Murray Bridge, SA - Holy Cross Lutheran
Year Built: 1909
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: Corner Florence & Charles Streets, Murray Bridge, South Australia, 5254
Architect: Dean Walter Berry
Traditional Owners: Ngarrindjeri people
Last Updated: 17/07/2024
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History and Architecture:
The first services were held in a local schoolhouse and then for two years in one of the local halls. The first Holy Cross church was erected in 1909 at the corner of Clara and McHenry Streets and was used up until 1925. The foundation stone was laid in May by Pastor Appelt and the church was dedicated on 31 October 1909.
The Foundation stone of the current church was laid on 8 February 1925.
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 - 1903 | Pastor Carl Frederich Adolph Strempel | ELSA | 1832 | 1908 |
| 1900 - 1906 | Pastor Emil Paul Gerhard Kriewaldt | ELSA | 1870 | 1916 |
| 1900 - 1906 | Pastor Albert Ernest Richard Brauer | ELSA | 1866 | 1949 |
| 1907 - 1916 | Pastor Ernst Johannes Wilhelm Appelt | ELSA | 1882 | 1949 |
| 1916 - 1939 | Pastor John Ferdinand Martin Hansen | ELSA | 1890 | 1969 |
| 1939 - 1957 | Pastor Rudolph Henry Eckermann | ELSA | 1893 | 1974 |
| 1958 - 1967 | Pastor Philip Benno Zweck | ELSA | 1904 | 2004 |
| 1968 - 1969 | Pastor John Clement Pfitzner | LCA | 1942 | 2013 |
| 1970 - 1974 | Pastor Walter John Hoopmann | LCA | 1918 | 2009 |
| 1975 - 1979 | Pastor David Roger Burger | LCA | 1948 | 1989 |
| 1980 - 1987 | Pastor John Richard Kathage | LCA | ||
| 1988 - 1993 | Pastor Graham Richard Harms | LCA | ||
| 1990 - 1998 | Pastor Garry Robert Hodgson | LCA | ||
| 1993 - 1995 | Pastor Leonard Oscar Gerschwitz | LCA | 1935 | 2019 |
| 1999 - | Pastor John Edward Thiel | LCA | ||
| 2012 - 2018 | Pastor Gregory R. Page | LCA | ||
| 2020 - | Pastor Paul Calnan | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.
2. Architects of South Australia.