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Pastors 1742 - Present
The Congregational Church of New Fairfield has had 42 sitting pastors since
its creation in 1742. The below list contains all of our pastors from 1742
to present. Where there are gaps, there was no sitting pastor.
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Pastor's Name
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Served
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Years
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Benajah Case
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1742-1754
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12
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James Taylor
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1758-1764
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6
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Joseph Peck
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1769-1774
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5
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Medad Rogers
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1786-1822
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36
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Abraham Stansbury
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1824-1827
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3
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Daniel Crocker
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1827-1831
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4
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George Coan
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1833-1835
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2
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M. R. Morse
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1836-1838
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2
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David C. Perry
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1838-1844
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6
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Henry H. Morgan
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1845-1849
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4
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Lewis Pennell
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1849-1853
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4
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Aaron B. Pfeffers
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1855-1859
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4
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Ezra D. Kinney
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1859-1861
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2
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William S. Clark
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1861-1863
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2
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Daniel D. Frost
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1863-1865
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2
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Stephen A. Loper
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1865-1867
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2
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Charles B. Dye
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1868-1871
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3
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E. B. Claggett
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1871-1877
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6
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S. G. Lum
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1879-1883
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4
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Dr. A. C. Hubbard
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1889-1897
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8
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W. O Berckman
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1897-1900
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3
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C. B. McLean
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1900-1902
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2
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James E. Rees
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1903-1906
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3
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E. Henry Byrons
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1906-1911
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5
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John Rossiter
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1913-1914
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1
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George H. Taylor
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1916-1919
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3
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William Linaberry
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1920-1921
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1
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A. G. Trippert
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1923-1925
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2
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A. G. Mathers
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1928-1931
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3
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Mrs. Amy Bryant Mathers
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1931-1936
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5
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S. Read Chatterton
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1936-1941
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5
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Orlo E. Barnard
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1942-1944
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2
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Herman deAnguera
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1944-1949
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5
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William Hindle
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1949-1951
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2
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Alan Bradford Hutchinson
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1952-1965
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13
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William T. Kennedy
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1965-1972
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7
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Frederick E. Poorbaugh
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1972-1975
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3
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Angus H. Gelston
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1975-1982
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7
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Dr. & Mrs. James L. Stoner (Interim)
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1982-1983
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1
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David W. Hughes
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1983-1997
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14
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Dr. Robert Polk (Interim)
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1997-1998
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1
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Patricia A. Nicholas
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1998-Present
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