Our Pastors – Past and Present
In the early 1870’s, Methodist Circuit Rider, Rev. J. E. Miller served the Southern California area.
He preached every fourth Sunday in Anaheim
Our Pastors
Anaheim Methodist Episcopal Church
| 1878 | A. M. Leihy |
| 1883 | C. H. Bollinger |
| 1887 | D. O. Chamberlayne |
| 1890 | F. R. Holcomb |
| 1891 | R. S. Badger & F. R. Holcomb |
| 1892 | W. G. Cowan |
| 1895 | F. R. Holcomb |
| 1897 | J. A. White |
| 1900 | E. W. Pratt |
| 1902 | F. W. Johnson |
| 1903 | B. A. Johnson |
| 1905 | George Haffen |
| 1907 | L. J. Moore |
| 1910 | F. A. Ziegler |
| 1912 | C. H. M. Sutherland |
| 1916 | Harry W. White |
| 1918 | J. F. Humphrey |
| 1920 | Jas. S. Geissinger |
| 1925 | B. S. Haywood |
White Temple
First Methodist Church of Anaheim
Senior Pastors
| 1929 | Ralph W. Lee |
| 1932 | Ray C. Harker |
| 1936 | J. Kells Swenerton |
| 1940 | Irvin H. Engle |
| 1940 | Thomas L. Burden |
| 1945 | Hayden S. Sears |
| 1947 | Rollo E. Dunham |
| 1949 | Frank E. Butterworth |
| 1955 | Earl Kernahan |
| 1961 | Francis Cook |
| 1964 | Thomas R. Pendell |
| 1968 | George M. Raun |
Associate Pastors
| 1959-1961 | Dan R. Kennedy |
| 1959-1962 | John Fugitt |
| 1962-1963 | Arthur Hobson |
| 1964-1967 | Daniel M. Jordon |
| 1966 | G. Paul Keller |
| 1968 | Robert R. Ray |
| 1968 | Everett R. Felder |
| 1969 | Claude W. Young |
| 1970 | Robert P. Shuler III |
People's Church
Wesley Methodist Church
East Anaheim Methodist Church
Senior Pastors
| 1926 | Harold L. Thatcher |
| 1932 | William R. Thornton |
| 1934 | Solomon Maurice Cheek |
| 1936 | Henry F. Beavon |
| 1939 | G. Carroll Rector |
| 1941 | Fred M. Essig |
| 1942 | Harold Preston |
| 1946 | Leslie Sim |
| 1948 | Daniel F. Miller |
| 1951 | Wm. McKinley Walker |
| 1956 | Arthur A. Kent |
| 1960 | Gene M. Gehres |
| 1962 | Clyde E. Ervin |
| 1966 | John D. Robinson |
Associate Pastors
| 1970 | Robert P. Shuler III |
Anaheim United Methodist Church
Senior Pastors
| 1970 | Mark C. Trotter |
| 1976 | David O. Beadles |
| 1985 | Robert B. Shepard Jr. |
| 2000 | John W. Fanistil |
| 2004 | R. Preston Price |
| 2008 | Mike Bankhead |
| 2008 | David O. Beadles (interim) |
| 2009 | Ken McMillan (interim) |
| 2009 | Don Roe |
| 2014 | James Dollins |
| 2022 | Jessica Strysko |
Diaconal Ministers
| 1980-2005 | Mary Hibbard |
| 2014 | MJ. Buist |
Pastors Emeritus
Rev. David O. Beadles
Associate Pastors
| 1970 | Robert P. Shuler III |
| 1973 | Glendon E. Harris |
| 1975 | Harold P. Wayman |
| 1977 | Frank M. Gray |
| 1981 | John L. Giffin |
| 1985 | E. Clark Robb |
| 1988 | Tom Heslop |
| 1991 | James Thomann |
| 1993 | Bethellen Balikian |
| 1995 | Shannon Conklin-Dennis |
| 2002 | Paige Eaves |
| 2005 | Sheena Trotter-Dennis |
| 2007 | Dale Fredrickson |
| 2008 | Amanda Lunemann |
| 2010-2012 | Rey Guevera |
| 2017-2019 | Nicole Armstrong |
