- 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
Trinity Church built
- 1671-1691: Bernhardus Arensius
- 1701- 1703: 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)
- Church School founded by Pr. Weygand
- 1753-1770: Johann Albert Weygand
- 1770-1783: Bernard Michael Houseal
Christ Church
- 1750-1751: Johann Friedrich Reis
- 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
United Church – Trinity Church and Christ Church (incorporated Jan 7, 1784)
- 1784-1807: John Christopher Kunze
- 1795-1804: George Strebeck
(new English Church started – called English Lutheran Church Zion) - 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 English-speaking congregation)
- 1838-1868: Carl F.E Stohlmann (St Matthew)
- Assistant Pastors during Pastor Stohlmann’s pastorate:
- 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)
- Oct 1, 1945: Saint Matthew’s merger with Messiah Lutheran Church
- 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. Deebrah – ministerial student (during vacancy)
- Dec 3, 2005… Peter A.D. Deebrah
For a Timeline of a history of St Matthew, click HERE
For a Timeline of the History of Messiah Mission Church, click HERE
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