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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
220 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 522-8151
Worship Services

At the Church:
12:10pm - Wednesday
8:00am - Sunday
10:30am - Sunday

At the School:
5:30pm - Saturday

Holy Communion
1st and 3rd Sundays at 8am
2nd and 4th Sundays at 10:30am
2nd and 4th Saturdays
Last Wednesday of the month

Holy Absolution
by appointment.

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Pastors

 

Picture of Pastor RadtkeRev. Dr. Thomas Radtke
Head Pastor

Thomas Radtke began his ministry at Trinity as Associate Pastor in 1983. On 1/20/2007 he was installed as Head Pastor. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN in 1978 with a M. Div (Master of Divinity). He received his D. Min. (Doctor of Divinity) degree from Concordia Seminary, St Louis in May, 2005. Pastor Radtke has been married to his wife, Carol, for over 30 years and they have three sons: Bryan, Brent, and Braden. Pastor Radtke's hobbies include history, sports, and physical fitness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture of Pastor GarvueRev. Donald Garvue
Visitation Pastor

Rev. Donald Garvue Visitation Pastor Donald Garvue began serving Trinity as Visitation Pastor in Feb. of 2007. Since graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, IL in 1964 he has been pastor of four congregations in our Missouri Synod’s Michigan and Indiana Districts. Pastor Garvue served four terms as Circuit Counselor in addition to numerous other e1ected boards and committees of the Indiana District. He has been married to Faye for 45 years. They have two sons, Eric and Bryce. Both sons are married and have given pastor and Faye five grand daughters.

 

 

Year
Start
Year
End
Length
of
Service
Last First
1988 2005 17 Schroeder William
1983     Radtke Thomas
1978 2006 28 Srong Micheal M.
1978     Hoffman Herman F.
1976     Frahm John H.
1975 1977 2 Sohns Wilbert J.
1973 1985 12 Rothe Martin H.
1971 1974 3 Kieschnieck Roy
1958 1973 15 Hein Klaudius H.
1953 1976 23 Niemoller Lewis C.
1949 1970 21 Sommerfeld Martin H.
1945 1948 3 Behnken Lloyd
1939 1944 5 Kuehnert Arthur
1937 1938 1 Graumann Walter S.
1932 1937 5 Koppelman Herman H.
1931 1932 1 Lieder Walter
1926 1929 3 Klein George
1921 1950 29 Schulz Paul
1919 1921 2 Krey Peter
1903 1921 18 Brand Fredrick
1892 1903 11 Luecke Martin H.
1888 1892 4 Link George
1876 1887 11 Craemer August F.
1875 1887 12 Locher Fredrick
1873 1875 2 Bensen Theodore
1870 1874 4 Burkhardt August H.
1863 1870 7 Bartling William
1860 1862 2 Huschmann Theodore
1856 1859 3 Eggerking F. W.
1852 1856 4 Harkey Simeon Walcher
1851 1852 1 Kuhl Conrad
1847 1851 4 Miller Ephriam
1841 1847 6 Springer Francis
 

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