Our Milestones
1866: Sharon Evangelical Church was formed with the Reverend Joseph Bussard as the first pastor. Services were conducted in German.
1866-1872: Reverend Dan Long, Reverend George Kohl, Reverend John Miller, Reverend Eli Mell, Reverend Henry Kletzing and Reverend H Hauser all served the church
4/6/1869: John & Mary Smith donated land from their farm for the new church and cemetery.
12/31/1869: Dedication of new church building. Total cost of the new church was $1400.
1872-1874: Reverend Matthias Knoll
1874-1876: Reverend William Klinefelter
1876-1878: Reverend Job Yaggy
1878-1880: Reverend Andrew Gramley
1880-1881: Reverend John Stauffacher
1881-1884: Reverend Daniel Fink
1884-1885: Reverend Ira Kemberling
1885-1887: Reverend Levi Stauffacher
1887-1888: Reverend DH Kohl
1888-1890: Reverend Frank Gossman
1889: Controversial purchase of 1st Organ. Many members felt that a musical instrument was out of place in a house of worship.
1890-1891: Reverend George Kolb
1891-1893: Reverend Chester Sheldon
1893-1895: Reverend Lewis Jones
1895-1898: Reverend James Hamilton
1898-1901: Reverend Samuel Skogsberg
1900: Parsonage and 4 acres purchased
1901-1905: Reverend Samuel Streyfeller. 1st pastor to reside in the parsonage.
1905-1906: Reverend H. Calvin Arch
1906-1909: Reverend George Mullen
1909-1911: Reverend Samuel Ramige
1911-1913: Reverend J. Beale Meloy
1913-1918: Reverend George Roths
1917: Current Parsonage built by Yost Yoder at a cost of $3876.68 with the labor being donated
3/22/1918: Parsonage dedicated with no indebtedness
1918-1922: Reverend Clark Zeigler
1922-1923: Reverend Leonard Wood
1923-1928: Reverend Melvin Shank
1928-1935: Reverend Roy Kerney
1935-1937: Reverend Walter Ulrich
1937-1940: Reverend Fred Pieper
1940-1942: Reverend Gordan Alderman
5/28/1941: 1st wedding held at the church uniting Mabel Yoder and J. Orville Hora. Prior to this time, weddings were held at the home of the bride’s parents.
1942-1946: Reverend William Ellerbeck
1946: The Evangelical United Brethren Church is the result of the union between the United Brethren in Christ and the Evangelical Churches. With this merger, our name changed to Sharon Evangelical United Brethren Church.
1946-1951: Reverend Ira Hoover
1951-1957: Reverend Richard Pfaltzgraff
1957-1962: Reverend Howard Marty
1/4/1959: 1st service in new church
1/25/1959: Dedication of new church building
1962-1968: Reverend Samuel Hahn
1968: The Evangelical United Brethren Church merged with the Methodist church forming the Sharon Center United Methodist Church.
1968-1970: Reverend Robert Hefty
1970-1972: Reverend Russell Wilson
1972-1973: Reverend Robert Bishop
1973-1975: Reverend Elgin Howard
1975-1978: Reverend Dwight Bonham
1978-1994: Reverend Yon Schoenmaker
1994-1999: Reverend Robert Barrick
1999-Present: Reverend Doug Cue
A special thanks to Joan Dinnel, Marge Miller and the late Lucile Miller whose contributions made this page possible.
