John McClester

The Rev. John McClester served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Saranac Lake from 1978 to 1983.

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Adirondack Daily Enterprise, November 15, 1978

Presbyterian church elects new minister

SARANAC LAKE — The First Presbyterian Church has called the Rev. John -McClester to be its new minister.

Mr. McClester is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated from Allegheny College in MeadviUe, Pa., in 1970 with an AB in English and from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1973 with a Master of Divinity.

During the past year he has completed a course at Yale University In New Haven, Conn, in Liturgies. He has previously served at the First Presbyterian Church of Leetonia, Ohio, as pastor from 1973 to 1974 and then served at the Poland; Ohio, Presbyterian Church as associate assistant from 1974 to 1977.

Mr. McClester and his wife, Ann, will move into the Presbyterian manse at 41 Church St. the latter part of November and he will assume his new duties on Dec. 1.