MINISTERS OF THE TOWN OF ROSE

Sources of information on pastors of Rose/N. Rose churches,
all available from Frank Dennis and Jim Ryan.

MINISTERS APPOINTED TO NORTH ROSE METHODIST CHURCH
FROM THE BUILDING OF THE FIRST CHURCH
(provided to Frank Dennis by Harold (Bud) Smith)

Source - North Rose Methodist (manuscript): Harold Smith Jr., Ridge Rd., North Rose, NY 14516.

When the church in North Rose was first established, it was served by pastors from Rose.

- 1884 - C.J. Beach;
1884-1885 - C.E. Hermans
1885-1889 - G.W. Reynolds
1889-1892 - G.W. Transue
1892-1894 - W.H. Rogers
1894-1895 - W.E. Rippey
1895-1900 - F.M. Windnagle
1900-1903 - P.J. Williams
1903-1905 - J. J. Edwards
1905-1906 - G.W. Crosby
1906-1910 - L.B. Chaloux
1910-1913 - J.C. Long
1913-1917 - J.H. Britten
1917-1921 - H.L. Rixon
1921-1924 - T.H. Williams
1924-1927 - G.W. Hiney
1927-1931 - William Jacques
1931-1940 C.T. Winkworth
1940-1945 - J.V. Darrow
1945-1951 - S.C. Robinson
1951-1953 - C.A. Rosecrans
1953-1972 - L.P. Hackney
Summer 1972 - Ed. Heard
1972-1974 - T.F. Brown
1974-1975 - D.N. Robinson (Exchange from England)
1975-1981 - T.F. Brown
1981-1990 - T.E. Millbyer
1988-1990 - Eleanor Hall (Visitation Minister)
1990-1997 - J.R. McCune
1997- D.A. Corretore.

ROSE FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Sources - A.S. Roe, "Rose Neighborhood Sketches," (1893)
Rev. Elton O. Smith, Jr., "Rose, New York - Free Methodist Church. Analysis and Recommendations". February 1989. (manuscript)
Celia French Sattler (notes)

Pastors who have served the Rose Free Methodist Church and their terms of office are as follows:

Burton and J. B. Stacey (1861-62)
Wm. Cooley (1862-63)
L. Barrett (1863-64)
Moses N. Downing (1864-65)
J. Olney and Daniel A. Cargill (1865-66)
M. D. McDougal and S. Graham (1866-68)
D. M. Sinclair and David Dempsey (1868-69)
J. B. Freeland and Geo. Eakins (1869-70)
Moses N. Downing (1870-72)
Wm. Southworth (1872-74)
Thomas W. Whiffen (1874-76)
T. Ross (1875-76)
Olin M. Owen (1876-78)
G. L. Sutton (1878-79)
Zenas Osborne (1879-80)
J. Olney (1880-81)
J. A. Odell (181881-82)
J. D. Osman (1882-83)
Thomas W. Whiffen (1884-86)
Geo. Stover (1886-88)
J. Burdette Newton (1888-90)
F. F. Curry, M.D. (1890-92)
F. J. Dunham (1892-93)
David C. Stanton (1893-95)
D. W. Clark (1895-97)
James A.Tholens (1897-1900)
Willet J. Riker (1900-03)
F. I. Labrum (1903-06)
Charles J. Hessler (1906-10)
Horace E. Barnes (1910-13)
Marshall S. Babcock (1913-16)
Charles H. Wengatz(1916-17)
Harvey D. Brink (1917-20)
Edward F. Phelps (1920-23)
Wesley J. Parmeter (1923-26)
Herman W. Schwab (1926-29)
David W. Finch (1929-33)
Hazen E. Peters (1933-36)
Carl A. Steucke1936-39)
Herschel H. Hutt (1939-41)
Philip E. Myette (1941-44)
Kent J. Lattimer (1944-47)
Wallace B. Newcomb (1947-50)
Irving W. Persons (1950-53)
Paul R. Hazlett (1953-58)
Hugh C. Newcomb (1958-63)
Harry M. Miller (1963-64)
Lyle G. Lane (1964-66)
C. Edwin Cahoon (1966-76)
Michael K. Erickson (1976-79)
Roger A. McNairn (1979-88)
Robert Mackmer 1988-90)
Leonard Humbert (1990-)

ROSE BAPTIST CHURCH MINISTERS 1820 - 1970

Sources - Cora Steitler, "Rose Baptist Church, 1920-1960" (manuscript)
Charles O. Oaks, "A History of the Rose Baptist Church, 1820-1870" (manuscript)

Dates are given with some of the names, but not with others.

1821 - Elder David Smith; Wm B. Brown (ordained), Luther Goodrich, Isaac D. Hosford
1822-34 - Wm. Moore, Ezra Chatfield, A. Barrett
1834-36 - Rev. Martin Miner, Rev. Isaac Bucklin
1836-37 - H. B. Kenyon, Luke Morley, Hezekiah DeGolyer
1837-41 - Rev. B. Putnam, Mr. Dodge, John Fairchild
1841-45 - Rev. Amasa S. Curtiss, Amasa N. Jones (ordained)
1845-49 - Rev. Andrew Wilkins
1850-52 - Rev. Anson Graham
1852-1854 - Rev. Butler Morley (ordained)
1854-57- Rev. Thomas T. St. John
1857-59 - Rev. Nelson Ferguson, Leander Hall (ordained 1860)
1860-62 - Rev. John Halliday
1862-65 Rev. Ira Dudley
1866-67 - Rev. George Butler
1867-1870 - Rev. Abner Maynard
1871 - Elder L. P. Judson
1872-73 - Elder W. O. Gunn, Rev. Thomas J. Seigfried
1874-76 - Rev. Russell Collins Rev. Reuben Burton
1876-80 - Rev. Thomas F. Smith
1881-84 - Rev. Andrew Wilkins
1884-85 - Rev. M. H. DeWitt
1885-1887 - Elder L. G. Brown
1887-90 - Elder Clinton Shaw
1890-91 - Rev. N. C. Hill
1892-95 - Rev. Maxwell H. Cusick
1898-1902 - Rev. A. D. Abrams
1903-1908 - Rev. F. F. Himes
1908-1913 - Rev. Chas. F. Eddy
1913-20 - Rev. Alfred H. Wright
1914 - Rev. Mr. Nasmith, Mr. Johnson (student), Rev. Mr. Perringer
1920-23 - Rev. John D. Kern
1923-26 - Rev. D. M. Sutton, Rev. John Ellinwood, Rev. Axel Anderson
1926-27 - Rev. Mr. Hunt, Rev. Mr. Anthony, Rev. Mr. Kneeland
1927-32 - Rev. E. O. Jessup
1932-39 - Rev. Daniel W. Lyman
1942-45 - Rev. Robert S. Komp
1942-45 - Rev. G. J. Knepka
1946-49 - Rev. Chas. Paul Santa
1950-55 - Rev. Anthony Jefferson
1955-56 - Rev. Joseph C. DiTiberio
1956-66 - Rev. Kenneth E. Arnold
1966-67 - Rev. Robert S. Komp
1967- - Rev. Joseph S. Roberts

Contributed by Town of Rose Coordinator Frank Dennis

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