Apparently I posted pages 1 & 3 from the musty mimeographed manuscipt and now find what has to be a page 2 of the same thing: "David Kimmel had reached the retiring age and his son J. R. was the first Paster [sic] of the Brethren Church. Several preachers from Osawkie Church came to minister unto us among them Albert Piersol, John Root, and later Harvey Brammell and then his son, Guy Brammell, and then Walter Brunton. Rev. Arthur Brubaker of Olathe preached for us during the Nineties. During this first ten year period W. T. Sout and his wife often preached for us. During this period J. R. Kimmel as pastor, also preached Sunday afternoons and alternate morning services at school houses and country churches. Sunday Schools were generally organized in connection with these Services. One of these Mission points was at District 72 schoolhouse, where at one time about one-third of the membership lived. For several years he held regular services at Lone Tree and Brown school houses where Sunday Schools were also organized. Rev. W. T. Stout as pastor and Leona Stout his wife an able assistant rendered an important service in the early history of our Church. W. H. Rawlinson, was pastor during the year 1905. George Kunswas called as pastor to the church in 1907, and was with us until the fall of 1914, when he was called to be the pastor of the First Church of the Brethren of Philadelphia. The organization of the McLouth Church of the Brethren occurred in the evening of September 4th, 1917. Elders I. L. Hoover and H. L. Brammell and Will Beckner perfected the organization. The charter members were H. H. Kimmell and Lydia Kimmel, his wife, J. H. Marts and wife, D. Earl Bower, Luther Wilcox and wife, and U. S. Large and wife Sarah and Van Vandruff, A. M. Bricker and wife. >From January 1st to June 19, 1915, C. S. Garber served as pastor. Rev. Edward Smith was then called to the pastorate which terminated by his sudden and unexpected death before he had served the Church for a year. Brother Isaac Crist served as pastor in 1920. In 1923 Brother Earl Fisher, a young graduate of McPherson College, was called as pastor and also taught in our High School. He rendered a very helpful service to the Church. In 1928 Ira Brammell came as Superintendent of McLouth High School and has served faithfully as pastor of this Church since that time with the exception of one year when the pastorate was filled by Brother John Bower. Some of the able Evangelists who have held revival meetings in this Church are McFadden Louis Baumann, C. S. Garber, Leonard Root and Frank Crumpacker, later serving his Church as a Missionary to China for many years, Rev. Edwin Boardman, Hilton Harmon and Miss Aboud. We feel that special tribute should be paid to the older members of this congregation who were among the builders of the Church, and who through the years since have supported and persevered through discouraging times and prosperous days, always on the job. Uncle Henry and Aunt Lydia Kimmel, whose journey to the Holy Land was a great inspiration to themselves and to their many friends. Mrs. Dick whose faithfulness and helpfulness has been a great inspiration to all of us and Margaret Kimmel who is still as faithful to the Church as in the years when she served the Church as the pastor's wife. Many have gone from our church to other fields of service many of whom have been active in other churches and denominations. W. H. Myers and wife and daughter Gertrude, the Clem Hummer and Clayton Hummer families, Frank and Rose Kauffman, the Andy and Dan Whitmer families, Abe Bowman and wife, the Andy and John Bowman families, Walter Kimmel and family and the James Meredith family. The Sarah Williams family from which two have entered the ministry, Robert Williams, who with his capable wife are now serving devotedly as missionaries in French Equatorial Africa, and Russel who is pastor of the church at New Troy, Michigan. Another of our younger members felt the call to the ministery [sic], Brother John Bower, giving freely of his services when there is opportunity. The women of our church have been faithful in serving the interests of the church and in maintaining their Bible Study Meetings." [back to manuscipt for page 3]