Our Pastors (Then and Now)

A little history…

Through the years, St. Peter’s has been blessed with twenty-two pastors as well as a student intern and a vicar which together, with the congregation, have provided a witness of the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ through our worship, prayers, and ministries.

  • Mr. William Hall (Student Intern) (June – September 1896)
  • The Rev. I. H. Stettler (September 1896 to December 1897)
  • The Rev. A. L. Benze (May 1898 to May 1899)
  • The Rev. G. G. Ruff (September 1899 to December 1902)
  • The Rev. C. L. V. Dozer (August 1903 to October 1904)
  • The Rev. J. Q. Waters (October 1904 to November 1907)
  • The Rev. A. C. Sumons (May 1908 to November 1910)
  • The Rev. M. A. Meier (April 1912 to September 1915)
  • The Rev. C. E. Read (May 1916 to September 1921)
  • The Rev. C. C. Ricker (June 1922 to January 1924)
  • The Rev. C. F. Hildebrand (May 1924 to September 1929)
  • The Rev. A. E. Simons (May 1930 to December 1932)
  • The Rev. John Keehley (January 1933 to January 1936)
  • The Rev. W. C. Hankey (June 1936 to January 1940)
  • The Rev. P. E. Walthour (June 1940 to November 1941)
  • The Rev. C. S. Brewer (January 1942 to January 1950)
  • The Rev. Paul Fauth (May 1951 to October 1954)
  • The Rev. William Steiner (January 1955 to May 1970)
  • The Rev. J. Kenneth Laber (September 1970 to August 1999)
  • Dr. Rev. Robert W. Harris (September 1999 to August 2004)
  • The Rev. Charles R. Wertz (October 2004 to August 2013)
  • The Rev. J. Kenneth Laber (July 2011 to August 2013)
  • Vicar Matthew E. Dennison (September 2013 to June 2015)
  • The Rev. Matthew E. Dennison (June 2015 to the present)