ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastors of St. John’s
Pastoral leadership through the congregation’s history.
| 1755–1760 | John George Friederichs |
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| 1761–1763 | H. G. B. Wordmann |
| 1763–1767; 1774–1778 | John Nicholas Martin |
| 1767–1769 | John Severin Hahnbaum |
| 1770–1774 | W. Frederich Augustine Daser |
| 1778–1780 | Christian Streit |
| 1787–1800 | John Christopher Faber |
| 1800–1805 | Episcopal ministers |
| 1805–1811 | Matthew Frederick Charles Faber |
| 1815–1874 | John Bachman |
| 1872–1876 | Thomas W. Dosh |
| 1876–1897 | Edward Traill Horn |
| 1897–1907 | John W. Horine |
| 1907–1912 | C. Armand Miller |
| 1913–1941 | George J. Gongaware |
| 1940–1972 | Heyward Wiggers Epting |
| 1972–1981 | E. Armand Shealy |
| 1982–2002 | Edward L. Counts |
| 2003–2022 | David J. Butler |
| 2024–present | Robert L. Harrell III |
Dates follow the church’s published pastoral roster; some terms include overlapping assistant service.
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