For a Timeline of the History of Messiah Mission Church, click HERE

Pastors who served St Matthew

1657, July: John Ernestus Gutwasser.

1660-1662: Lars Lock and Abelius Zetskoorn

    Dec 6, 1664:  Historic Charter received from British Governor

1669-1671: Jacobus Fabritius

    First building built  - named Trinity Church

1671-1691: Bernhardus Arensius

1701:           Andreas Rudman

1703-1723: Justus Falckner

1725-1732: Wilhelm Christoph Berkenmeyer

1732-1750: Michael Christian Knoll

1750-1753: Henry Melchior Muhlenburg

                   1750:  Johann Albert Weygand (temporary charge under H.M. Muhlenburg)

1753-1770: Johann Albert Weygand

1770-1783: Bernard Michael Houseal

1752-1756:  Philipp Henrich Rapp

1756-1757: Johann George Wiessner

1759-1761: Johann Martin Schaeffer

1763-1767: Johann Georg Bager

1767-1773: Johann Siegfried Gerock

1773-1776: Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenburg

1784-1807: John Christopher Kunze

                   1805-1810: Ralph Williston (English Lutheran Church Zion.dissolved)

1808-1814: Friedrich Wilhelm Geissenhainer

1814-1827: Frederick Christian Schaeffer

1822-1831: Friedrich Wilhelm Geissenhainer (recalled to Christ Church)

    1822: New English Church - St. Matthew Church, was built

1827-1840: Friedrich William Geissenhainer Jr. (St. Matthew)

1838-1868: Carl F.E Stohlmann (St Matthew)

                      Assistant pastors during that time included:

                           - Ludwig Mueller prior to 1846

                           - A.H.M. Held, 1846-1855

                           - E.J. Schlueter, 1855

                           - F.W. Steimle, 1855

                           - J.A. Zapff. 1856-1860

                           - Christian Hennicke, 1861-1865

                           - J.H. Baden, 1865-1868

1868-1869: J.H. Baden

1869-1873: Georg Vorberg.

1873-1876: Justus Ruperti of Gestendorf, Germany

1876-1904: Johann Heinrich Sieker

                      Assistant Pastors during Pastor Sieker’s pastorate:

                           - W.A. Fisher

                           - Otto Hanser

                           - H. Feth (1883-1885)

                           - August Brunn

                           - Edward Fischer

                           - Otto Sieker (1894-1904)

1904-1918: Otto Sieker

                    1906 - 1910:  Martin Walker (Assistant pastor - uptown church at 145th St)

                    1910 - 1914: Otto Ungemach (assistant pastor - uptown church)

                    1914: Pastoral assistance came from Concordia College, Bronxville.

1918-1945: Adolph Wismar

                    1942: Henry Kroll-Hemkey (assistant pastor)

1945-1967: Alfred Trinklein (served Messiah 10 years prior to his Call to St. Matthew)

                     1948: Oswald Hoffman (assistant pastor)

                     1948: John S. Damm (Vicarage)

                     1949: Robert Schnabel (principal of school)

1967-1990: Paul Schulze

1991-1993: James McDaniels

1995-1997: Steven Massey

                     1997-1998: Chaplain Kelly-Ray Merrit (vacancy Pastor)

                     1998-2002: James Gajadhar (vacancy Pastor)

                     1999: Peter A.D. Debra - ministerial student (during vacancy)

Dec 3, 2005...         Peter A.D. Debra

  For a Timeline of a history of St Matthew, click HERE

For a Timeline of the History of Messiah Mission Church, click HERE