List of Past Ministers
Ministers of the First Congregational U. C. C. Coloma


William Osborn               Also first pastor St. Joseph 1st Cong.                       1853 – 1854
Thomas Jones                                                                                                  1854-1856        
E. A. Rowe                                                                                                        1856 – 1857
?                            Records missing for most of this time.                        1857 – 1874        
Rev. Colburn                                                                                                     1874 – 1876
Rev. Bush                                                                                                          1876 – 1877
B. W. William, Interim                                                                                        1877 – 1877
N. D. Lamphere                                                                                                 1877 – 1879
P. B. Parry                                                                                                         1879 – 1881
Willis Parsons                 Serving Coloma & Keeler                                            1881 – 1882
Clement J. Strong                                        “                                                    1882 – 1883
Charles Evans                                        “                                                          1883 – 1887
William Dada                   Serving Coloma & Watervliet                                      1887 – 1895
Rev. Childs                                                “                                                       1895 – 1896
L. G. Herbert                                                “                                                    1896 – 1900
S. A. Long                                                “                                                        1900 – 1903
I. Terborgh                                                “                                                      1903 – 1905
W. E. Skentlebury                                        “                                                    1905 – 1907
P. M. France                                                “                                                     1907 – 1908        
W. E. Stephenson                                        “                                                    1908 – 1912
W. H. Fuller                                                “                                                      1912 – 1921
W. E. Goltz                       Serving Coloma                                                         1921 – 1929
John H. Balfor                                                                                                    1929 – 1937
Ray Uttebach                                                                                                     1937 – 1940
H. “Bud” Loomis                                                                                                 1940 – 1944
Lawrence Johnson                                                                                             1944 – 1947
Ralph W. Everroad*           Retired                                                                     1948 – 1957
Walter Price                       Interim                                                                     1957 – 1958
Malcolm Washburn                                                                                             1958 – 1962
Douglas A. Mitchell                                                                                             1962 – 1966
Jack Richards                                                                                                     1966 – 1970
John Lepke                                                                                                        1970 – 1974
Stanley Buck                      Interim                                                                     1974 – 1974
Eric Lund                                                                                                            1974 – 1979        
Robert Davis                      Interim                                                                     1979 – 1980
Dr. Paige Birdwell*            Retired                                                                      1980 – 1994
Robert Davis                      Interim                                                                      1994 – 1995
Sandi Nesbit                      Resigned due to illness                                             1995 – 1996
Dr. Richard Means              Interim                                                                      1996 – 1997
Ann P. Slade                                                                                                        1997 – 2004
Dr. Susan K. Weir               Intentional Interim                                                    2005 – 2005
Dr. Charles Shields             Intentional Interim                                                    2005 –  2006
Kevin J. McLemore                                                                                                2006 –



* Named Pastor Emeritus