2013-???? St. Marks is served by Rev. Jennell Rue 2011-2012 St. Marks is served by Rev. Ward Cornett III as Interim Pastor 2005-2011 St. Marks is served by Rev. Bruce Quatman 2004-2005 St. Marks is served by Rev. Wiese as Interim Pastor 2001-2004 St. Marks is served by Rev. William Saunders 2000-2001 St. Marks is served by Rev. Godfrey as Interim Pastor 2000 St. Marks is served by Rev. Hoversten as Interim Pastor 1995-2000 St. Marks is served by Rev. Charles Woodward 1995 St. Marks is served by Rev. Heil as Interim Pastor 1990 Worship Service is televised on local cable channel and broadcast on local radio 1990 Air-conditioning (cooling) is installed 1989-1995 St. Marks is served by Rev. Jeff Campbell 1988 Elevator (lift) is installed to serve 3 levels of church 1987-1989 St. Marks is served by Rev. Stein as Interim Pastor 1986-1987 St. Marks is served by Rev. Virgil Hoyer 1986 St. Marks is served by Rev. Culver as Interim Pastor 1980 Offices and garage are constructed behind parsonage 1978-1986 St. Marks is served by Rev. Thomas Phillips 1965 Educational wing is dedicated and sanctuary is remodeled, including installation of new pipe organ 1964 Reuben Lamb home (first building erected in Delaware, 1808) is demolished to make room for educational wing 1948-1978 St. Marks is served by Rev. Kenneth DeWalt 1942 Parsonage is constructed 1937-1947 St. Marks is served by Rev. Arthur Daehnke 1935-1936 St. Marks is served by Rev. Albert Jagnow 1934 Building is remodeled 1932 "Hymn of St. Marks" is composed by Rev. Kuhlman 1932-1935 St. Marks is served by Rev. Arthur Kuhlman 1925-1931 St. Marks is served by Rev. E. Ray Richards 1920-1925 St. Marks is served by Rev. A. A. Ahn 1919 Sunday afternoon German worship services are discontinued 1918-1920 St. Marks is served by Rev. Paul Ebert 1914-1917 St. Marks is served by Rev. Joseph Sittler to the Left is Rev. Joseph Sittler Jr., the son of Rev. Joseph Sittler above, who would become President of the Ohio Synod of the United Lutheran Church and distinguished seminary professor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago 1913 22 members and their families are ‘washed out’ by the flood Water damages the church basement 1909 Electric lights are installed 1907-1913 St. Marks is served by Rev. F. B. Hax 1904 Moeller pipe organ is installed (using ‘water power’) and dedicated in sanctuary 1893 Room behind sanctuary is dedicated for educational use 1890-1907 St. Marks is served by Rev. Jacob Sheatsley 1885-1890 St. Marks is served by Rev. Edward Pfeiffer 1877-1884 St. Marks is served by Rev. Henry Becker 1875 The first women are appointed to serve on a congregational committee 1875 A woman custodian is hired to clean and live in the church 1873-1877 St. Marks is served by Rev. Emmanuel Cronenwett 1870 Gas lights are installed in the sanctuary 1869 A parsonage is built at 358 N. Sandusky Street 1865-1873 St. Marks is served by Rev. C. H. L. Schuette 1862 Parochial day school is established 1860 Rev. Loy is elected President of the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio, a position he held for 32 years. He also composed 42 hymns for the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal
1857 St. Marks Sunday School is reorganized with both German and English teachers 1853 Main sanctuary of church is dedicated 1852 The Lutheran congregation decides to leave the shared building and buys property at the current location, adopting the name of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 1849 English is added as a second service in the afternoon after the German version in the morning 1849-1865 St. Marks is served by Rev. Matthias Loy 1842-1848 St. Marks is served by Rev. Benjamin Pope 1837 Lutheran and Reformed decide to establish separate congregations, but worship in the same building 1835 First church building dedicated by joint congregation of Lutherans and German Reformed under the name of Zion Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Church located on the corner of Henry & William Streets 1835-1842 St. Marks is served by Rev. Samuel Klein 1834-1835 St. Marks is served by Rev. George Snyder 1828-1834 St. Marks is served by Pastors Shulz and Weil 1821 St. Marks is organized as a Lutheran congregation a constitution is signed by Rev. Henkel and 55 lay members 1810 German Lutheran families from Pennsylvania establish homes along the Olentangy River south of Delaware. Ministry among them is begun by Rev. Charles Henkel of Columbus |
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