The original Donagheady congregation was founded in 1658. The congregation divided in 1741 following a riot in the church over seating arrangements and an inability to choose a minister; the first minister of the new congregation was Rev. Robert Wirling. The old church was taken down and replaced with the present building in 1856
Names of Elders and the dates in which they first appeared in surviving records
Surname | Firstname | Year |
Donald | Robert | 1744 |
Little | Joseph | 1764 |
Orr | John | 1767 |
Wilson | William | 1770 |
Robinson | Andrew | 1805 |
Knox | Thomas | 1827 |
Love | James | 1834 |
Latta | William | 1836 |
McNeilly | John | 1844 |
McMorris | Ephraim | 1844 |
Patrick | Robert | 1844 |
Holmes | John | 1844 |
McCleery | Robert | 1844 |
Gamble | Robert | 1844 |
Mether | John | 1844 |
McClements | Samuel | 1844 |
Smyth | Thomas | 1844 |
McIntyre | Samuel | 1844 |
Alexander | Robert | 1844 |
Mether | Robert | 1844 |
Alexander | James | 1866 |
Love | Victor | 1866 |
McLaughlin | George | 1866 |
McCorkell | John | 1866 |
Campbell | William | 1866 |
Love | James | 1866 |
Gamble | Samuel | 1866 |
McCrea | Robert | 1866 |
Moorhead | William | 1866 |
McIntyre | James Henry | 1866 |
Stevenson | Joseph | 1866 |
Stevenson | William | 1885 |
Mathers | James | 1885 |
Bates | Joseph | 1885 |
McLaughlin | John Stewart | 1903 |
McIntosh | Joseph | 1903 |
Campbell | David | 1903 |
McClea | John | 1903 |
Semple | John James | 1903 |
McIntyre | William | 1903 |