Historical Pastors

Historical Pastors of Salem Lutheran Church

The Rev. John Nicholas Hemping 1835 – 1850
The Rev. C. F. Welden 1850 – 1851
The Rev. Nathan Yeager 1852 – 1853
The Rev. Frederick Walz 1854 – 1864
The Rev. Jeremiah Schindel 1865 – 1870
The Rev. Thomas Steck 1870 – 1873
The Rev. Reuben S. Wagner 1874 – 1881
The Rev. Joseph Hillpot 1881 – 1889
The Rev. O. E. Pflueger 1889 – 1902
The Rev. C. F. Kuder 1903 – 1906
The Rev. H. A. Kunkle 1907 – 1908
The Rev. E. J. Heilman 1909 – 1918
The Rev. W. Z. Artz 1918 – 1964
The Rev. David Hauck 1964 – 1974
The Rev. Steven D. Dorsett 1974 – 1983
The Rev. Charles H. Oldland, III June 1984 – April 2001
The Rev. John C. Schaertel (interim) April 2001- March 2002
The Rev. Joel Zeiders (interim) March 2002 – December 2002
The Rev. John C. Schaertel (interim) January 2003 – October 2003
The Rev. Nancy Weiss November 2003 – December 2005
The Rev. John C. Schaertel (interim emeritus) January 2006 – April 2009
The Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Minnich, STS (emeritus) April 2009 – April 2022
The Rev. Mark A. Hoffman, STS (pilot unification) 2022
The Rev. Rodney Lilley (interim) February 2023 – present