Oak Chapel United Methodist Church

Historical Listing of Church Staff

ORGANISTS & MUSIC DIRECTORS

Mr. Watkins: Prior to 1920
Ellie Beall: 1940’s
Dove Pitzer: 1955-1972
Alfild Behnke: 1972-1974
Judith Sansone: 1974-1978 and 1983-1984
Bobbie Walker: 1978-1983
Jane McKenna: 1984-1987
Charlotte Atha: Feb. 1987-Mar. 1990
Jane McDonald: May 1990-May 1993
Donald & Terri Perper: June 1993-1995
Joy Sharp (Intern & substitute pianist): 1994-Present
Paul Gowen (Director): Feb. 1995-Sept. 2004
Christine Mosier (Organist): Aug. 1995-February 1999
Helene Ensor (Organist): February 1999 - August 2003

Ji Hyun Lee (Organist): September 2003 - Present
     and her biography is here...

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MINISTERS

NAME & TERM

G. Dorsey White; March 1886--1890
John A. Anderson; March 1890--92
George H. Zimmerman; March 1892--94
William B. Dorsey; March 1894--96
William Milville; March 1896--99
William E. Woolfe; March 1899--1903
B.L. Parrott ; March 1903--1904
B.L. Parrott ; March 1904--Apr. 1907
W.C. Smith; Apr. 1907--1910
Frank F. Neel; Apr. 1910--1913
J.W. Mitchell; Apr. 1914--1918
J.B. Hupman; Apr. 1918--1921
W.B. Dorsey; Apr. 1921--1925
H. Stockton Myerly; Apr. 1925--Nov. 1929
J. H. Light; Nov. 1929--Sept. 1930
Archibald B. Sapp; Oct. 1930--Sept. 1932
Kemp D. Swecker; Oct. 1932--Oct. 1935
Paul H. Groseclose; Oct. 1935--Ju1y 1942
William E. Firth; July 1942--Nov. 1947
Wade Beall ; June 1947--Sept. 1948
James C. Haskins; Sept. 1948--June 1950
John C. Walker; July 1950--Sept. 1950
James Coan; Sept. 1950--June 1953
Charles E. Harvey; July 1953--June 1954
Robert Klein; July 1954--June 1956
Chaplain Walter G McLeod; July 1956--June 1960
Gary M Stees; July l960--June 1961
Paul Biery; July 1961--June 1962
Julian A. Tavenner; July 1962--June 1965
Paul H. McCauley; July 1965--Sept. 1969
William H. Bice; Oct. 1969--June 1973
J. Lee Williams; July 1973--June 1978
G. Custer Cromwell; Aug. 1977--Oct. 1977
Glen W. Dameron; July 1978--June 1980
Chester W. Rill ; July 1980--June 1981
G. Custer Cromwell; July 1980--Dec. 1980
Bruce W. Chapman; July 1981--June 1982
James E. Skillington; July 1982--June 1990
Richard P. Bowman; Sept. 1990--June 1994

William R. Boyer; July 1994--June 2005
     
Some of Bill's Sermons are online and his biography is here...

Robert Schneider, Assistant Pastor; July 2003--June 2005
Robert Schneider, Pastor; July 2005 -- Present
     Some of Bob's Sermons are online and his biography will be posted shortly...

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