The History of Bath Presbyterian Church
Bath Presbyterian Church has been on the same site serving the Bath Township and surrounding community since 1824. Worship services have been conducted in the same building that was conducted in the early 1830s from timber that was harvested from the site and brick that fired on site. The annex was added to the building in 1959 to provide two floors of multi-usable space. Construction was completed in 2003 on a new entrance from the north parking lot. The new space includes a lift to make both floors handicap accessible and expanded space for multi-function activities.
The deed to the land for the church was given by William Kirkwood and his wife Mary on November 15, 1834. Mark Kirkwood was sister to Robert Chamber. In 1907, Mr. Kitridge - who owned and operated the Kitridge Farms - donated the church bell.
The military has always been important to Bath Presbyterian Church. Current members and friends have served, or their family members have served, with an over 500 collective years of service. In the cemetery beside the church, there are are many Civil War graves. The oldest legible marker bears the date of 1816.
The deed to the land for the church was given by William Kirkwood and his wife Mary on November 15, 1834. Mark Kirkwood was sister to Robert Chamber. In 1907, Mr. Kitridge - who owned and operated the Kitridge Farms - donated the church bell.
The military has always been important to Bath Presbyterian Church. Current members and friends have served, or their family members have served, with an over 500 collective years of service. In the cemetery beside the church, there are are many Civil War graves. The oldest legible marker bears the date of 1816.
Pastors of Bath Presbyterian Church
1824 – 1830 Reverend Archibald Steel
1830 – 1831 Reverend Charles Dunforth
1831 – 1838 Reverend Robert E. Linn
1840 – 1841 Reverend John H. Russ
1841 – 1842 Reverend Jacob Pentyer
1842 – 1845 Reverend Robert J. Hall
1845 Reverend W. D. Smith
1845 – 1848 Reverend Patterson Reece
1849 – 1852 Reverend Edward Wright
1852 – 1853 Reverend Noah Bishop
1853 Reverend John C. Barr
1854 – 1855 Reverend Samuel Hair
1856 Reverend John H. Gill
1856 – 1858 Reverend Charles Sturdivant & Reverend Rodgers
1858 – 1859 Reverend Amos Bartholimew
1859 Reverend L. M. Stevens
1859 – 1860 Reverend J. L. Belville
1860 – 1862 Reverend Charles Sturdivant and others
1862 – 1863 Reverend W. G. White
1863 – 1866 Reverend William McGook
1866 – 1867 Reverend J. Pollock
1868 – 1870 Reverend J. S. Weaver
1871 – 1877 Reverend W. H. Cummins
1877 Reverend J. S. Kemper
1877 – 1878 Reverend J. Gage
1878 Reverend J. R. Hughes
1878 Reverend J. M. Davis
1879 Reverend W. S. Rea
1879 Reverend W. J. Hall
1879 – 1881 Reverend W. W. Colmery
1881 – 1889 Reverend E. S. Weaver
1889 – 1892 Reverend W. F. Layport
1892 – 1894 Reverend George O. Nichols
1894 – 1897 Reverend W. A. Patton
1898 – 1902 Reverend Charles A. Hunter
1903 – 1906 Reverend S. G. Dunning
1910 – 1916 Reverend S. K. Scott
1916 – 1920 Reverend Harris G. Rice
1920 – 1921 Reverend Narcisco Lafuerzo
1921 – 1922 Reverend Homer Miller
1922 – 1934 Reverend John E. Kimmel
1934 – 1936 Reverend Charles N. Doolittle
