Methodist Ministers
1849 – Rev Stephen G. Hiler held services in the Old Boston and Maine depot. These services lasted six months.
1850 – The original charter established the Methodist Episcopal Church on February 21, 1850 with Rev. John Noon preaching the first sermon. Rev. S. S. Cooke and Stephen G. Hiler alternated until the church was accepted by the New England Conference.
– Rev. Bailey became the first regular stationed minister but left in October.
– Rev. John P. Foote, a student at the theological school then located in Concord, N.H. was secured to supply the pulpit.
1851 – Rev. Oliver A. Howe was sent by the Conference and under his leadership a church was built. The Zion's Herald stated: "Ballardvale has the only Methodist church around for about 200 square miles. It has 40 members and has been organized only two years, thus the increase has been from seven to fourty."
1852 – Rev. Phinney Wood
1853 – Rev. M. Norris. At this time the membership was the smallest, consisting of ten members
1854-55 – William F. Warren, who became president of Boston University some years after.
1856 – Joseph Scott and John H. Mansfield.
1857 – Rev. A. O. Hamilton
1858 – L. CV. McKinster and William Harrison
1859 – E. B. Atherman
1860 – John N. Moss
1861-63 – Rev. George Ellis
1864 – William G. LaCount
1865-67 – Rev. J. S. Day.
1867-68 – Rev. H. S. Westan
1869-70 – Rev. John W. Short
1871 – Rev. A. M. Osgood
1872 – Rev. G. C. Osgood
1873 – Rev. W. J. Parkinson
1874 – Rev. E. H. Leserman. He was to attend a revival service in Bradlee hall and was killed by a train at the Andover Street crossing.
1875-76 – G. W. Brezell. The membership was the largest until 1896.
1877 – Rev. William Wignall
1870-80 – Rev. Walter Wilkie
1881 – Rev. A. F. Hoyt
1882 – Rev. R. W. Barlow
1883-85-88 – Rev. J. A. Day, who was minister then the parsonage was built.
1886-88 – Rev. N. H. Martin
1889 – Rev. Edward E. Small
1891 – Rev. W. F. Stewart
1892 – Rev. W. F. Fuller
1893-95 – Rev. T. A. Hodgdon of Malden
1896-97 – Rev. V. E. Hills of the East Maine Conference
1897-99 – Rev. LeVerne Roberts. He died in the big Iroquois theater fire in Chicago.
1898-1900 – Rev. Thomas Livingston
1900-Oct. – L. G. March
1900-01 – Rev. William Atkins
1901-02 – Rev. C. K. Hudson
1902-03 – Rev. H. S. Cromton
1904 – Rev. F. H. Hall
1905-07 – Rev. William Ferguson
1907-09 – Rev. Alvin E. Worman
1909-10 – Rev. Elwin D. Lane, who afterwards became a prominent doctor in Andover
1910-11 – Rev. William S. Handy. While here the gospel team from Boston University School of Theology held revival services and the church was filled to capacity.
1911-12 – Rev. Conart John Mekkelson
1912-14 – Rev. Perry S. Neldon
1914-15 – Rev. James King, who was afterwards a pastor of the Lowell Congregational church and a professor at Harvard. He spoke at the 90th anniversary of this church.
1915-16 – Ralph Scott, who afterwards went into Y.M.C.A. work in South America.
1916-18 – Rev. Frank A. Everett.
1918-20 – Rev. J. P. Cordero
1921 – Rev. C. E. Wintringham
1922-23 – Rev. C. M. Schaub. He was afterwards manager of a Goodwill Industries program in Des Moines, Iowa
1923-24 Rev. Thomas Adams
1924-25 Rev. Clifford Reynolds. He instigated the 75th anniversary of this church.
1926-27 – Rev. J. R. Wonder
1928-30 – Rev. Elwyn H. Scheyer
1931-33 – Rev. Everett R. Barrows
1934 - 35 — Rev Elwyn Ewing
1936-37 – Rev. Carl L. Craine
1938-40 – Rev. Wilbert W. Marzahn. He instigated the 90th anniversary of the church
1941-1942 – Rev. Carl W. Wilson
1943-1948 and part of 49 – Rev. William Crawford
1949-1950 – Rev. Earl D. Haywood
1950-51 — Rev.Allen F. Kerns
1951-53 — Rev. Robert McCune
1953-55 — Rev. Anthony Perrino
1955 - When the Congregational and Methodist Churches united in 1955 they agreed that all future ministers will be from the Methodist Conference. Rev. Anthony Perino, preached until the Methodist Conference appointed Rev. Ralph Rosenblad as the first full-time minister of the merged church.
1955-1960 — Rev. Ralph Rosenblad
1960-1961 — Rev. Haldean Lindsey
1961-1964 — Rev. Wendell E. Minnigh
1964-1968 — Rev. Robert Bossdorf
1968-1974 — Rev. Charles Fowlie
1974-1981 — Rev. David Hollenbeck
1981-1982 — Rev Mary Ann Burr
1982-1988 — Rev. Gary Cornell
1988-1994 — Rev. Susan Morrison
1995-1996 — Rev. Allen Bryan
1997- 2003 — Rev. Judy Kohatsu
2003 - 2005 — Rev. David Myers
2005 - present — Rev. Edward Deyton