Updated June 25, 2012.
June 15, 2011 REV. VIRGINIA McCLANNAN
June 25, 2012 REV. FRANK JENNINGS
September 6, 2010. Comment: Cindy Phillips - I am the
granddaughter of Frederick William Bonney Sr. (1967-1972).
Granddaddy was born and raised on Knotts Island. I'm not sure
exactly where though.
I will tell you a story about my granddad. When he was minister at
the Methodist Church, he got a call from his bishop. Now you have
to understand that even though the church is in North Carolina, he
was in the Virginia conference. Anyway, his bishop called and
wanted to come and visit him. So he told granddad to call the
local Holiday Inn and reserve a room for him. My family had a
right good laugh over that. Most folks when they would come to see
my grand parents would just stay with them.
November 22, 2010. Methodist Minister Comments by Sue Austin from her Knotts Island Diary.
1924-27 H. A. Harrell (beloved pastor!)
1952-55 W. E. Barber (while someone sang, wife would
do a large chalk drawing (in color) and present it to a person in
the congregation-I once got a drawing)
1955-58 Robert Pierre (full-time pastor, wife named
Helen)
1967-72 W. Fred Bonney (retired railroad man, wife
named Mary)
1972-74 Norwell D. Robertson (student pastor, wife
named Jeanne)
1974-76 Robert E. Friend, Jr. (student pastor, wife
named Debbie)
1976-77 Michael D. Taft (student pastor, wife named
Donna)
1977-78 Dr. Owen T. Kelly (filled in When Tait left
in Oct)/Frank Jennings
1978-79 A. Gene Hasson (died suddenly, heart attack,
Mar ’79)
1979-81 Frank T. Jennings (student pastor)
1981-88 Virginia Mc Clanan (first woman pastor)
1988-89 David Bonney (student pastor, son of Judge
Hal Bonney, Jr)
1990-98 Frank T. Jennings (married to Knotts
Islander, Lynne Williams)
1999-2000 Robert Berghuis (wife named Katherine)
2001-07 Robert Green (wife named Betsy)
