For detail, refer to the 125 Yrs. Timeline report)
Rev. John Horst
( 1863 - 1865 )
Rev. John Herzer
( 1865 - 1867 )
Rev. Christian Krause (died 1873, age 31)
( 1868 - 1870 )
(Pastor Krause was Trinity's first "installed" pastor)
Organizes Trinity congregation, constitution adopted New Year's Day, 1870
in the Metropolitan Hall of Faribault with 30 charter members signing.
(See 125 Years Historical Timeline for full detail.)
Rev. August Sippel (d. July 1,1902. age 58)
( 1870 - 1873 )
1902 Find A Grave Memorial
Rev. John Hertrich (d. Nov.7,1934, age 90)
( 1874 - 1881 )
Rev. Henry Schulz (d.July 29,1937, age 79)
( 1881 - 1932 )
(Pastor Schulz dedicated new church in 1901)
1937 Find A Grave Memorial
Rev. Martin Peters
( 1930 - 1932 )
Rev. Oswald Volz (d. Jan. 30, 1985, age 87)
( 1932 - 1947 )
Rev. Waldemar A. Lemke (d. Apr. 20, 1973, age 62)
( 1946 - 1956 )
1973 Find A Grave Memorial
Mrs. Esther Behrens Lemke (d. Jan. 31, 2010)
Rev. Herman Kelm (d. Nov. 23, 1964, age 86)
( 1950 - 1955 )
Rev. Dale G. Young
( 1955 - 1964 )
2014 obituary
Rev. O. H. Cloeter
( 1957 - 1978 )
(Son of Richard Cloeter)
2008 obituary
Mrs. Elsie Cloeter
2017 obituary
Rev. Richard Cloeter
( Assists 1964 - 1965 )
Rev. Robert H. Sorenson
( 1965 - 1967 )
Rev. Dennis L. Lorenz
( 1967 - 1969 )
Rev. James Foley
( 1969 - 1972 )
2013 obituary
Rev. Charles Pearson
( 1972 - 1975 )
Rev. Edgar Eifert
( 1975 - April 19, 2013 (age 101 yrs.)
2013 obituary
Rev. Robert Snyder
( 1979 - 2001 )
(Pastor Snyder dedicated new church in 1990)
Rev. Steven Kuehne (d. Nov. 3, 2019, age 70)
( Sept. 8, 1995 - 2002 )
2019 obituary
Rev. Dr. Armand Boehme
(Interim 2003 )
Vacancy Pastors:
Rev. Steve Jones, Rev. Robert Lentz, Rev. Dr. David Preuss, Rev. Warren Schmidt
Rev. Dr. Michael Nirva (d. June 9, 2018, age 55)
(June 1, 2014 - 2018 )
2018 obituary
Rev. Paul Rieger
( March 8, 2020 - present )