East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-05-15
Dr.. Mcqueen
Will Retire
This June

years as minister of Winder-
mere Methodist Church, DR.. NJ.
Wayne Mcqueen will retire eff
fective late in June when the
North East Ohio Conference
convenes at Lakeside.
Announcement of his decision
to close his SO active years in
the ministry, was made known
to his official board and congre-
cation at their Quarterly Meet
ing with District Superinten-
dent Carroll Lewis Tuesday eve
ming, May 18th.
DR.. Mcqueen came to Winder-
mere at a crucial period in their
church history. He found a con-
gregation of 1900 people with
a $65,O00 mortgage. Tackling
the financial obligation while
never losing sight of his re-
ligious detectives, he helped
them to wipe out the mortage
by Washington's birthday in
1916. A year later the church
burned. Only the tower was left
standing amidst the ruins of
their congregational home.
Undaunted by this over
whelming setback, and under
the ever sustaining faith and
gallant leadership of their pas
tor, during the years that fol-
lowed they built their new
church home, dedicating the
million-dollar edifice in 1854.
Today's membership totals 1S48
persons. 1t is the second largest
Methodist congregation in the
Greater Cleveland area and DR..
Mcqueen holds the third longest
pastorate of present ministers
in this denomination.
DR.. and Mrs. Mcqueen, who
quietly observed their 45th
wedding anniversary yesterday,
plan to spend the summer
months in northern Ohio and
in October move into their new
ly purchased home in Winter
Park, Florida. Their daughter,
Mrs. Donald F. Mildner and
family, including two children,
reside in Euclid.
DR.. Mcqueen is well known
throughout the NJ e n o d t
Church. He was a member of
the United Conference of
Methodist Churches North and
South in 1889. He has served
on four General Conferences,
these being on the national
level. He is a trustee of Lake
side Institute and is dean of
the Senior High Youth Insti-
tute. He heads the Evangelism
committee of the North East
Ohio Conference.
East Cleveland has enjoyed
the talents and the services of
DR.. Mcqueen. He has been pres
ident of the East Cleveland
Ministerial Association, holds a
12-year perfect attendance
record in Kiwanis Of East
Cleveland where he has, among
other assignments. been pro-
gram chairman. He is a trustee
at St. Luke's Hospital.
Fraternally he is Mason.
Preparing for his chosen vo-
cation at Mount Union College,
and Boston University School
of Theology, DR.. Mcqueen was
pastor of churches in Carrots
vile, Barberton and Akron
prior to going to Steubenville as
District Superintendent in 1886.
While dedicated to all fields
of religious endeavors, two of
them have most interested this
pastor; young people and evan
gelism. Under his leadership
and inspiration, an unusually
large number of young people
at Windermere through the
years have chosen careers in
the religious field. Of these
there are these young pastors:
Rev. William Shibley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shibley,
who is a chaplain at Sunny
Acres Hospital, Cleveland; Will
liam Griffith, son of the A. E.
Griffiths is pastor of Zion and
Union churches on the west
side; Rev. Robert Cumler holds
a pastorate in Randolph, while
fCopfipued an nara A