Our Former Pastors

The following list is a compilation of the Pastors who have served The United Methodist Church and the dates they served.  The following Pastors either served as "Senior Pastor" or "Associate Pastor" of our church.  The list is based on information available.

1. Alexander B. Bruner (organized the church, Feb. 6, 1887)
2. John R. Wood (March 1887 - 1890)
3. J. A. Smith (1890 - 1892)
4. A. W. Nicolson (1892 - 1893)
5. W. I. Taylor (1893 - 1894)
6. A. K. Stabler (1894 - 1895)
7. W. E. Collett (1895 - 1897)
8. H. B. Collins (1897 - 1899)
9. J. L. Vallow (1899 - 1900)
10. Kenneth Money (1900 - 1902)
11. Clarence O. Kimball (1902 - 1904)
12. W. R. Ashby (1904 - 1905)
13. W. G. Baron (1905 - 1907)
14. Rollin H. Ayres (1907 - 1910)
15. J. Wesley Neely (1910 - 1911)
16. W. A. Brown (1911 - 1912)
17. Howard Goldie (1912 - 1915)
18. F. W. Pimlott (July 1915 - September 1915)
19. P. H. Chappelear (September 1915 - 1916)
20. A. L. T. Ewert (1916 - 1920)
21. C. B. Steele (1920 - 1922)
22. A. M. Maclean (1922 - 1926)
23. John L. Spargo (1926- 1928)
24. Fred H. Zimmerman (1928 - 1934)
25. Ray W. Ross (1934 - 1937)
26. John R. Edwards (1937 - 1942)
27. Leon H. Sweetland (1942 - 1952)
28. H. Preston Childress (1952 - 1960)
29. Almer J. Rich (1960 - 1965)
30. Earl Miller (1965 - 1971)
31. H. Robert DeLancey (1971 - 1978)
32. B. Edward Lepper (1974 - 1981)
33. Harry Sutton (1978 - 1988)
34. Ralph R. Bullock (1988 - 1992)
35. T. L. Phillips (1992 - 1996)
36. Gerald D. Zilm and Claire P. Zilm (1996 - 2001)
37. Gerald D. Zilm (2001 - 2005)
38. Terilynn Russ (2005 - 2013)
39. DeEtta Goettel (2013 - 2017)
40. Lou Ward (2017 - 2020)
41. Lynne Tabb (2020 - 2026)
42. Kristina Walker (2026-present)