Milestones

1944

• April - National Missions Committee of San Jose Presbytery recommends opening of work in Willow Glen.
• Apr 18 - First Church and Westminster approve location of Lincoln Ave and Clark Way.
• July 26 - Trustees of Presbytery purchase three lots at cost of $3125.

1945

• Oct 16 - Rev. Thomas H. Simpson, industrial chaplain in San Francisco, appointed to the field.

1946

• March 22 - First prayer meeting at home of Mrs. Esther Brown
• April 7 - First business meeting held in Masonic Hall.
• April 14 - First worship hour held at the Episcopal Mission.
• April 21 - First Easter Service held in Willow Glen Theater.
• June 9 - Ground broken for the first unit, a chapel which was to cost $22,000

1947

• March 2 - Stone Church of Willow Glen organized with 75 members.
• May 25 - Chapel dedicated.
• November 3 - Rev. T. H. Simpson installed as first pastor.

1949 -1950

• Second unit, consisting of Church School rooms and a social hall, built.

1955

• July 10 - Cornerstone for Sanctuary laid.
• Nov 20 - Sanctuary dedicated.

1957

• January - Rev. Robert Stuart Vogt called as Assistant Pastor.

1958

• Fall - Thomas Simpson retired due to health problems. (Rev. Simpson died October 12, 1960.)
• Nov - Robert Stuart Vogt resigned.

1959

• April - Dr. William M. Perdue installed as Pastor.

1962

• January - Rev. Edward E. Frost installed as Associate Pastor.

1965

• Oct 1 - Rev. Sherwood Cummins began call as Minister of Christian Education.
• Nov 30 - Ed Frost resigned, accepted call of First Church, Watsonville.

1966

• August 21 - Rev. David Beamer began call as Associate Pastor.
• June - Sherwood Cummins called as Associate Pastor.

1968

• Nov - Dr. Perdue resigned.

1969

• June 1 - Cummins and Beamer installed as Co-Pastors.

1974

• Sherwood Cummins resigned, David Beamer Pastor.

1975

• December - Robert Bowles installed as Associate Pastor.

1978

• October - The ecumenical South Bay Walk for the Hungry (aka the "Crop Walk") has its first annual walkathon

1979

• October - Stone Church participates in the CROP Walk for the first time.

1980

• November - David Beamer resigned.

1981

• December - Robert Bowles installed as Pastor.

1982

• August - Gene and Joan Huff called as Assistant Pastors.

1984

• March - Gene and Joan Huff installed as Associate Pastors.

1985

• November - Resignation of Gene and Joan Huff.

1986

• January 19 - Dedication of Schoenstein pipe organ.
• March - Betha Hoy assigned by Presbytery as Interim Associate Pastor.
• October - Stone Church raises over $7,000 for CROP Walk, to become local event's largest contributer.

1987

• February - John and Paula Kelso installed as Associate Pastors.
• October - Stone Church raises over $7,000 for CROP Walk, to become local event's largest contributer.

1994

• July - Robert Bowles resigns; John and Paula Kelso named Interim Pastors.

1996

• January - Art Mills called to be Pastor.
• February - Leroy Kromm is named as Director of Music.

1997

• October - Rebecca Kuiken called as Associate Pastor.
• October - Dr. William Perdue, second Pastor of Stone Church, dies.

1998

• November - First Taizé Service held at Stone Church.

2002

• April - former pastor David Beamer visits and is given title of Pastor Emeritus.

2003

• June- Leroy Kromm resigns as Director of Music.
• June thru August - Art Mills on sabbatical.
• July- Capital Campaign to raise funds for Renovation formally begins.
• September - Lucik Aprahamian hired as Director of Music.
• October- Gene Huff, former Associate Pastor of Stone Church, dies.

2004

• May - Groundbreaking Ceremony marks official start of remodeling.
• May - An All-Church mission project is held to benefit InnVision.

2005

• January - Art Mills resigns to take staff position with The Board of Pensions PCUSA.
• March - Marge Palmer named stated supply pastor and head of staff.
• March - Major renovation of facility completed.
• March thru May - Rebecca Kuiken on sabbatical.
• October - Karen (Hagan) Webster becomes first Stone Church member to complete Seminary study and be ordained to the Presbyterian Ministry.

2006

• September - Nancy Kromm hired as Choir Director.

2007

• June - The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Henry installed as Pastor.

2011

• August - After forty-plus years of service as organist, Joyce Rhodes retires.