1951 | Pastor Eric Clemens Victor Makenzie | ELCA | ||
| 1951 - 1954 | Pastor Noel Eric Weiss | ELCA | 1929 | 2013 |
| 1955 - 1960 | Pastor Cedric Hermann Zweck | ELCA | 1930 | 2009 |
| 1960 - 1965 | Pastor Harold Conrad Mattiske | ELCA | 1904 | 1975 |
| 1961 - 1974 | Pastor Frederick Kummerow | IM | 1925 | ? |
| 1965 - 1966 | Pastor Wilfred Keith Harms | ELCA | 1927 | 2011 |
| 1967 - 1968 | Pastor Frederick Kummerow | LCA | 1925 | ? |
| 1974 - 1981 | Pastor Benno Edwin Bartholomaeus | LCA | 1915 | 2009 |
| 1982 - 1986 | Pastor Lloyd Edward Spike | LCA | ||
| 1986 - 1988 | Pastor Byron Grant Klein | LCA | ||
| 1999 - | Pastor John Graeme O'Keefe | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.
2. ABC News website.