History of Creekside Church and the former Elkhart City COB

PASTORS OF THE ELKHART CITY CHURCH - 1893-Present

1893 - 1897	Isaac D. Parker*
1897 - 1898	J. H. Miller*
1899 - 1900	P. B. Fitzwater**
1900 - 1904	Eli L. Heestand*
1904 - 1905	J. V. Felthouse*
1905 - 1907	Preaching done by several ministers; paid $1 a sermon
1907 - 1909	Eli L. Heestand**
1911 - 1918	No regular pastor; ministers within congregation assisted
1918 - 1920	Elias C. Swihart*
1920 - 1924	Elias C. Swihart**
1924 - 1926	William J. Buckley**
1927 - 1932	William Kinsey**
1932 - 1934	Lorell Weiss*
1934 - 1935	Lorell Weiss**
1935 - 1950	George Phillips**
1950 - 1960	Foster B. Statler**
1960 - 1966	Charles DuMond**
1966 - 1975	Clarence D. Sink**
1976 - 1986	E. Stanley Smith**
1986 - 1987	Lila McCray, Interim
1987 - 1991	Arlin Claassen**
1991 - 1992	Dorotha Fry and Charles Stouder, Interims
1992 -	David M. Bibbee**

* - Part-time ** - Full-time

During a three-year period from 1957 to 1960, three young men from Bethany Seminary in Chicago served as intern pastors: 1957 - Carl Showalter; 1958 - Martin Gauby; 1959 - Dale Shenefelt.