May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Pastors Who Have Served Trinity

“God gathered us to work together and blessed the faithful efforts of all those who have gone before us. We remain together to work as brothers and sisters in Christ and to proclaim the wonders of God’s grace to all the world.” *

Pastors whose names are underlined have additional information linked.

Pastor

Years Served

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Philipp Von Rohr 1866 – 1871
H. Hennicke 1871 – 1874  
H. J. Hillemann 1874 – 1880  
Adolf Baebenroth 1881 – 1890  
A F Winter 1891 – 1893
John Hacker 1904 – 1911  
Robert E. Ave-Lallemant 1911 – 1921
Karl Plocher 1921 – 1929
Adolf Werr 1929 – 1934
Richard Mueller 1934 – 1940
Herman E Bentrup 1940 – 1946
Gerhard H. Geiger 1947 – 1953
Norman V. Lindloff 1947 – 1959
Donald V. Lindloff 1959 – 1966
Wilbur L Beckendorf 1966 – 1971
Galen V. Sommer 1971 – 1975
Gordon A. Fuerstenau 1976 – 1980
James A. Renz 1980 – 1992
Richard Agenten 1993 – 1999
Paul Stratman 2000 – 2007
Anthony Straseske 2007 – 2021
Jason Threlkeld 2021 – Present
     

* (Together in Christ: A History of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, p. 54)

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