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Pastors Past & Present

We have been blessed to have a history of strong  leadership at St. Abrahams during our 180+ years of service. Pastors who serve/have served our congregation include:

- St. Abrahams join together with 4 other churches to form a new parish--Resurrection Parish, July 2022

-Reverend Dorothy Lundgren, Reverend Phillip Huber, and Deacon Don Helfer  July 2022

- Reverend Dorothy Lundgren (Interim) August 2020

- Reverend Amanda Nesvold (Interim) February- July 2020/

- Reverend Matthew Schenning 2015 - 2020

- Deacon Richard E. Spies 2000-2015

- Reverend Charles McAdoo 1992-2000

- Reverend George Kelser 1989 - 1992

- Reverend Marina Flores (Interim) 1988 - 1989

- Reverend Peter Cummings 1982 - 1988

- Reverend Larry Conway 1980 - 1982

- Reverend Sabo (Interim) 1979 - 1980

- Reverend Carl Myers 1974 - 1979

- Reverend Arthur Hanson 1968 - 1973

- Reverend Eugene R. Alexander

- Reverend Theodore Shaffer

- Reverend Slothhauser

- Reverend Wilbur Drawbaugh - 1950's

- Reverend W.C. Erney - October 1917-1920+

- Reverend Frank Gilbert 1915-1917

(1913 - The Hampstead charge is divided. St. Peter's and St. Abrahams constituted a new charge knows as Calvary)

- Reverend J.H. Keller 1910-1912

- Reverend . W.D. Nicholl 1908-1910

- Reverend . Samuel Stauffer 1906-1908

- Reverend. L. W. Gross 1904-1906

- Reverend . S.F. Tholan - 1901-1904

- Reverend S.J. Derr - 1886 (St Abrahams once again affiliated with the MD Synod)

- Reverend A.H. Burke, 1877

- Reverend . Uriel Graves & then Rev Archer (independent of synodical relationship)

- Reverend . P.P. Lane - 1870

- Reverend R. Weiser - 1866

- Reverend P. Rizer - 1865

- Reverend Daniel Hauer - 1854

-Founded in 1834 -- once called Shavers Church or Abrahams Church -- the Church was established for all religions and served two congregations. 

Council Members & Committees - 2022

Council Members:

James Gemmill,

President

Frances Fulton

Charles Krause, Jr., Dorothy Bosley

Roslee Blevins

Carolyn Krause,

Church Treasurer

Church Secretary

Music Director:

Fiona Sparks

Property Superintendent:

James Gemmill

Cemetery Contact:

Charles Krause, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer:

James Knittle

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