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| DAWES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH |
| FORMER PASTORS |
| Below is a list of former pastors back to 1883. The years they served and the name of the charge are included. We extend a special "Thank You" to Mr. Jim Hensley for providing the names back to 1939. |
| Benjamin W. Myers ....................June 1994-June 2000 Margaret "Peggy" Hurlbutt.......June 1992-June 1994 Arnold D. Belcher.......................June 1991-June 1992 Thomas G. Malcom.....................June 1989-June 1991 Frederick A. Sprigg.....................June 1987-June 1989 |
| East Bank Circuit (East Bank, Dawes & Sharon) |
| Cabin Creek Circuit (Dawes, Decota & Sharon) |
| Lorens E. Dunnett..........................June 1984-June 1987 James R. Workman........................June 1980-June 1984 Forrest Cummings.........................June 1979-June 1980 Rymer D. Davis..............................June 1977-June 1979 J. Michael Evans...........................June 1976-June 1976 Charles E. Boice............................June 1975-June 1976 Garlen O'Dell................................June 1971-June 1975 Robert C. Van Gilder.....................June 1970-June 1971 Warren Fulkner.............................June 1968-June 1970 Paul Upole.....................................June 1967-June 1968 Carl Burrows.................................June 1962-June 1967 Gerald Daniel...............................June 1961-June 1962 |
| Sharon- Dawes Circuit (Sharon & Dawes) |
| Gerald Daniel...............................June 1960-June 1961 W.F. Summers...............................June 1958-June 1960 C.H. Miller....................................June 1954-June 1958 Emmet W. Hall..............................Sept. 1949-June 1954 George W. Thumm........................Sept. 1947-Sept. 1949 Mamie Kiplinger...........................Sept. 1945-Sept. 1947 R. T. Spencer.................................Sept. 1944-Sept. 1945 E. K. Sawyers................................Sept. 1941-Sept. 1944 |
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| The Methodist Episcopal Church of Fairfield 1884 Board of Trustees.... Daniel P. Thomas, V. Butler Reynolds, Redman Spaulding, Thomas Crawford, Leeroy Douglas, Samuel Coleman, David Stone, George Seventzel and George Reynolds. The Rev. J. A. Dixon was pastor. |
| W.D. Swan......................................Sept. 1937-Sept. 1941 G.G. Wadsworth...............................................1931-1937 |
| Sharon-Eskdale Circuit (Sharon, Dawes & Eskdale) |
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| Sharon Circuit (Charleston District) (Sharon & Dawes) |
| R. L. Maness.....................................................1929-1931 R. H. Clark.......................................................1927-1929 T. W. Hayes......................................................1925-1927 T. G. Fletcher...................................................1924-1925 J. L. Dotson......................................................1920-1924 W. M. Stephens................................................1918-1920 |
| Sharon Circuit (Huntington District) (Sharon & Dawes) |
| J.W. Holliday..................................................1917-1918 |
| Fairfield Circuit (Huntington District) (Fairfield & Sharon) |
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| W. W. Smith....................................................1916-1917 L. E. Thomas..................................................1914-1916 |
| Acme-Fairfield Circuit (Acme & Fairfield) |
| N. S. Morrison.................................................1913-1914 |
| Fairfield Circuit (Fairfield) Some years list this circuit as having 1, 2 or 3 churches. Some of those years Chelyan was included. It is unknown what other churches were uncluded. |
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| Monroe Callahan..............................................1912-1913 S. E. Simpson.....................................................1911-1912 C. C. McAboy....................................................1910-1911 J. S. Jenkins......................................................1909-1910 W. W. Workman................................................1908-1909 H. V. Kingsley...................................................1905-1908 R. F. Farley.......................................................1904-1905 W. E. Shaffer.....................................................1903-1904 R. F. Farley.......................................................1901-1903 H. L. Poling.......................................................1900-1901 J. B. Workman...................................................1899-1900 S. M. Day...........................................................1896-1899 Arthur Merrells.................................................1895-1896 E. A. Davis.........................................................1894-1895 S. Gainer............................................................1893-1894 Arthur Merrells.................................................1890-1893 |
| Fairfield Circuit ( Guyandotte District) |
| A. W. Ownby....................................................1887-1890 J. E. Mobray.....................................................1886-1887 W. H. Shaw.......................................................1885-1886 W. H. Shaw.....................served 6 months of...1884-1885 W. G. Matton..................served 3 months of....1884-1885 J. A. Dixon.................first pastor appointed....1883-1884 |