Medina Federated Church is an
Evangelical, Independent Bible Believing congregation. We seek to
“Equip the saints for the Work of service” Ephesians 4:12.
1836 In June the
church called its first pastor. Rev Edward Hodge.
1836 In December,
The Baptist Church of Canandaigua voted to hold their meetings
in the village of Medina. In the winter of 1836- 1837 and the
summer of 1837 meetings were held in the home of Cook Hotchkiss
who served as Deacon at the time.
1837 On May 30th
the name of the church was changed to The Medina Baptist Church.
1839 The Medina
Baptist Church began meeting in the Medina school-house
1844 A Methodist
class was organized and a building was built. This became known
as the Medina Methodist Church.
1846 A new Baptist
Church building was built. This is the building currently in
use.
1875 A remodel
of the church was completed.
1911 June 30
The 75th Anniversary of Medina Baptist was
celebrated.
1930 Due to
the Depression, the Baptist Church and the Methodist Church
could no longer function independently. Together they formed the
Medina Federated Church and began to meet in the Baptist Church
building.
1936 100th
Anniversary Celebration was hosted.
1961 The
basement of the church was completed and dedicated.
1964 The land
for the parsonage was donated by Sylvester Huff .
1966 The
construction on the parsonage was completed .
1972 On April
16th a remodel of the sanctuary was completed.
1986 The church
celebrated its 150th Anniversary.
1988 The new
building addition was completed. This building includes the
Fellowship Hall, the Pastor’s Study, Sunday School Office and
six classrooms.
2003 An
addition and remodel of the parsonage was completed.
During the first 50 years, the
church had twenty pastors. Incomplete records show thirty-one up
to the time of the federation. Following is a partial list of the
pastors who have served at Medina Baptist and Medina Federated
Church.
|
Rev. Edward Hodge |
1836-1838 |
|
Rev. Lauren Hotchkiss |
1838-1840 |
|
Rev. Charles Bacon |
1840-1842 |
|
Rev. John I. Fulton |
1842-1843 |
|
Rev. A.S. Ames |
1845-1849 |
|
Peter VanWinkle |
1850 |
|
Rev. U.B. Miller |
1850-1853 |
|
Rev. H.P. Stillwell |
1853-1857 |
|
Rev. William Pack |
1857-1859 |
|
Rev S. Morland |
1859 |
|
Rev. Philo Forbes |
1860-1865 |
|
Rev. B.J. Boynton |
1866-1869 |
|
Rev. C.P. Fesseden |
1869 |
|
Rev. H.P. Eldridge
|
1870-1878 |
|
Rev R.S. James |
1878-1881 |
|
Rev. Issac Horton |
1881 |
|
Rev. M.E. Hayne |
1881-1884 |
|
Rev. A. H. Jessup |
1885-1887 |
|
Rev. C.C. Willett |
1887-? |
|
Rev. Hamilton Fraser |
1905-1915 |
|
Rev. R.O. Thompson |
1920 |
|
Rev Essex |
1923 |
|
Joseph Richman |
1924 |
|
Verle J. Carson |
1936-38 |
|
Nihl Johnson |
1938-1941 |
|
Walter Saxman |
1941-1944 |
|
Harry Harfst |
1944-1949 |
|
Dr. R.D. Leonard |
1949-1951 |
|
Robert Florean (student
pastor) |
1949-1951 |
|
James Simons |
1951-1952 |
|
Miles Peele |
1952-1954 |
|
Ralph Cheeseborough (student
pastor) |
1954-1956 |
|
Larry Bentley |
1956-1958 |
|
Rev. Howard Yatzek Sr. |
1958-1962 |
|
Rev. Morgan Reese |
1963-1964 |
|
Charles Huber |
Interim |
|
Rev. Gerald French |
Interim |
|
Rev. Burt Brooks |
Interim |
|
Rev. Howard Yatzek Sr. |
1967-1982 |
|
Rev. Ronald Watterly |
1982-1984 |
|
Rev. David Leman |
1985-1993 |
|
Rev. George Hall |
1993-1998 |
|
Darren Lemmon |
1999-Present |
