Wodonga, VIC - St John's Lutheran
Year Built: 1875
Denomination: Lutheran
Saint: John
Address: 14 Havelock Street, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 19/04/2024
History and Architecture:
The first Lutheran Church built in Wodonga was dedicated in 1875. This building was used for approximately 90 years until it was demolished and replaced by a temporary building and then the current church which was dedicated in 1978.
The Ovens and Murray Advertiser on 4th August 1874 reported "The Rev. Goessling pastor of the German Lutheran Church, Gerogery has laid the foundation stone of the new church for the members of his denomination residing at Wodonga, in accordance with the rights of the church.
The building was to be 30 feet by 20 feet and 14 feet high, of brick with white facings and Gothic windows. There was to be a porch and vestry one at either end, measuring 8 feet by 10 feet and the accommodation will present and amply meet the requirements of the locality, as there are but nine families and 27 members of the congregation residing in the township.
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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1868 - 1875 | Pastor Johannes Friedrich R Goessling | 1838 | 1917 | |
1876 - 1900 | Pastor H Weise | |||
1900 - 1906 | Pastor Gotthilf Paul Backen | 1857 | 1919 | |
1906 - 1915 | Pastor Friedrich Karl Gottlieb Blaess | |||
1916 - 1921 | Pastor Walter Juers | 1890 | 1953 | |
1922 - 1927 | Pastor Ernst Otto Frederick Eckert | 1895 | 1975 | |
1927 - 1955 | Pastor Phillip Frederick Rudolph | 1886 | 1965 | |
1955 - 1965 | Pastor Conrad Walter Appelt | ELSA | 1917 | 2001 |
1966 - 1972 | Pastor Luther Paul Altus | LCA | 1922 | 2002 |
1973 - 1976 | Pastor Graham Norman Zweck | LCA | ||
1977 - 1988 | Pastor Ross Leonard Schultz | LCA | ||
1988 - 1992 | Pastor Robert Melvin Hupfeld | LCA | ||
1993 - 2000 | Pastor Kevin Dudley Kuchel | LCA | 1932 | 2012 |
2001 - 2005 | Pastor Mark C Hansen | LCA | ||
2005 - 2012 | Pastor Jonathan Kummerow | LCA | ||
2011 - | Pastor Timothy J. Jarick | LCA | ||
2014 - 2014 | Pastor Andrew M. Dockerill | LCA | ||
2015 - 2020 | Pastor Jaswanth A. Kukatlapalli | LCA |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Contributions:
1. Historical photo and short history submitted by Rev Tim Jarick
Source:
1. List of Clergy contributed by Rev Tim Jarick 2015