Burke Church

The Burke Methodist Church had its origins with services being held in West Chateaugay (now Burke) by a circuit rider in 1802.

The church was officially organized on August 10, 1869. The first trustees were Andrew J. Day, L.H. Brown, George Pond, J.P. Badger, and Lanthrop Main.

The church lot was purchased from Mr. Day for $200. The church was dedicated on November 22, 1870. The first pastor was Wally P. Hall. The church interior was remodeled in 1903.

The pastors of the Burke Methodist Church have been:

Wally P. Hall (1870-1872)
John Dolph (1872-1873)
Josiah Fletcher (1874)
W.P. Helms (1875-1876)
A.C. Danforth (1877-1879)
Mial R. Pierce (1880-1883)
George Hastings (1884-1885)
Unknown (1886)
William Thomas (1887)
Henry Hesselgrave (1889-1892)
F.F. Felton (1893-1897)
Joseph Lobb (1898-1901)
W.A. Story (1905-1906)
S.G. Carley (1908-1912)
H. Campbell (1913-1917)
J.F. Day (1919-1921)
Philip Tomkins (1921-1925)
Arthur Darling (1926-1927)
Allen Kirkness (1929-1931)
E.F. Felton (1932)
W.H. Stieman (1932-1934)
M.R. French (1934-1940)
F.A. Phelps (1940-1945)
Warren Babcock (1945-1948)
Kenneth Lord (1948-1951)
Lloyd Tanner (1951-1953)
H.E. Levoy (1953-1956)
L.G. Spriggs (1955-1963)
Richard Case (1964-1966)
Dorothy Bullard (1966-1970)
Lanny Fox (1970-1975)
Gordon Prue (1975-1977)
Everett Bassett (1977-1981)
Robert Hill (1981-1984)
Scott Stevens (1984-1986)
Donald Dodds (1987-1996)
Derek Trudell (1996-2015)
Gary & Wendy Rhodehamel (2015-present)