Zion Lutheran Church Pastors and Vicars

The Rev. Fred Dreyer First Pastor September 1883 to July 1886
The Rev. Henry J. Juengel Senior February 1887 to June 1899
The Rev. Henry C. Luehr Senior October 1899 to March 1927
The Rev. Prof. Martin Luecke Pulpit Assistant 1902 to April 1926
The Rev. J. Theodore Destinon Associate November 1923 to July 1926
The Rev. Prof. Paul Bente Pulpit Assistant 1928 to October 1956
The Rev. Henry C. Luehr Assistant March 1927 to February 1928
The Rev. Paul Dannenfeldt Senior May 1927 to July 1956
The Rev. Herman Zehnder Assistant April 1942 to August 1946
The Rev. Leland R. Larson Assistant October 1946 to July 1948
The Rev. Herman Heine Assistant January 1949 to February 1954
The Rev. Bernard W. Johnson Assistant October 1954 to July 1956
The Rev. Bernard W. Johnson Senior July 1956 to December 1962
The Rev. Roland G. Friedrichs Assistant September 1956 to July 1958
The Rev. Ronald C. Starenko Assistant November 1958 to April 1961
The Rev. Marion F. Pierson Assistant September 1961 to February 1968
The Rev. Charles J. Seevers Senior June 1963 to May 1966
The Rev. Loren J. Shiley Senior January 1967 to October 1977
Vicar Norman S. Meyer Vicar August 1968 to August 1969
Vicar William H. Winkler Vicar August 1969 to August 1970
Vicar Donald C. Winkler Vicar August 1970 to August 1971
Vicar Michael D. Haupt Vicar August 1971 to August 1972
Vicar Philip W. Backman Vicar August 1972 to August 1973
Vicar Todd W. Roberts Vicar August 1973 to August 1974
The Rev. Philip W. Backman Assistant January 1975 to April 1976
The Rev. Walter L. Barth Visitation Pastor May 1976 to July 1996
The Rev. Walter L. Barth Vacancy Pastor October 1977 to May 1978
The Rev. Jerrold L. Nichols Senior May 1978 to October 1986
The Rev. James W. Voelz, PhD Pastoral Assistant January 1984 to July 1988
Vicar Bruce Boyce Vicar August 1986 to August 1987
The Rev. Robert W. Schaibley Senior November 1986 to August 1995
Vicar Kevin Karner Vicar August 1987 to August 1988
The Rev. James G. Bollhagen, ThD Pastoral Assistant August 1988 to August 1992
Vicar Marvin Metzger Vicar August 1988 to August 1989
Vicar Douglas Handrich Vicar August 1989 to August 1990
Vicar Jon Coyne Vicar August 1990 to August 1991
The Rev. Paul M. Kaiser MDiv Assistant Pastor August 1992 to August 1995
The Rev. Paul M. Kaiser MDiv Associate August 1995 to August 2001
The Rev. Matthew C. Harrison STM Senior November 1995 to February 2001
The Rev. Joel A. Brondos STM Headmaster July 1996 to June 2005
Vicar Peter Marth Vicar June 2001 to June 2005
The Rev. Paul M. Kaiser MDiv Senior August 2001 to June 2003
The Rev. Joel A. Brondos STM Assoc/Vacancy Pastor June 2003 to November 2003
The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom MDiv Assist. Pastor/Teacher August 2003 to July 2006
The Rev. Douglas D. Punke MDiv Senior November 2003 to Present
The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom MDiv Assoc/Headm/Teacher July 2006 to Present