First Congregational Church of Wayland Centennial Celebration, Allegan County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 by Nancy Morefield. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _____________________________________________________________________________________ First Congregational Church of Wayland Centennial Celebration October 25 and 26, 1958 100 Years of Service First Congregational Church 212 West Superior Street Wayland, Michigan 1858-1958 100 Years of Ministry "Well done, good and faithful servants..." 1858-61 James McKay 1903 Robert Houston 1862-63 D.W. Comstock 1904 Rey J. Gorden 1864-67 J.S. Kidder 1905 M.H. Sly 1868 W.F. Rose 1906-07 George W. Kinner 1869-70 J. Armstrong 1908-09 J.E. Humphrey 1871-74 B. Moore 1910 C.W. Davis 1875 John Sterling 1911-12 D.A. Holman 1876 L.A. Beckwith 1913-14 Reuben L. Wintz 1877-78 C.K. Gibson 1915 John C. Crowe 1879 Truman A. Merrill 1916 John E. TenDyke 1880 Vacant 1917 Vacant 1881 James Armstrong 1918 James F. Fryer 1882-86 George Candee 1919-20 Albert G. Beard 1887 Ira B. Jones 1921 Vacant 1888 Edwin I. Ayer 1922-28 William Madison Todd 1889-91 John S. Walker 1929-31 Alto B. Lucas 1892 John R. Mason 1932 Holland Seminary Students 1893 Vacant 1933-34 Albert G. Beard 1894 John J. Bennell 1935-39 William Hainsworth 1895 Vacant 1940 Glenn Aldrich 1896-97 Frederick P. Sprague 1941-47 Clarence G. Ellinger 1898 Orrin H. Johnson 1948-56 Frank B. Bachelor, D.D. 1899-1900 Lewis W. Westphal 1956-57 Frederich Pinch 1901-02 William W. Riley 1957 Wayne E. Smith This is one page of a 10 page booklet celebrating the first 100 years of the church. Included in the booklet is the history of the church and their clubs along with naming members. dz