Ministers Who Served at St. Mark's
The following ministers served at St. Marks thorugh the history of the congregation. Pictures are not available for many of the earlier ministers. From the building of the Union Church in 1864 until the Rose Bay Parish was constituted in 1887, St. Mark's was a part of the Lunenburg parish and was served by ministers from Lunenburg. The following list commences with the first minister serving the Rose Bay Parish.
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Rev. George M. Scheidy
(July 1887 - January 1891)
Served in the Union Church
Rev. Frederick A. Bowers
(May 1891 - December 1894)
Served in the Union Church
Rev. Jacob Maurer
(January 1895 - December 1904)
Rev. Maurer was the minister during the construction of the present building.
Rev. William Hull
(February 1905 - October 1907)
Rev. H. J. Behrens
(November 1908 - June 1913)
Rev. Donald K. Fetterly
(March 1914 - November 1917)
Rev. Seward W. Hirtle
(April 1918 - July 1923)
Rev. F. Carl Sorensen
(May 1924 - February 1930)
Rev. Albert G. Jacobi
(June 1930 - May 1935)
Rev. Harry N. Lossing
(June 1935 - September 1940)
Rev. Walter J. Goos
(December 1940 - August 1943)
Rev. Arnold L. Conrad
(May 1944 - February 1948)
Rev. Wallace G. Minke
(May 1948 - August 1952)
Rev. Luke L. Batdorf
(October 1952 - June 1957)
Rev. Roseville L. P. Burgoyne
(July 1958 - December 1965)
Rev. Paul W. Kappes
(May 1966 - October 1969)
Rev. Barry Boeckner
(August 1970 - August 1974)
Rev. Ray J. Elberson
(June 1975 - September 1979)
Rev. Terry Pitts
(December 1979 - April 1982)
Rev. Robert R. Robb
(August 1982 - June 1986)
Rev. Joe Williams
(July 1988 - June 1994)
Rev. Sharron Reykdal
(August 1994 - August 1997)
Rev. Willis Ott
(Interim pastor from September 1997 until closing in 2005)
