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Pastors at Mt. Hope
The ministers who served Mt. Hope are: Rev. Adams and Rev.
Crawford of Frankville and Rev. James Frothingham of Lansing served at
stated times. Dr. A.H. Houghton of Lansing served as supply and
preached in a vacant house in French Creek until the school was built,
when Rev. D.A. Wallace came to preach for one year. Since then services
have been rendered by the following pastors:
| 1871 |
Rev. Edwin Robb |
| 1872-1873 |
Rev. George Leonard |
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Rev. Frothingham (served at intervals) |
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Rev. Adams (served at intervals) |
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Rev. Crawford (served at intervals) |
| 1874 |
Rev. Levi Greene |
| 1882 |
Rev. Hanna and Rev. Robinson |
| 1885-1895 |
Rev. McCuskey |
| 1896-1901 |
Rev. Crousaz |
| 1902-1904 |
Rev. Sutherland |
| 1904-1906 |
Rev. J.C.B. Peck |
| 1906-1907 |
Rev. Grossman * and Rev. Stewart * |
| 1907-1908 |
Rev. Davidson |
| 1908-1914 |
Rev. J.E. Johnson |
| 1914-1917 |
Rev. Howard Smith |
| 1917-1919 |
Rev. R.E. Paden |
| 1919-1925 |
Rev. J.T. Reagan |
| 1925-1927 |
Rev. A.D. Rundall |
| 1927-1931 |
Rev. A.C. Prust |
| 1932-1935 |
Rev. H.J. Noeding |
| 1938-1944 |
Rev. C.M. Haas |
| 1945-1954 |
Rev. Calvin Willemssen |
| 1954-1967 |
Rev. Edmond De Buhr |
| 1967-1968 |
Rev. James Ford * |
| 1968-1970 |
Rev. Bert Downey |
| 1970-1971 |
Rev. Calvin Helming * |
| 1971-1975 |
Rev. C. Kent Wever |
| 1975-1976 |
Rev. Francis Jones * |
| 1976-1979 |
Rev. James Parker |
| 1979-1980 |
Rev. Edgar Adair * |
| 1980-1987 |
Rev. Milton Kading |
| 1987 |
Rev. Diane Shelley * |
| 1987-1988 |
Rev. Lane Zaffke * |
| 1988-1990 |
Rev. Doug & Rev. Lou Gordon-Denniston |
| 1990-1991 |
Rev. Jan Bodin ** |
| 1991-1997 |
Rev. Larry & Rev. Laura Odegard |
| 1997 |
Rev. Bill Reese * |
| 1997-1999 |
Rev. Glen Holland ** |
| 1999-date |
Rev. Paul Burgess |
* = supply pastor
** = interim pastor
Since 1954, Mt. Hope has been yoked with St. John's United
Church of Christ.
--adapted from the 125th anniversary book and other sources
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