Our Pastors

St. Paul's Pastors.
Home Page About us Pastors Missionaries Calendar VBS Newsletter- Articles Building Our History Prayer Page Beverly Community Boy's Scout Troop 608 Contact Us	Steven A. Wenner began his pastorate with St. Paul’s Bible Church in August 2001. In June 2000, Pastor Wenner was ordained in the Southern Baptist Church. In large part, due to Pastor Wenner’s past service in a variety of Christian traditions, including, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Evangelical Covenant, he does not claim any one denominational affiliation. Pastor graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and an M.A. in Spiritual Formation & Discipleship. Pastor Wenner and Kelly, his wife of 14 years, are gifted teachers of the scriptures. The Wenners make their home in the Beverly community with their four Children: Zachary, Janelle, Grace, and Nathan. Check out Pastor Wenner’s Theology Blog. Our youth Pastor, Jason Kreider, graduated from Grace College in Winona Lake Indiana with a BA in Biblical Studies. His wife Sue is a graduate of Ashland University with a BA in Communications. Jason brings to us a passion to reach Kids for Christ and see them discipled. St. Paul's Bible Church is an independent, non-denominational Protestant congregation first organized in the Beverly neighborhood in 1893. Our founding members were of mixed denominational affiliation who felt strongly that their church should remain free from any denominational ties. All of our pastors, however, have sustained relationships with their respective denominations. The following men have led the congregation of St. Paul's Bible Church over the past 107 years.
Dates	Our Former Pastors
May 1894 December 1895	Rev. William R. Scarrett Presbyterian
January 1896 - October 1899	Rev. Columbus Bradford Methodist
February 1900 - April 1909	Rev. Clifford Snowden Congregational
August 1909 - May 1918	Rev. Dr. Philip F. Matzinger Presbyterian
December 1918 - September 1927	Rev. Frank A. Gageby Presbyterian
December 1927 - January 1944	Rev. Dr. William W. Iliffe Presbyterian
December 1944 - March 1960	Rev. Dr. William Thomas Presbyterian
October 1960 - April 1971	Rev. Arthur L. Herries Presbyterian
April 1972 - April 1976	Rev. Benjamin D. Davis Presbyterian
September 1976 - June 1989	Rev. Donald A. Vandenberg Reformed Church of America
July 1989 - January 1993	Rev. David L. Pierce Baptist
May 1993 - September 1997	Rev. Dr. Verle Bell Independent
September 1998 - November 2000	Rev. Wayne D. Kirk Methodist