Sterling United Methodist Church

Church name

• Sterling United Methodist Church
  • Sterling Circuit
  • The Russell Mission

Established

• 1877

Location

• Sterling, Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Historical documents

• 25 Sep 1977 - 100th Anniversary

Ministers

• 1877-1881 - Rev. Mr. Ecker The Russell Mission
• 1881-1882 - Rev. C. Whitney
• 1882-1883 - Rev. I H. Spreng
• 1883- - Russell Mission becomes Sterling Circuit
• 1883-1885 - Rev. J. G. Baldwin
• 1885-1886 - Rev. N. Lewis
• 1886-1887 - Rev. I Dennis
• 1887-1888 - Rev. O. F. Clap
• 1888-1891 - Rev. I. M. Moody
• 1892-1894 - Rev. G. W. Grubbs
• 1894-1898 - Rev. E. S. Weimer
• 1898- - Rev. M. M. Phillips
• 1898-1902 - Rev. E. S. Weimer
• 1902- - Rev. D. G. Davidson
• 1902-1903 - Rev. R. Watson
• 1903-1905 - Rev. W. O. Siffert
• 1905- - Rev. D. Kosht
• 1906- - Rev. C. Whitney
• 1906-1909 - Rev. L. B. Dear
• 1910-1911 - Rev. S. W. Lilley
• 1911- - Rev. W. Leggett
• 1911-1913 - Rev. S. W. Lilley
• 1914-1916 - Rev. J. S. Jones
• 1916-1920 - Rev. J. F. Davidson
• 1920-1922 - Rev. C. W. Birney
• 1922-1927 - Rev. A. E. Fair
• 1927-1929 - Rev. Grover Smith
• 1929-1930 - Rev. Virgil Grubbs
• 1930-1933 - Rev. F. G. Reece
• 1933-1938 - Rev. L. N. Carmony
• 1938-1942 - Rev. A. E. Grubbs
• 1942-1947 - Rev. M. L. Hartman
• 1947-1953 - Rev. S. W. Ellis
• 1953-1958 - Rev. William Creasy
• 1958-1961 - Rev. Earl Matthews
• 1961-1965 - Rev. Lewis Frees
• 1965-1968 - Rev. Charles Tozer
• 1969- - Rev. Abraham Bible (Roelse)
• 1969- - Rev. Howard Knittle

Timeline

• 25 Sep 1977 - 100th Anniversary celebrated