The History of
St. Peter's
Lutheran
Church
 Estevan Saskatchewan,
Canada

 
 

  Site Index

Main Index Page
Pastors of St. Peter's
Church Dedication, 1964
50th Anniversary of St. Peter's, 1969
Mortgage Burning, 1978
75th Anniversary of St. Peter's, 1994
Women's Mission Circle History
My Memories of St Peter's
Memories of Rose Gesell, pre 1936
My Estevan Web Page, 2008

 

Pastors of St Peter's Lutheran Church

(Some Names from "A Tale That Is Told" book)

Names of various Pastors
that served in the area before
the Congregation had an official Church

 Rev. S. Peterson- ca 1904

Rev. B. Wiebe

Rev. J. A. Stein

Rev. E. C. Schutt

Rev. A. Ulkus.

Rev. R. Heineland

Rev. Aug. Stodt

K.J. Pritz

W. List

Pastor J. Stein

Pastor Messerli

Pastor C.F. Gottberd

Rev. Meyer

The next set of names,
marked with a red asterisk *
 would be the "official" Pastors of St Peter's
Others filled in during various times
as Vacancy Pastors,
 or Christian Educators
 *Rev. William A. Reitz- ca 1918- 1926
1918-1921 he was serving the Oxbow
St Peter's Lutheran Church Congregation
in their homes, as well as serving in Estevan
I have typed letters he sent to my Gesell family
dated 1957, from Guttenberg  Iowa, USA
Rev Reitz and confirmation class 1922 outside Church #3 with first City watertower in background, Tillie and rose are daughters of Gus and Mae Gesell

Rev. Leopold (Leo) Krueger - ca 1918-1923
Pastor Bill Kreuger and Gesell Family sun aug 30, year ?

*Rev. K. F. Eisele (Eisle?)- 1926-1928
 Rev Eisle, his wife and new baby ca 1927

*Rev. H. C. Wolters 1928-1929

Rev. Lutz 1929 and 1934-35 ( Vacancy Pastor)

*Rev. Daniel R. Ludwig 1930-1934
 (Pastor when Church #3 was dedicated)

*Rev. A. E. Koslowsky 1935-1939
Pastor Koslowsky- 1991
Rev Koslowsky Officiated at
my Mom and Dad's wedding in 1936
in the old Church on 2nd St.
*Rev. L. S. Winter  1939- 1945
He was in the play "The Man From Nowhere"
Picture bottom of this page

*Rev. K. J. Durdel  1945-1947

*Rev. J. C. Werschler  1948-1954
This was the Pastor that Baptized me,
in the first church
(renovations took place in Church #3)

*Rev. L. A. Koehler 1955-1959
Pastor Koehler and his wife 1991

Rev. J. Kemp  (vacancy Pastor)

*Rev. Dr. Roy Kenneth Holm- 1960-1978
(May 4, 1936- Nov 25, 2005)
 Rev Roy Holm and his wife maxine, instrumental in building the new Church
Rev. Roy Holm was one of the best Ministers
I have met, a real people person.
He died a few years ago, and is sadly missed.
(Pastor when Church #4 was dedicated)
He was the pastor when I was confirmed

 Vicar Robert Wagner 1978

Pastor Beiderwieden 1978 (Vacancy Pastor)

*Pastor R. Zwingle 1978- 1979

*Rev. Ron. Meyer 1980- 1986
(He Officiated at my Dad's Funeral)
Vicar B. Burt- 1985- 1986

*Rev. R. (Dale) Mohr 1986-1989
(Introduced Stephen Ministry Series)

Pastor A. Harlos (Vacancy Pastor) 1989-1990

Pastor R. Simpson (Vacancy Pastor) 1989- 1990

Pastor K. Reisdorf - 1989-1990
(Confirmation classes)

*Rev. Gary Kuenzel- July 8,1990- ?
Pastor Gary Kuenzel

Jo Ann Benson-
(Christian Education, Music, Youth group) 1991-1992

Ralph Arndt-
 Director of Christian Outreach)-Aug 1992- ?

Pastor Dale Mohr- 2001 +
Involved in the design of the new addition
Construction started in Sept 2001
*Rev.  Claire Denninger (Wife Joan)
(2003 approx? - left in Sept 2007)
(He officiated at my Mother's funeral)
I believe this Parish
Is looking for a new Pastor in 2008

Continue to Church Dedication 1964

Created Mar 2008
by Doug Gent