Thomastown, VIC - Lutheran
Year Built: 1856
Denomination: Lutheran
Address: German Lane, Thomastown, Victoria, 3074
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people
Last Updated: 28/04/2024
History and Architecture:
The Church was erected in 1856 and opened by Pastor Goethe on 17 November. It is the oldest Lutheran Church in Victoria. Constructed of blue stone the floors and ceilings are made of imported softwood. Architecturally the building is a late example of Colonial Georgian design, particularly unusual for this time and for the use of Gothic detailed bargeboards on a Classical building.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
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1852 - 1867 | Pastor Matthias Goethe | I | 1827 | 1876 |
1868 - 1914 | Pastor Hermann Herlitz | VS | 1834 | 1920 |
1914 - 1923 | Pastor Karl Eugen Gutekunst | VS | 1872 | 1961 |
1923 - 1934 | Pastor T. Frank | UELCA | ||
1935 - 1941 | Pastor Edwald Hermann Otto Steininger | UELCA | 1901 | 1964 |
1941 - 1947 | Pastor Johannes Gottfried Simpfendoerfer | UELCA | 1891 | 1949 |
1947 - 1951 | Pastor Philipp Adolf Scherer | UELCA | 1920 | 1999 |
1951 - 1964 | Pastor Edwald Hermann Otto Steininger | UELCA | 1901 | 1964 |
1960 - 1966 | Pastor G. Klein | UELCA | ||
1964 - 1973 | Pastor Ernst S. Seyler | UELCA & LCA | ||
1967 - 1980 | Pastor Hans Wolfgang Metzner | LCA | ||
1973 - 1974 | Pastor Horst Prey | LCA | ||
1975 - 1982 | Pastor Waldemar Kostizen | LCA | ||
1983 - 1983 | Pastor Johannes Achilles | LCA | ||
1983 - 1992 | Pastor Graham Norman Zweck | LCA | ||
1994 - 2004 | Pastor Stephen John Pietsch | LCA | ||
2004 - 2013 | Pastor Brett Anthony Kennett | LCA | ||
2014 - | Pastor Tim P. Stringer | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Lutheran Archives with permission.