Pastors of the Tracy First United Methodist Church


 

Watson Thatcher

Jun 12, 1891 - Aug 19, 1891

3 months

From Chicago, helped during his time in California

 

George Larkin

Sep 1, 1891 - June 1892

9 months

 

 

E.B. Winning (Asst P.)

June 1892 – Sep 1892

4 months

 

 

P. Schneider

 

 

German Methodist Church of Tracy pastor, he assisted when needed

 

James Jefferies

Sep 12, 1892 – Sep 11, 1894

2 years

 

 

James Young

Sep 17, 1894 – Sep 16, 1895

1 year

 

 

E. J. Wilson

Sep 16, 1895 – Sep 15, 1896

1 year

 

 

Everett Hill

Sep 15, 1896 – Sep 5, 1898

2 years

 

 

William Burchett

Sep 22, 1898 – Sep 15, 1899

1 year

 

 

Lorr W. Ewing

Sep 15, 1899 – Sep 1900

1 year

 

 

W. E. Miller

Sep 1900 – Sep 1901

1 year

 

 

C. P. Hestor

Oct 1901 – Feb 1902

5 months

 

 

Austin J. Hamlin

Mar 28, 1902 – May 6, 1902

1 ½ months

 

 

F. A. Lamb

May 15, 1902 – Sep 16, 1902

4 months

 

 

Frank Gillette

Sep 16, 1902 – Sep 19, 1905

3 years

 

 

Phineas T. Lynn

Sep 17, 1905 – Sep 1907

2 years

 

 

Heilan O. Edson

Sep 19, 1907 – Sep 21, 1908

1 year

 

 

Robert Burley

Sep 21, 1908 – Sep 26, 1910

2 years

 

 

J. J. Pardee

Sep 26, 1910 – Sep 3, 1911

1 year

 

 

Robert L. McArthur

Sep 19, 1911 – Sep 1915

4 years

 

 

N. M. Parsons

Sep 1915 – Sep 1917

2 years

 

 

David Ralston

Sep 1917 – Sep 1921

3 years

 

 

Henry James

Sep 1921 – Sep 1923

2 years

 

 

H. E. McWilliams

Sep 1923 – Mar 1924

1 ½ years (Ret.)

 

 

Jesse R. Rudkins

Mar 1924 – Sep 1926

2 ½ years

 

 

A. J. Kennedy

Sep 11, 1926 – Sep 11, 1928

2 years

 

 

Henry J. Catterall

Sep 3, 1928 – Jun 1931

2 Ό years

 

 

Elliott Fisher

Jun 1931 – Mar 1933

1 Ύ years

 

 

Adam Bird

Mar 1933 – Jun 1934

1 Ό years

 

 

Fred B. Wilcox

Jun 1934 – Jun 1936

2 years

 

 

Ralph W. Crawford

Jun 1936 – Jun 1939

3 years

 

 

J. Alvin Crawford

1939 - 1942

3 years

 

 

William T. Mehard

1942 - 1947

5 years

 

 

Thomas Cuddy

1947 - 1949

2 years

 

 

Richard Bimson

1949 - 1953

3 years

 

 

Loren Mee

1953 - 1958

5 years

 

 

Robert J. Hawthorne

1958 - 1962

4 years

 

 

Henry Page White

1962 - 1963

1 year

 

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Glenn S. Fuller

1963 - 1969

6 years

A loyal friend to church members, he had a strong world missionary view and was truly a part of an international family. Controversial speakers presented a balanced view of issues under his leadership.

Newell P. Knudson

1969 - 1972

3 years

He provided a positive affirmation of faith on a daily basis and had a caring relationship with his congregation’s members.

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Clyde Vaughn

1972 - 1978

6 years

He brought innovations to the church’s worship services, including interpretive dance and guitar music.  He worked well with youth.  He always wore tennis shoes and rode a motorcycle.  The story goes that one time he went to visit and elderly church member. He roared up on his motorcycle, with a leather jacket and helmet on.  The lady would not let him into her house.

 

Edgar Bradley

1978 - 1981

4 years

Dedicated to the congregation.

 

Bradford Bryant

1981-1990

9 years

He spent many hours at the hospital, donated time and leadership to community programs such as the Boy Scouts, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Tracy Ministerial Association.  During his ministry, the Grace Fine Center was opened for use by the community for such organizations as the Boy Scouts, Smokers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous and Head Start.

 
  Congregation, 1985

Mary Elyn Bahlert
and
Jeff Kunkel

(a clergy couple)

1990-1992

2 years

They shared the single appointment as the church’s pastor.

Thomas Butler

1992 - 2003

11 years

He was actively involved in the community, serving as a Trustee at Sutter Tracy Hospital, on the Steering Committee of the Tracy Tomorrow II city-wide planning committee, the founding board of the STEPS program for education of pregnant and parenting teens at Tracy High School, the advisory board for the Character Counts program in the Tracy Unified School District, the Tracy Ministerial Association and the Rotary Club of Tracy.

Donna Wood

2003 - 2006

 3 years

 

Mark Buenafe

2006 - 2010

4 years