1936 Reverend John W. Fox
1936 – 1945 Reverend Scott
1945 – 1951 Reverend Fred Engle
1951 – 1952 John Hester (student)
1951 – 1952 Robert Lesher (student)
1952 – 1958 Reverend Joseph Meyers
1958 – 1959 Reverend James Conley
1 Feb 1961 – 15 Nov 1962 Reverend John R. Johnson
4 Sep 1963 – 1 May 1969 Reverend Seward H. Bliss
1969 – 1970 Oliver Strand (student)
13 Oct 1970 – 29 Oct 1978 Reverend Horace A. Guiler (Stated Supply)
26 Nov 1978 – 31 Oct 2003 Reverend Donald M. Stewart (Stated Supply)
25 Feb 2004 – 12 June 2005 Reverend David Fleming (Interim)=
15 June 2005 – 29 Jan 2010 Reverend Janine Wilson
1 May 2010 – 29 July 2012 Reverend Dr. Thomas B. Martin (Interim; Stated Supply)
1 Oct 2012 – 20 Jan 2014 Reverend Kelley Angleberger (Stated Supply)
5 Mar 2014 – 5 June 2015 Reverend Doris Arnett Whitaker (Stated Supply)
4 Oct 2015 - Present Reverend Emily Haddox (Stated Supply)
1830 – 1831 Reverend Charles Dunforth
1831 – 1838 Reverend Robert E. Linn
1840 – 1841 Reverend John H. Russ
1841 – 1842 Reverend Jacob Pentyer
1842 – 1845 Reverend Robert J. Hall
1845 Reverend W. D. Smith
1845 – 1848 Reverend Patterson Reece
1849 – 1852 Reverend Edward Wright
1852 – 1853 Reverend Noah Bishop
1853 Reverend John C. Barr
1854 – 1855 Reverend Samuel Hair
1856 Reverend John H. Gill
1856 – 1858 Reverend Charles Sturdivant & Reverend Rodgers
1858 – 1859 Reverend Amos Bartholimew
1859 Reverend L. M. Stevens
1859 – 1860 Reverend J. L. Belville
1860 – 1862 Reverend Charles Sturdivant and others
1862 – 1863 Reverend W. G. White
1863 – 1866 Reverend William McGook
1866 – 1867 Reverend J. Pollock
1868 – 1870 Reverend J. S. Weaver
1871 – 1877 Reverend W. H. Cummins
1877 Reverend J. S. Kemper
1877 – 1878 Reverend J. Gage
1878 Reverend J. R. Hughes
1878 Reverend J. M. Davis
1879 Reverend W. S. Rea
1879 Reverend W. J. Hall
1879 – 1881 Reverend W. W. Colmery
1881 – 1889 Reverend E. S. Weaver
1889 – 1892 Reverend W. F. Layport
1892 – 1894 Reverend George O. Nichols
1894 – 1897 Reverend W. A. Patton
1898 – 1902 Reverend Charles A. Hunter
1903 – 1906 Reverend S. G. Dunning
1910 – 1916 Reverend S. K. Scott
1916 – 1920 Reverend Harris G. Rice
1920 – 1921 Reverend Narcisco Lafuerzo
1921 – 1922 Reverend Homer Miller
1922 – 1934 Reverend John E. Kimmel
1934 – 1936 Reverend Charles N. Doolittle
1936 Reverend John W. Fox
1936 – 1945 Reverend Scott
1945 – 1951 Reverend Fred Engle
1951 – 1952 John Hester (student)
1951 – 1952 Robert Lesher (student)
1952 – 1958 Reverend Joseph Meyers
1958 – 1959 Reverend James Conley
1 Feb 1961 – 15 Nov 1962 Reverend John R. Johnson
4 Sep 1963 – 1 May 1969 Reverend Seward H. Bliss
1969 – 1970 Oliver Strand (student)
13 Oct 1970 – 29 Oct 1978 Reverend Horace A. Guiler (Stated Supply)
26 Nov 1978 – 31 Oct 2003 Reverend Donald M. Stewart (Stated Supply)
25 Feb 2004 – 12 June 2005 Reverend David Fleming (Interim)=
15 June 2005 – 29 Jan 2010 Reverend Janine Wilson
1 May 2010 – 29 July 2012 Reverend Dr. Thomas B. Martin (Interim; Stated Supply)
1 Oct 2012 – 20 Jan 2014 Reverend Kelley Angleberger (Stated Supply)
5 Mar 2014 – 5 June 2015 Reverend Doris Arnett Whitaker (Stated Supply)
4 Oct 2015 - Present Reverend Emily Haddox (Stated Supply)