Past Ministers of First United Methodist Church

1821

Rev. Boardman

1889-1894

L. K. Warner

organized the church

1894-1896

C. F. Johnson

1821-1825

Samuel McMillan (lay 

1896-1897

Dr. Wm. Keplar

preacher an class leader)

1897-1902

S. J. McConnell

1825-1827

Amos Fenn (lay preacher)

1902-1905

S. L. Stewart

aided by Samuel McMillan

1905-1908

T. B. Stroup

1827-1844

Presiding Elder McMahan,

1908-1913

R. F. Mayer

John Hazzard and

1913-1915

H. W. Dewey

 Adam Poe (lay preachers)

1915-1919

L. O. Eldredge

1844-1850

Local lay preachers

1919-1925

T. L. McConnell

including some of the above

1925-1929

S. A. Mayer

1850-1851

W. H. Seeley

1929-1930

Wm. K. Mackey

1851-1852

George Eaton

1930-1931

L. A. Ensley

assisted by Rev. Day

1931-1936

Carroll Stewart

1852-1853

Presiding Elder Disbro

1936-1940

Walter R. Taylor

(lay preacher)

1940-1947

John P. Cordero

1853-1856

Rev. Pelton

1947-1951

Perry Neldon

and Rev. Vertican

1951-1959

Avery H. Butler

1856-1858

Rev. McKane

1959-1963

Paul R. Olinger

and E. Y. Warner

1963-1968

Reuben Rader

1859

Rev. Castle

1968-1975

L. Mark George

and Rev. Thompson

1975-1979

Arthur Kirk

1860

Rev. Holderman

1979-1983

Phillip Stillings

and Rev. Barker

1983-1989

Kim L. Anderson

1861

Rev. Wilson

1989-1994

Fred Bell

and Rev. Sites

1994-2003

John Bailey

1862

Rev. Barker

2003

James Greenawalt

1863

Rev. Jones (6 months)

(Interim for 6 months)

1863

Rev. McKillips (6 months)

2003-2008

Dennis Rinehart

1864-1867

J. S. Broadwell

1867-1868

E. G. Warner

1868-1870

Wm. S. Paul

1870-1871

B. Wright

1871-1873

G. H. Hartupee

1873-1873

O. Squire

1873-1875

S. S. Youltee

1875-1878

J. W. Mendenhall

1878-1881

W. H. Painter

1881-1883

B. J. Hoadley

1883-1884

G. W. Ball

1884-1886

O. Badgeley

1887-1888

G. W. Hanawalt

1888-1889

E. B. Russell