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Timeline of St. Mark's History



























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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. Marks 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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