St. Abrahams Lutheran Church
St. Abrahams Lutheran Church
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