Sterling United Methodist Church

Sterling United Methodist Church
Sterling United Methodist Church, 1969- , Sterling Circuit, United Brethren Church joined The Russell Mission, 1877 , The Russell Mission
Location	13584 Kauffman Ave., Sterling, Ohio formerly Union Church south of Amwell, located across from the Sterling Cemetery
Country	United States
Denomination	United Methodist Church
History
Founded	1877 (1877)

Church name

• Sterling United Methodist Church, 1969-
  • Sterling Circuit
  • United Brethren Church joined The Russell Mission, 1877
  • The Russell Mission

Pastors of

1. 1877-1881 - Rev. Mr. Ecker The Russell Mission
2. 1881-1882 - Rev. C. Whitney
3. 1882-1883 - Rev. I H. Spreng
4. 1883- - Russell Mission becomes Sterling Circuit
5. 1883-1885 - Rev. J. G. Baldwin
6. 1885-1886 - Rev. N. Lewis
7. 1886-1887 - Rev. I Dennis
8. 1887-1888 - Rev. O. F. Clap
9. 1888-1891 - Rev. I. M. Moody
10. 1892-1894 - Rev. G. W. Grubbs
11. 1894-1898 - Rev. E. S. Weimer
12. 1898- - Rev. M. M. Phillips
13. 1898-1902 - Rev. E. S. Weimer
14. 1902- - Rev. D. G. Davidson
15. 1902-1903 - Rev. R. Watson
16. 1903-1905 - Rev. W. O. Siffert
17. 1905- - Rev. D. Kosht
18. 1906- - Rev. C. Whitney
19. 1906-1909 - Rev. L. B. Dear
20. 1910-1911 - Rev. S. W. Lilley
21. 1911- - Rev. W. Leggett
22. 1911-1913 - Rev. S. W. Lilley
23. 1914-1916 - Rev. J. S. Jones
24. 1916-1920 - Rev. J. F. Davidson
25. 1920-1922 - Rev. C. W. Birney
26. 1922-1927 - Rev. A. E. Fair
27. 1927-1929 - Rev. Grover Smith
28. 1929-1930 - Rev. Virgil Grubbs
29. 1930-1933 - Rev. F. G. Reece
30. 1933-1938 - Rev. L. N. Carmony
31. 1938-1942 - Rev. A. E. Grubbs
32. 1942-1947 - Rev. M. L. Hartman
33. 1947-1953 - Rev. S. W. Ellis
34. 1953-1958 - Rev. William Creasy
35. 1958-1961 - Rev. Earl Matthews
36. 1961-1965 - Rev. Lewis Frees
37. 1965-1968 - Rev. Charles Tozer
38. 1969- - Rev. Abraham Bible (Roelse)
39. 1969- - Rev. Howard Knittle

Yearbooks

• 1986

Historical documents

• 25 Sep 1977 - 100th Anniversary

Timeline

• 25 Sep 1977 - 100th Anniversary celebrated

Gallery

United Methodist Church building located in Sterling, Ohio.

Newspaper articles