Timeline of St. Mark's History

2013-2019

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