Past Pastors
A photo history of the pastors of OCC
A rich history of leadership
Through the years, these dedicated pastors have led the congregation of Orient Congregational Church, each leaving an indelible mark on its storied history. As you browse through these photographs, we invite you to travel back in time and celebrate the lives and contributions of these remarkable individuals who have shaped the church’s enduring legacy.
60 – Rev. Dr. Donna Schapper
2020-2022
59 – Rev. Dr. Ann Van Cleif
2001-2018
58 – Rev. James H. Cavanaugh
1995-1998
57. Rev. Gary Hasse
1991-1994
56 – Rev. Donald Hamblin
1988-1991
55 – Rev Milton Heitzman
1979-1988
54 – Rev. Harry Gaylord Dorman
1971-1979
53 – Rev. Bert Logan Duncan
1970-1971
52 – Rev Edward F. Debbie
1965-1969
51 – Rev Frederick S. Lowry
1960-1965
50 – Rev John Sargent
1955-1959
49 – Rev Edwin Richard Engstrom Jr.
1951-1955
48 – Rev John A Harrer
1960-1965
47 – Rev. Dr Lawrence Durgin
1944-1947
46 – Rev. Dr. John F. McCleeland Jr.
1938-1944
45 – Rev. Dr. William E. Park
1935-1938
44 – Rev. Herbert B. Morrell
1930-1934
43 – Rev. Robert R. Hartley
1926-1929
42 – Rev. Dr. Robert J. Kent
1919-1926
41 – Rev. Edward P. Hance
1915-1919
40 – Rev. William H. Longsworth
1909-1915
39 – Rev. John O. Gray
1904-1908
38 – Rev. William O. Berckmann
1900-1904
37 – Rev. Jay Taft
1895-1899
36 – Rev. Elijah S. Fairchild
1894-1894
35 – Rev David N. Vanderveer
1887-1894
34 – Rev. William H. Woodwell
1883-1887
33 – Rev. James M. Simonton
1879-1882
32 – Rev. Henry R. Harris
1877-1879
31 – Rev. William Joslyn
1876-1877
30 – Rev. Henry R. Harris
1874-1875
29 – Rev. Charles J.K. Jones
1872-1874
28 – Rev. Theodore A. Gardner
1867-1871
27 – Rev. Frederick W. Williams
1866-1866
26 – Rev. James B. Finch
1863-1865
25 – Rev. Elijah S. Fairchild
1862-1862
24 – Rev. Albert Fitch
1856-1862
23 – Rev. Henry Clark
1849-1856
22 – Rev. Phineas Blackman
1846-1848
21 – Rev. Daniel Beers
1839-1845
20 – Rev. Smith P. Gammage
1837-1838
19 – Rev. Reuben Porter
1835-1836
18 Rev. Jonathan Hunting
1833- 1835
17 – Rev. Phineas Robinson
1828-1832
16 – Rev. Edward Harris
1828-1828
There are no portraits available for pastors prior to 1828.
15 – Rev. Jonathan Robinson
1823-1828
14 – Rev. Thomas Several
1819-1822
13 – Rev. Nathan Dickerson
1815-1818
12 – Rev. Lemuel Smith
1812-1815
11 – Rev. Ezra Haynes
1808-1812
10 – Rev. Anderson
1807-1808
9 – Rev. Emerson Foster
1801-1806
8 – Rev. Jacob Crane
1797-1800
7 – Rev. Isaac Overton
1794-1796
6 – Rev. Nehemiah Cook
1792-1793
5 – Rev. Alexander Cadwell
1785-1788
4 – Rev. John Davenport
1780-1783
3 – Rev. Joseph Lee
1775
2 – Rev. William Adams
1757
1 – Johnathan Barber
Yale graduate 1739
• The Congregational Church Bank Articles were drawn up on May 1, 1739 by Rev Barber as a way of paying the minister and financing the church for future generations.
• Subscribers raised 616 pounds, 18 shillings.
• The Bank Articles stated that the minister had to be a “dissenter of the Congregational way.”