Who We Are

We Are United Methodists.

Our United Methodist history, heritage and theology make us distinct in the Mainline Protestant Christian tradition.

The United Methodist Church is a worldwide connection of more than 12 million members in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. We are the person next door, the church on the other side of the country, and the worshiping community across the globe. We are a diverse gathering of Christians, united by God’s grace and together, we share a legacy of living as disciples of Jesus Christ, sharing God's love both in what we say and how we serve our neighbors.

1844 - Met in log cabins

1854 - Church services in railroad car

1859 - Wooden Church started

1862 - Wooden Church dedicated

1880 - Two story brick Church constructed

1910 - First pipe organ

1929 - Subbasement constructed

1947 - Fire destroys 2-story brick Church

(Services temporarily held in Central School)

1949 - Groundbreaking for new church

1951 - New church building consecrated

1963 - Construction of Hicks Hall

1972 - Old stone 2-story church tore down

1968 - Merging of Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist Episcopal Churches forming the United Methodist Church

1972 - Radio broadcast started

1983 - Started Bell Choirs

1981 - Sanctuary and Hicks Hall combined with offices and Macy Room

1994 - Television ministry started

1995 - Chancel area renovation

2016 - Central School Ministry Started

2017 - Revive Rochelle

2018 - Kitchen Renovation

1843 - LS Walker (Lighthouse, then Lane)
1856 - John Nate
1857 - J.T. Hanna
1859 - Calvin Brookins
** - Marcus A Plum
** - A.W.Paige
** - Thomas Cochrane
** - Ora A. Walker
1866 - George S. Youngs
1867 - James Fassett
1868-70 - William H. Strout
1871 - J.O. Crumb
1872-74 - G.R. VanHorn
1875-77 - Olin F. Matteson
1878-79 - J. E. Springer
1880 - E. W. Adams
1881-82 - A.M. Pilcher
1883 - Jonathan C. Staughton
1884-85 - M.M Bales
1886 - William Bernard Norton
1887-90 - Anthony T. Horn
1891 - James Monroe Wheaton
1892 - J. T. LeGear
1895-98 - William Henry Otjen
1899 - O.E. Murray
1900 - Robert Henry Dollivar
1902-06 - F. W. Nazarene
1906 - John P. Davies
1909-14 - Albertus Perry
1914-17 - William L. Whipple
1917-19 - John Dingle
1919-24 - Davis Cruea
1924-25 - Arthur Cates
1925-27 - S.S. Langdoc
1927-29 - James A. Foard
1930-32 - Raymond M. Putnam
1933-40 - Paul Dibble
1940-42 - John Robeson
1942-46 - Clark Arthur Hull
1946-53 - Hughs B. Morris
1953-58 - Dr. George Keepin
1958-61 - Robert Crocker
1961-66 - Harold Olson
1966-80 - Comodore Chasteen
1980-88 - Theodore B. Rockwood
1988-92 - Kay Dillard
1992-00 - Al Campbell
2000-07 - Jonathan Hutchison
2007-11 - Brett Todd
2011-15 - Cindy Marino
2015-2021 - Rob Hamilton
2021 - current - Dr. Katherine Thomas Paisley