Tailem Bend, SA - Trinity Lutheran
Year Built: 1912
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: 10 Seymour Street, Tailem Bend, South Australia, 5259
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Ngarrindjeri people
Last Updated: 24/01/2023
History and Architecture:
Lutherans came to this area mainly from the Callington and Monarto areas where Lutheran congregations and churches already existed. Each of these congregations belonged to the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia.
Pastor F Koschade commenced services as Westbrook in 1899 and later in Moorland
The Callington congregation withdrew from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia and joined the Immanuel Synod (later to become part of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia). In this way the two Synods which united in 1966 to become the present Lutheran Church in Australia came to be represented in this area.
At the end of Seymour Street is the former St Johns church (UELCA) which was sold while the Evangelical Church is further down Seymour Street.
St John's commenced building its church in 1912 and it was dedicated that same year. The Trinity Group met in several private homes and later as numbers grew services were held in the Congregational Church. In 1934 they decided to build their own church and a quote of 650.00 from a Mr Altman was accepted. The foundation stone was laid on 3 November. The dedication service took place on 1 March 1936.
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 |
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1906 - 1907 | Pastor J. P.A. Hopmann | IM | ||
1906 - 1907 | Pastor A. E.R. Brauer | IM | ||
1907 - 1916 | Pastor W. E.J. Appelt | IM | ||
1916 - 1927 | Pastor J. F.M. Hansen | IM | ||
1928 - 1930 | Pastor E. P.G. Kriewaldt | IM | ||
1931 - 1933 | Pastor T. F. Strelan | IM | ||
1934 - 1936 | Pastor A. R. Schirmer | IM | ||
1936 - 1943 | Pastor T. C. Backen | IM | ||
1944 - 1955 | Pastor R. C. Schumacher | IM | ||
1956 - 1960 | Pastor Walter John Hoopmann | IM | 1918 | 2009 |
1960 - 1969 | Pastor M. D. Rudolph | IM | ||
1899 - 1930 | Pastor K. F. Koschade | IS | ||
1922 - 1929 | Pastor J. G.C. Doehler | IS | ||
1929 - 1930 | Pastor W. Reidel | IS | ||
1930 - 1936 | Pastor T. G. Obst | IS | ||
1936 - 1941 | Pastor E. L. Lienert | IS | ||
1941 - 1942 | Pastor B. E. Bartholomaeus | IS | 1915 | 2009 |
1942 - 1948 | Pastor L. H. Leske | IS | ||
1948 - 1951 | Pastor C. C. Zanker | IS | ||
1951 - 1955 | Pastor R. W. Mayer | IS | ||
1955 - 1956 | Pastor B. Bernhardt | IS | ||
1956 - 1958 | Pastor L. P. Doecke | IS | ||
1958 - 1966 | Pastor H. Stiller | IS | ||
1969 - 1973 | Pastor M. J. Wilke | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives SA