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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LITITZ CHURCH
The
Lititz Church of the Brethren was organized as a separate congregation
in January 1914 with 119 charter members.
Prior to that time the local members were part of the West
Conestoga congregation which had houses of worship at Middle Creek,
Akron, Lexington, Millport, Lanes, and Lititz.
The
Lititz members worshiped in the small white edifice on Willow Street
from 1914 to 1926, and in the church building on Center Street from 1926
to 1962. The first service
in our present building was held on June 10, 1962.
The
ministry of the church through the years might be recorded as follows:
1914-1930--Period
of the Free Ministry
Pulpit
supplied by:
John
Myer
J.W.G.
Hershey
Henry
R. Gibbel
Harvey
Eberly
John
Hevener
1930-1935--Period
of Part-time Pastors
Nathan
Martin
John
I. Byler
A.C.
Baugher
1935--Beginning
of Regular Pastoral Service
1935-1945
James M. Moore
1945-1952
Jacob T. Dick
1952-1955
Earl M. Bowman
1955-1959
E. Floyd McDowell
1959-1966
Olden D. Mitchell
1964-1973
D. Howard Keiper, Assistant Pastor
1966-1982
W. Clemens Rosenberger
1969-1978
Arlin G. Claassen, Associate Pastor
1978-1979
Robert L. Life, Interim Associate
1980-1997
Ralph Z. Moyer, Pastor for Special Ministries
1982-1983
Howard W. Bernhard, Minister of Visitation
1983-1998
Jimmy R. Ross
1989-1994
Henry L. Renn, Pastor for Christian Nurture
1994-1999
Tracy W. Sadd, Pastor for Christian Nurture
1998-1999 Robert
D. Kettering, Interim Associate Pastor
1999-
Robert D. Kettering
1998-1999
Dana E. Statler, Interim Associate
1999-
Stephen R. Hess, Associate Pastor
1999-2002 Janice
Havemann,
2000-2002
Pamela Reist, Director of Christian Nurture
2002- Pamela Reist, Pastor of Christian Nurture
2003- James Koser, Director of Youth Ministries
2004- Pamela Reist, Associate Pastor