Pastors Who Served CLC


The Rev. J. E Dietterich, Pastor
January 18, 1903 – July, 1908

The Rev. S. F. Tholan, Noah Yeiser, Supply
The Rev, Samuel Shannon, Supply
July, 1908 – October, 1915

The Rev. B. M. Wagenseller, Pastor
October 28, 1915 – February 23, 1919

The Rev. Charles Smith, Supply
March, 1919- January, 1920

The Rev. E. E. Parson, Pastor
February 1, 1920 – June 24, 1928

The Rev. Edgar Cooper, Supply
1928 – February, 1929

The Rev. Ferdinand Hesse, Pastor
February, 1929 – November 1, 1940

The Rev. E. W. Huston, Pastor
September 1, 1941 – November 1, 1950

The Rev. Kenneth Zimmerman, Pastor
April 1, 1951 – June 30, 1961

The Rev. Frank Klos, Supply
July 1, 1961 – December 17, 1961


The Rev. John Newpher, Pastor
December 16, 1961 – May 1, 1971

The Rev. James Shelton, Pastor
June 1, 1964 – March 24, 1968

The Rev. Jesse Houck, Pastor
June 15, 1968 – October 23, 1971

The Rev. John Scherch, Senior Pastor
October 22, 1971 – July 13, 1985

The Rev. Barry Ridge, Assistant Pastor
May 21, 1972 – December 31, 1976

The Rev. Rodney Kopp , Assistant Pastor
June 1, 1977 – February 15, 1981

The Rev. William DeHeyman, Co-Pastor
December 5, 1983 – January 12, 1986

The Rev. Gordon Simmons, Interim
June 9, 1985 – January 12, 1986

The Rev. Jeanne English, Interim Pastor
January 13, 1986 – August 1, 1986

The Rev. Michael Carlson, Senior Pastor
August 1, 1986 – July 15, 2007


The Rev, William Shafer, Interim Pastor
September 4, 2007 – February 15, 2009

The Rev. Katherine Braun, Senior Pastor
March 1, 2009 – November, 2013

The Rev. Shirley Guider, Interim Pastor
November, 2013 – May 31, 2015

The Rev. William A. Vanderslice, Senior Pastor
June 1, 2015 to March 24, 2021

The Rev. Kris Peterson, Pastoral Assistant
July 2016 – June 2017

The Rev. Paul Jann, Pastoral Assistant and Bridge Pastor
July 2016 – August 2021

The Rev. Heidi M. Rodrick-Schnaath, Interim Pastor
August 22, 2021 – July 31, 2022

The Rev. Pastor Ronald Wesemann, Interim Pastor
August 1, 2022 – October 2022

The Rev. Pastor Axel Kaegler, Senior Pastor
December 1, 2022 –