Nuriootpa, SA - St Petri Lutheran
Year Built: 1961
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: Petri
Address: Corner First & Second Street, Nuriootpa, South Australia, 5355
Architect: Eric Von Schramek
Traditional Owners: Peramangk people
Last Updated: 13/07/2024
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History and Architecture:
The first St Petri church (which has since been demolished and replaced by the current church building) was dedicated on the 10th November, 1867. In 1877 a German pipe organ was purchased, followed by the construction and installation of a bell and bell tower in 1927. A new church replaced the first church in 1961.
A building consortium, consisting of three firms all members of the local Congregation undertook construction. The firms were: CO Juncken Pty Ltd, Burley & Mader and VA Liebich. Architects were Eric von Shramek and Dawes of Melbourne Street, North Adelaide.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 - 1854 | Pastor August Ludwig Christian Kavel | I | 1798 | 1860 |
| 1854 - 1862 | Pastor Dr Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Muecke | I | 1815 | 1898 |
| 1863 - 1865 | Pastor Gottlieb Wilhelm Staudenmayer | TL | 1876 | |
| 1865 - 1869 | Pastor Johann Peter Niquet | TL | 1811 | 1903 |
| 1869 - 1897 | Pastor Johannes Reusch | Iaag | 1843 | 1897 |
| 1899 - 1908 | Pastor Paul Gustav Kaestner | Iaag | 1873 | 1908 |
| 1909 - 1911 | Pastor Anton Hiller | Iaag | 1879 | 1959 |
| 1912 - 1949 | Pastor Johannes Adolf Richard Held | Iaag & UELCA | 1884 | 1923 |
| 1949 - 1950 | Pastor Siegfried Helmuth Held | UELCA | 1916 | 1992 |
| 1950 - 1960 | Pastor Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Proeve | UELCA | 1918 | 2014 |
| 1960 - 1973 | Pastor Ernst Gottfried Stolz | UELCA & LCA | 1906 | 1982 |
| 1973 - 1980 | Pastor Siegfried Helmuth Held | LCA | 1916 | 1992 |
| 1975 - 1979 | Pastor Kenneth Phillip Pfitzner | LCA | ||
| 1980 - 1990 | Pastor Dennis Graham Obst | LCA | ||
| 1991 - 2008 | Pastor Andrew John Kowald | LCA | ||
| 1995 - 2008 | Pastor A. Immanuel T. Renner | LCA | ||
| 1998 - 2003 | Pastor Rodney David Witmitz | LCA | ||
| 2012010 - 2011 | Pastor Robert Leslie Voigt | LCA | ||
| 2012 - | Pastor Adrian D. Kitson | LCA | ||
| 2024 - | Pastor Adrian | LCA |
Organ:
The first organ was built in 1877 by Gebruder Walter and installed around 1888. The current Organ was built in 1968 by Laurie Pipe Organs. It had 2m, 28spst, 3c, el.pn. It was completed in 1990 by George Stephens. It has 2m, 30spst, 3c, el.pn. Gt: 8.8.4.4.2.1-1/3.1.III 4.2. Sw: 16.8.8.4.4.2.II.16.8.4.
Ped: 16.16.8.8.5-1/3.4.2.16.8.4.
Source:
1. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.
2. Lutheran Archives with permission.