Michigan Conference Methodist Protestant Church Conference Sessions

(Based on the chart published in the 1956 Detroit Conference journal, pp. 204-205. Although that list reports that “All Records of the First Eleven Conferences Were Destroyed”, information from the Conference archives has allowed partial data on those meetings to be added. Where possible, more complete versions of the names of Conference Presidents and Secretaries have been added from other sources in the Conference archives. There was a separate West Michigan Conference for the years 1858 to 1905.)

No.	DATE	PLACE	PRESIDENT	SECRETARY	Conf. Members	Church Members
1	July 14, 1842	Franciscoville	James Gay	Elisha Hall		ca. 600
2	October 11, 1843	Concord	Jeremiah T. Pratt	Aaron Rowe		600
3	October 2, 1844	Prairie Ronde	James Gay & Robert Bamford	Aaron Rowe		653
4	October 7, 1845	Sylvan	Robert Bamford	David G. Oaks		740
5	September 27, 1846	Flowerfield	Wilder B. Mack	David G. Oaks		763
6	October 5, 1847	Leoni	Wilder B. Mack	D.H. Miller		786
7	September 27, 1848	Adrian	Wilder B. Mack	D.H. Miller		804
8	August 25, 1849	Prairie Ronde	Robert C. Lanning	L. Church		834
9	October 3, 1850	Rice Creek	Joshua L. Turner	Robert C. Lanning, Mason Butts, Beniah Bayn		800
10	October 1, 1851	Putnam	Wilder B. Mack	Josiah Whitman		903
11	September 29, 1852	Milton	Wilder B. Mack			940
12	October 6, 1853	Redford	Wilder B. Mack	Samuel H. Miller	41	974
13	October 4, 1854	Putnam	Harvey H. Johnson	M. L. Purinton	42	1,012
14	October 2, 1855	Milton	Harvey H. Johnson	William D. Tomkinson	50	1,060
15	October 1, 1856	Prairie Ronde	Robert C. Lanning	William D. Tomkinson	47	1,354
16	October 6, 1857	Davisburgh	Harvey H. Johnson	William D. Tomkinson
17	October 5, 1858	Rice Creek	Harvey H. Johnson	William D. Tomkinson	57	1,272
18	Oct. 11, 1859	Redford	William D. Tomkinson	James H. Morton	42	1,260
19	September 25, 1860	Pontiac	William D. Tomkinson	Marcus S. Angell	43	1,581
20	September 24, 1861	Davisburgh	Joshua Leach	Marcus S. Angell	41	1,515
21	September 23, 1862	Plainfield	Joshua Leach	Marcus S. Angell	36	1,631
22	September 29, 1863	Petersburgh	Robert C. Lanning	Henry W. Hicks	37	1,614
23	September 27, 1864	Shelby	Robert C. Lanning	Henry W. Hicks	33	1,374
24	September 26, 1865	Franklin	Robert C. Lanning	James H. Morton	35	1,105
25	September 25, 1866	Lapeer	Sullivan Clark	Henry W. Hicks	53	1,533
26	September 24, 1867	Burton	Sullivan Clark	Henry W. Hicks	48	2,018
27	September 30, 1868	Plainfield	William D. Tomkinson	Jacob D. Shults	45	2,083
28	August 31, 1869	Pontiac	William D. Tomkinson	Thomas H. Beamish	49	1,886
29	September 6, 1870	Richfield	William D. Tomkinson	Jacob D. Shults	49	2,132
30	August 29, 1871	Plainfield	William D. Tomkinson	Charles B. Clark	49	2,236
31	August 20, 1872	Franklin	Jared Warner	Charles B. Clark	55	2,250
32	August 19, 1873	Clio	Jared Warner	Jacob D. Shults	49	2,344
33	August 18, 1874	Burton	Cyrus S. Greene	Jacob D. Shults	53	2,290
34	August 17, 1875	Davisburgh	Cyrus S. Greene	Charles B. Clark	50	2,337
35	August 22, 1876	Berlin	Joseph F. Kellogg	Charles B. Clark	50	2,379
36	August 21, 1877	Brockway Center	Joseph F. Kellogg	William Bradley	53	2,316
37	August 20, 1878	Dryden Center	Joseph F. Kellogg	William Bradley	62	2,561
38	August 20, 1879	Lapeer	Ancil C.Fuller	William Bradley	59	2,746
39	August 18, 1880	Clio	Ancil C. Fuller	William Bradley	59	2,677
40	August 17, 1881	Columbiaville	William Cope	William Bradley	58	2,605
41	August 16, 1882	Dansville	William Cope	William Bradley	51	2,431
42	August 15, 1883	Franklin	Robert N. Mulholland	Samuel A. Long	53	2,350
43	August 27, 1884	Brockway Center	Robert N. Mulholland	Samuel A. Long	50	2,157
44	August 25, 1885	Fairgrove	Samuel Riley	Chandler W. Stephenson	53	2,406
45	August 31, 1886	East Saginaw	Samuel Riley	Ira LeBaron	43	2,491
