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​            History of the Dunkirk Church of the Nazarene
       The Dunkirk Nazarene Church started in 1922 with a tent meeting. After the tent meeting closed the church was organized. There were 9 members at that time. Church was held in an old creamery building at the corner of Center and Broad streets. The building had 5 rooms added and used for the parsonage. After a period of time the building was renovated and a basement with a coal furnace was installed. A parsonage was purchased on Commerce St. to allow for expansion of the church. The first pastor was Loren Pendry.

      There were approximately 14 charter members in the first year: Mr. and Mrs. James Stephenson, Mrs. L. Neiswander, Mrs. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shirley, Mrs. Kaufman, Edna Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Vore, Mrs. George Capbell, Mrs. Isabell McCombs, Mrs. Martha Giles and Mrs. Edward Tigue.

     In 1975 Rev. Burl Taylor undertook the total remodeling of the church with new carpeting, paneling and air conditioning was installed.

      In 1977 Rev. Steve Dawson helped in the addition of an annex to the church. The annex had 4 classrooms upstairs, a kitchen and large recreation and meeting room downstairs.

      In 1995-1996 Rev. John Abshear undertook the renovation and addition of the present church.

      In 1999 Rev. Dave Boots started a van service to pick up the neighborhood children and bring them to church.


                              Our Church thru the Years

                       Pastoral Record for Dunkirk Church of the Nazarene
                                     Loren Pendry   1921-1927             Myrl Moore             1952-1953
                                     D.A. Glaze       1927-1928             William Franklin      1953-1956
                                     F.D. Wright       1928-1929             Vernal Grubbs        1956-1960
                                    J.D. Horine        1929-1931             David Whitteberry  1961-1965
                                    Marion Brown    1931-1934             Everette Trimble     1965-1968
                                    C.H. Templen    1934-1936             Vaughn Bailey         1968-1969
                                    Lloyd Lundsford1936-1937             Robert Sheidly        1969-1972
                                    R.L. Lundsford  1937-1938             Burt Taylor               1972-1976
                                    Charles Potter   1938-1939             Carl Dawson           1976-1985
                                    Arvin Simon       1939-1942            John Abshear          1985-1999
                                    E.L. Stafford       1942-1944            Dave Boots              1999-2009
                                    Charles Barkley 1944-1945             Tom Fett                   2009-Present
                                    L.E. Shoemaker 1945-1946           Youth Pastors
                                    Louis Piner         1946-1948               Aaron Doughty
                                    Ralph Merritts     1948-1952               Allie Delaney 
                                                                                               Laura Stoops
                                                                                          Childrens Pastor
                                                                                               Gloria Hamilton