Historic Record of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut, 1906, Vol 2  Several well known Swedish divines of the Baptist faith have presided over the church from time to time. The first regular pastor was Rev. A. P. Sword, who served in 1888-89 and was followed by Rev. A. Rohnstrom, under whose pastorate the church was built, and he remained until 1893 when Rev. T. Clafford became the pastor, serving five years. Rev. W. KOHLER was installed and held the pastorate until 1904, when Rev. Robert Larson was called to the church from Minnesota, and he has since guided the spiritual lives of its members. The deacons of the church at the present writing are Hans Hanson, John E. Swenson, David Dahl and Olof Falk. LESLIE BRIDGES KOHLER