46	August 30, 1887	Clio	Samuel Riley	Ira LeBaron	42	2,749
47	August 28, 1888	Columbiaville	Frederick Traver	Ira LeBaron	42	2,676
48	August 27, 1889	Leonard	Frederick Traver	Chandler W. Stephenson	46	2,766
49	August 26, 1890	Franklin	Frederick Traver	Chandler W. Stephenson	41	2,740
50	August 25, 1891	Saginaw	Ancil C. Fuller	Chandler W. Stephenson	44	2,919
51	August 30, 1892	Adrian	Frederick Traver	Robert Rutledge	49	3,157
52	August 22, 1893	Yale	James E. Hubbell	Mical R. Saigeon	47	3,198
53	August 23, 1894	Capac	James E. Hubbell	Mical R. Saigeon	46	2,849
54	August 27, 1895	Fostoria	Mical R. Saigeon	John J. Beatty	45	3,727
55	August 25, 1896	Clio	Mical R. Saigeon	John J. Beatty	45	3,631
56	August 31, 1897	Lum	Frederick Traver	John J. Beatty	47	3,605
57	August 30, 1898	Mayville	Frederick Traver	John J. Beatty	50	3,559
58	August 22, 1899	Lapeer	Frederick Traver	John J. Beatty	53	3,430
59	August 28, 1900	Saginaw, E. S.	John W. Gray	John J. Beatty	57	3,567
60	August 27, 1901	Yale	John W. Gray	John J. Beatty	56	3,354
61	August 26, 1902	Capac	John W. Gray	Chandler W. Stephenson	54	3,436
62	August 18, 1903	Clio	John W. Gray	Chandler W. Stephenson	54	3,085
63	August 24, 1904	Adrian	John W. Gray	Chandler W. Stephenson	53	3,083
64	August 22, 1905	Flint	Willis C. Harger	Mical R. Saigeon	77	4,332
65	August 28, 1906	Caro	Willis C. Harger	Oscar R. Stilson	81	4,156
66	August 27, 1907	Midland Park	Willis C. Harger	Oscar R. Stilson	83	4,144
67	August 25, 1908	Lansing	Willis C. Harger	Oscar R. Stilson	82	4,472
68	August 24, 1909	Midland Park	Willis C. Harger	Oscar R. Stilson	78	4,367
69	August 23, 1910	Midland Park	Fred A. Perry	Oscar R. Stilson	74	4,510
70	August 22, 1911	Midland Park	Fred A. Perry	Willis C. Harger	73	4,710
71	August 27, 1912	Midland Park	William H. Cole	Willis C. Harger	70	4,586
72	August 26, 1913	Midland Park	William H. Cole	Willis C. Harger	66	4,790
73	August 25, 1914	Midland Park	Chandler W. Stephenson	Willis C. Harger	74	4,763
74	August 24, 1915	Midland Park	Chandler W. Stephenson	Willis C. Harger	71	4,888
75	August 22, 1916	Midland Park	Willis C. Harger	Carl Lundbom	79	4,767
76	August 28, 1917	Midland Park	Willis C. Harger	Carl Lundbom	71	4,936
77	August 27, 1918	Midland Park	Howard J. Hescott	Carl Lundbom	69	4,643
78	August 26, 1919	Midland Park	Howard J. Hescott	Carl Lundbom	68	4,311
79	August 24, 1920	Midland Park	Howard J. Hescott	Fred E. Hart	69	4,123
80	August 23, 1921	Midland Park	Howard J. Hescott	Fred E. Hart	68	4,229
81	August 22, 1922	Midland Park	Frank E. Kunsman	Fred E. Hart	65	5,001
82	August 28, 1923	Midland Park	Frank E. Kunsman	Fred E. Hart	64	4,457
83	August 26, 1924	Midland Park	Frank E. Kunsman	Ernest A. Benedict	62	4,738
84	August 25, 1925	Midland Park	Frank E. Kunsman	Ernest A. Benedict	70	4,701
85	August 24, 1926	Midland Park	Frank E. Kunsman	Ernest A. Benedict	72	4,904
86	August 23, 1927	Midland Park	Charles Bragg	Ernest A. Benedict	70	5,112
87	August 28, 1928	Midland Park	Charles Bragg	Ernest A. Benedict	73	4,842
88	August 27, 1929	Midland Park	Charles Bragg	Ernest A. Benedict	73	4,670
89	August 26, 1930	Midland Park	John W. McCue	Ernest A. Benedict	76	4,525
90	August 25, 1931	Midland Park	John W. McCue	Ernest A. Benedict	74	4,352
91	August 23, 1932	Midland Park	John W. McCue	Clayton F. Oliver	77	4,408
92	August 22, 1933	Midland Park	Ernest A. Benedict	Clayton F. Oliver	76	4,410
93	August 21, 1934	Midland Park	Ernest A. Benedict	Clayton F. Oliver	75	4,200
94	August 26, 1935	Midland Park	E. Ray Willson	Clayton F. Oliver	74	4,156
95	August 25, 1936	Midland Park	E. Ray Willson	Clayton F. Oliver	71	4,090
96	August 24, 1937	Midland Park	E. Ray Willson	Clayton F. Oliver	70	4,164
97	August 23, 1938	Midland Park	E. Ray Willson	Ernest A. Benedict	70	4,176
98	June 21, 1939	Adrian	E. Ray Willson	Ernest A. Benedict	70	4,176