150 Years of Lutheran Worship Print Page 
The monument commemorates 150 years of Lutheran worship in the Ipswich area from 1860 to 2010.
Note : As at 27 June 2023, the plaque has been removed or been stolen.
Location
| Address: | Haigslea Cemetery Road, Haigslea Cemetery , Haigslea, 4306 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.577991 Long: 152.659241 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1860 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2010 |
Dedication
St Paul`s Lutheran Church
Haigslea / Kirchheim / Walloon Scrub
A Lutheran Church, to serve the early German settlers, was built on the corner of the present Warrego Highway and Haigslea Lawn Cemetery Road (where the pine trees now stand) It was dedicated as St Paul`s by Pastor C. Gaustadt on 9 July 1873.
A manse was erected beside the church in 1874. A new manse was built in 1895 which was subsequently moved to Marburg in 1904. The church building was destroyed in a storm on 17 November 1923. A replacement church was built at Haigslea (formerly Kirchheim) and re-dedicated on 13 April 1924.
The last service in this church was held on 7 March 1971.
Pastors who served St Paul`s were :
Pastor E Heiner (from Ipswich) 1866 to 1869
Pastpr C Gaustadt 1869 to 1879
Pastor J Goessling 1879 to 1886
Pastor J Frank 1888 to 1912
Pastor Koch 1914 to 1915
Pastor M Reuther 1915
Pastor L Doehler 1915 to 1971
This plaque, funded by St. Matthew`s Rosewood, commemorates 150 years of Lutheran Worship in the Ipswich area. 1860 - 2010
