The following is a list of ministers who have served Trace Branch United Methodist Church for the time that the church was organized until the present. Since so few dates have been established the names might not be listed in the exact order of the terms served. Data source is church records and personal recollections.
Dan McDonald—1895
William C. Judd
Samuel Fleming Kelly
Gillis Disney
John Ruggles
? Moore
Elmo Figgins-1934-1936
Robert ?-1943
Alfred Smith
Finley Shepherd
? Strump—from Laurel Co. KY
? Martin
O.E. Murphy-1949
Siler Decker-1953
William Dwight Moody-1954
Floyd Taylor-1958
James Guth-1959
Thomas Hunter-1960
H.L. Daniels-1961
William Lytle
Daniel Stevenson-1966
Larry Nickols
Daniel Pence
Charles Dibble
Charles Graham
Billy Raye Sams-1972
Thomas Mitchell-1976
Eldon Hill-1978-1986
James Powell (acting minister from Union College after the death of Eldon Hill) 1986
Richard Cartwright
Benny Reynolds
Mark Jones-1987
Wayne Castle
Anthony Pierce-1991
Louise Davis-1993
Donavan Payne-1996
Barbara Hamilton-1997
Billy Johnson-1998
Randy Mackey-2000
Nick and Blossom Matthews 2001
Delila Miller-2002-present