Pastors of Old Otterbein

  1. Benedict Schwope 1771 to 1774

  2. Bishop Philip Wilhelm Otterbein 1774 to 1813

  3. Frederick Shaffer 1813 to 1814

  4. Joseph Hoffman 1814 to 1817

  5. Johann Schneider 1817 to 1825

  6. Wilhelm Braun 1825 to 1828

  7. Johann Krock 1831 to 1835

  8. Peter Herrman 1835 to 1839

  9. Johann Russell 1839 to 1841

  10. Jacob Erb 1841 to 1848

  11. George Miller 1848 to 1851

  12. Johann Russell 1851 to 1854

  13. Samuel Enterline 1854 to 1857

  14. Heinrich Schropp 1857 to 1860

  15. Johann A. Sand 1860 to 1867

  16. Carl Schneider 1867 to 1870

  17. Nehemiah Altman 1870 to 1873

  18. Jacob Doerksen 1873 to 1877

  19. J.M. Kunkel 1877 to 1880

  20. August Krauss 1880 to 1885

  21. William Mittendorf 1885 to 1889

  22. J.R. Blecker 1889 to 1893

  23. August Schmidt 1893 to 1910

  24. W. A. Webber May 1915 to September 1915

  25. J. G. Leuchauer April 1915 to May 1915

  26. H.J. Fischer 1910 to 1915

  27. J.G. Leuchauer 1915 to 1918

  28. P.B. Gibble 1918 to 1923

  29. Cawley H. Stine 1923 to 1931

  30. John W. Luckens 1931 to 1933

  31. Ezra H. Ranck 1933 to 1934

  32. M. H. Welty 1934 to 1938

  33. Paul D. Emenheiser 1938 to 1942

  34. William C. Wachter 1942 to 1949

  35. Dr. Paul E. Holdcraft (Emeritus) 1949 to 1953

  36. Harry E. Krone 1953 to 1957

  37. Harry E. Krone & Dr. Paul Holdcraft 1957 to 1958

  38. George B. Sprenkle 1960 to 1962

  39. George B. Sprenkle & Dr. Paul Holdcraft 1962 to 1967

  40. Dr. Frederick W. Mund 1967 to 1968

  41. Edward E. Prowant June 1968 to January 1969

  42. Thomas R. Searfoss, Jr. January 1969 to 1970

  43. Walter Harris 1970 to 1978

  44. Dr. Gordon Pratt Baker 1978 to 1980

  45. Edwin Schell 1980 to 1988

  46. Douglas Fox 1988 to 1992

  47. Dr. Millard Knowles 1992 to 2006

  48. Marian Crane 2006 to 2009

  49. Dr. Edwin DeLong 2009 to 2010

  50. Dr. Joseph Conte July 2010 to December 2010

  51. Dr. James Taylor January 2011 to June 2011

  52. Dr. Donald Burgard 2011 to 2014

  53. Jessica Statesman Hayden 2014 to 2020

  54. Irance' Reddix McCray 2020 to 2021







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