Presho United Methodist Church
1906-1994
In February 1900. the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized. Rev. J.
R. Payne was the first pastor. The first worship services were held in a
schoolhouse and the church was built in 1907.
The Ladies Aid was
organized in 1908 with approximately twenty members. The name
was later changed to "Women's
Society of Christian Service," in 1940 and then changed to its present name,
United Methodist Women, in 1974.
The first parsonage was built by Mr. and
Mrs. Dickerson in 1917. Then in 1981 a new parsonage was built.
During time when J. Edwin Coates
was pastor, a building fund was established for a new
building. Construction started in the fall
of 1973 and completed in 1974. A new bell tower was added to the church in 1989
just in time for the South Dakota centennial celebration.
The Sunday School has been active in mission work for the church.
They have helped sponsor a missionary family and are
currently working to buy a Llama for the International Heifer Project. The UMYF
helps with the Easter Sunrise Services which
are held at Brakke Dam each year.
The church has an active congregation and holds
several fund raisers throughout the year. Every February the men have their
ground hog and pancake feed. The United Methodist Women have a Bazaar and serve
a family style turkey supper. They do a
Spring Style Show and Tea in the Spring. The style show features hand made
garments and clothing from a dress shop owned by
one of the members of the church. The money raised
from these events is going toward new carpeting for the church.
The following is a list of pastors who have served the Presho Methodist Church:
J. R. Payne 1906, H.
L. Shoemaker 1908, G. M. Stebbins 1909,
A. C. Smith 1910, J. C. Green 1910,
M. L. Sundelin 1911, George B. Gordon 1912,
A. W. Percy 1913, C. E. Hager 1913,
George Matthews 1914, H. L. Williams
1915, Garner
Osborne 1917, George Smith 1919,
Anthony L. Wilson 1921,
Ralph E. Rich 1922, Clinton D. Arms 1928,
Fred Rawlingson 1929, Orville Knowlton 1935,
James Floyd 1936, Erwin Kiel 1937,
D. O. Yeagar 1938, Rev. Stevenston 1940,
Harley Thompson 1941, Joel Harris 1943,
R. N. Nankivel 1944, John Brown 1945,
H. W. Minish 1946, John Wallay 1947,
Robert Plastow 1952, William Miller 1953,
EarlCronin 1956, Kenneth Hairgrove
1960, J. Edwin Coates 1965, David Mack 1971,
John Jacoway 1975,
Eric Grinager 1982, Robert
Brown 1986, Karl
and Jo Watkins 1990, James
Towler 1994, Wayne Tieszen
Present
An Intern program was developed in 1977 to give eminaty students an opportunity to experience pastoral ministry. The following student interns have served the Lyman Parish: Eric Grinager-1977, Linda Ronauld/Dick Fincarson-1978, Zelma Land-1979, John Rice-198O, Carol Jean Nelson-1981 , Clark Christain-1982, Kip Roozen-1983, Terry Beyl-1984, Alton Milligan-1985, Gray Geiman-1986, Roberta Patterson-1987, Dan Freed-1988, Jim Harsh-1989.
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| Reita Bechard | Chas. and Junebelle Beckwith | Lucile Blocker | Dallas and Judy Brost | Barry and Linda Brown | Rex and Dorothy Brown |
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| Ted and Arlyne Brown | Lillie Butt | Gene and Janet Clark | Barbara and Murray Coble | Perry and Lavonne Comp | Rob and Lois Comp family |
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| Rolly and Kim Cropsey | Ron and Karen Cropsey | Jay and Beverly Dooley | Julie and Hunter Ehlers | Carol and LaVerne Ehlers | Jake Fenenga |
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| Gloe, Dorothy | Halverson, Bertha | Howder, Dorritt | Hubbard, John | Hulce, Forrest and Elnora | Hupp, Forrest and Donna |
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| Johnson, Bev and family | Johnson, Cecil and Norma | Grace Jones | Ione King | Brian and Michelle Lintvedt family | Dorothy Koenig |
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| Jean Maxwell | McClannahan, Bret and Tami family | McNaughton, Neil and Pat family | Bill and Nancy McPeak family | Archie and Cora Jean Millard | David and Vicki Millard family |
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| Douglas and Geri Moore family | Ken and Betty Parks | Harry and Gloria Perry | Orlo and Evelyn Schervem | Violet Snodgrass | Gladys Stanley |
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| Thelma Swenson | Norma Taylor | Stan and Barbara Terca family | Wayne and Annie Tieszen | John J. and Cleo Urban | Mary Urban |
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| Delbert and Eileen Uthe | Harold and Dallas Uthe | John and Jennifer Uthe & Jaylen | Charles and Juanita Willis | John and Karen Willis family |