The following is a list of the Pastor's who have served our
church over the years.
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Pastor's Name |
Service
Start Date |
Service
End Date |
Notes |
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1 |
Francis L.
Simmons |
01/1848 |
12/1848 |
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2 |
Daniel
Davisson |
01/1849 |
12/1849 |
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3 |
Jer. B.
Ellsworth |
01/1850 |
12/1851 |
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4 |
David Reed |
01/1852 |
12/1852 |
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5 |
Levi White |
01/1853 |
12/1854 |
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6 |
W. L.
Hypes |
01/1855 |
12/1856 |
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7 |
Jos.
Newson |
01/1857 |
12/1858 |
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8 |
C. H.
Fields |
01/1859 |
12/1859 |
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9 |
G. M.
Kelly |
01/1860 |
12/1861 |
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10 |
J. G.
Black |
01/1862 |
12/1863 |
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11 |
David Reed |
01/1864 |
12/1865 |
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12 |
John Vance |
01/1866 |
12/1867 |
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13 |
F. M.
Clemens |
01/1868 |
12/1868 |
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14 |
John F.
Loyd |
01/1869 |
12/1869 |
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15 |
John
Pearson |
01/1870 |
12/1870 |
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16 |
Jonathan
Verity |
01/1871 |
12/1872 |
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17 |
J. P.
Shultz |
01/1873 |
12/1874 |
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18 |
F. S.
Davis |
01/1875 |
08/1876 |
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19 |
C. H.
Lawton |
09/1876 |
12/1878 |
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20 |
S. W.
Carey |
01/1879 |
08/1881 |
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21 |
David
Whitmer |
09/1881 |
08/1884 |
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22 |
Henry
Witham |
09/1884 |
08/1887 |
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23 |
J. F.
McColm |
09/1887 |
08/1891 |
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24 |
J. E. H.
Sentman |
09/1891 |
08/1894 |
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25 |
Frank
Leever |
09/1894 |
08/1896 |
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26 |
John A.
White |
09/1896 |
08/1900 |
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27 |
Philip
Trout |
09/1900 |
08/1902 |
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28 |
John
Wilson |
09/1902 |
09/1903 |
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29 |
W. M.
Patton |
09/1903 |
09/1908 |
Went to
Yellow Springs when moved from Spring Valley. Died in 1918 |
|
30 |
G. R.
Frenger |
09/1908 |
09/1910 |
Went To
Clarksville when moved from Spring Valley |
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31 |
H. C.
Hershey |
09/1910 |
09/1913 |
Died on
January 22nd, 1949 at the age of 93. Birthday was February 1 |
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32 |
H. O.
Collins |
09/1913 |
09/1916 |
Moved to a
farm when term was finished. |
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33 |
Stanley
Wiant |
09/1916 |
06/1918 |
Was
elected assistant editor of a publication called "The Advocate". Moved to
Delphi Ohio |
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34 |
J. F.
Young |
06/1918 |
09/1919 |
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35 |
C. N.
Smith |
09/1919 |
11/1921 |
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36 |
W. W. Culp |
12/1921 |
06/1922 |
Was
removed for mis-conduct. |
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37 |
C. W.
Steele |
06/1922 |
09/1922 |
Was a
supply minister until a permanent assignment could be made. |
|
38 |
E. C.
Walley |
09/1922 |
09/1925 |
Was
divorced & married again. Died in 1948 |
|
39 |
J. F.
Young |
09/1925 |
09/1927 |
Moved to
Cridersville M.E. in 1927. Died in 1940 |
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40 |
R. W.
Knoop |
09/1927 |
09/1933 |
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41 |
L. F.
Williams |
09/1933 |
09/1936 |
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42 |
G. W.
Thompson |
09/1936 |
09/1939 |
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43 |
T.E.
Kinnison |
09/1939 |
05/1944 |
Moved to
Haydenville Ohio |
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44 |
T.A.
Runnels |
06/1944 |
06/1947 |
At the May
1947 charge conference his name was read and charge refused to receive him
back. He moved to a home above Spring Valley in June 1947 |
|
45 |
E. R.
Biggs |
06/1947 |
06/1951 |
Retired on
June 14th 1951 and moved to his own home in Cedarville Ohio. |
|
46 |
Charles
Thompson |
06/1951 |
06/1955 |
Retired to
Highland Ohio |
|
47 |
Ben
Edwards |
06/1955 |
06/1959 |
Moved to
Defiance District (Swanton Ohio) |
|
48 |
Elmer
Thorpe |
06/1959 |
06/1961 |
Moved to
Lima District (Jackson Center) |
|
49 |
O. Gene
Wells |
06/1961 |
06/1966 |
Moved to St. Paul's in Eaton Ohio |
|
50 |
Nolan
Sansom |
06/1966 |
06/1969 |
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51 |
Robert
Meredith |
06/1969 |
06/1977 |
Retired |
|
52 |
Robert
Eschbach |
06/1977 |
06/1981 |
Retired &
Returned to work with Ohio Association for the Blind |
|
53 |
Wayne
Clark |
06/1981 |
07/1986 |
Became
Associate Pastor at Fairview UMC Dayton Ohio |
|
54 |
Sivaji
Subramaniam |
07/1986 |
06/1993 |
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55 |
Patti
Davis |
06/1993 |
06/1999 |
Retired to
live with Daughter in Bellbrook Ohio |
|
56 |
Linda
Scott |
06/1999 |
06/2003 |
Retired
because of medical disability and moved to Johnstown, Ohio north of
Columbus. |
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57 |
Ben A.
Lyttle |
06/2003 |
06/2006 |
Transferred to Shiloh UMC at Helena Ohio |
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58 |
Kay Hatch |
07/2006 |
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