The Pastors of the Congregational Church, formerly the Stambourne Meeting

Henry Havers BA	The founder in 1662-1665	buried at Parish Church 25 October 1707
Henry Havers	Appointed 1707	died 1724
Henry Havers	Appointed 1724	died 1748
Anthony Mayhew
Henry Hammell		Died 1774
The Revd Mr King	for two years only until 1776	Died 1799
Benjamin Beddow	Appointed 1776	died 26 June 1810
James Spurgeon	Appointed 1810	died 1864
John Cooper Houchin	Resigned 1897; born 14 January 1820	died 21 January 1900
John Wesley Houchin	Appointed 1897; born 1841	resigned 1908; died 1920
H S Webb	Appointed 1910	resigned 1913
Frank Doddridge Humphreys	Appointed 1914	resigned 1923
	born 1864;	died 1946
J A Lawson	Appointed 1926	resigned 1932
Noah Brewer	Appointed 1933	retired 1942
F A Clements	Appointed 28 September 1943	resigned 1949
V L Sheldrick	Appointed 1950	resigned 1954
J T Pringle	Appointed 1959	resigned 1961
L C Jones	Appointed 1962	retired 1966
Mrs L Williams	Appointed November 1966	retired May 1974
Wilfred Potts	Appointed 1976	resigned 1987 (with intermissions); died 1988

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