Church History Synopsis

Date
Pastor/teacher
Notes
1859
Rev. Stubnatzy
Circuit rider pastor
1861
Rev. Herman Wunderlich
First permanent pastor
1871 - 1884
Rev. J.H.C. Martin
Pastor and school teacher
1875 - 1880
Herman Reifert
teacher
1884 - 1891
Rev. Theo Buenger
Church joined Missouri Synod
1891 - 1917
Rev. Walter Krebs
.
1917 - 1935
Rev. William Greve
Build new school
1935 - 1940
Rev. Martin Frick
Sunday school/began English services
1940 - 1943
Rev. Fred Pfotenhauer
1943 - 1948
Rev. Oswald Woelzlein
Continue renovation of church
1948 - 1954
Rev. H. David Mensing
Trininity voted to stay with Missouri Synod
1954- 1963
Rev. Carl Hoeh
Last German service/plan for new church
1963 - 1964
David Zersen
Went to Germany for further education
1964 - 1969
Rev. Alexander F. C. Pfotenhauer
New church dedicated 1964/school dedicated 1967
1969 - 1979
Rev. Carl Beuschlein
.
1980 - 1986
Rev. Alan Bachert
Renovate church/add parking lot/mortgage burned
1981- 1983
Rev. R. William Roper
Trinity's first Assistant Pastor
1982 -
Steven Stec
First Minister of Education
1977 -
Carl Lisius
First Minister of Music
1988 -
Rev. Paul Strand
Current Senior Pastor of Trinity is installed
1989 -
Rev. Paul Brunner
Current Assistant Pastor is installed
1991
.
1998 - 2001
Rev. Ron Rock
From Colorado; Called to St. John's, Beecher, Il.
2002 -
Rev. Richard Schauer
Current Assistant Pastor is installed