Background
Shepler, Joseph Mcguire was born on October 13, 1869 in Cumberland, Ohio, United States. Son of John Irwin and Lydia Louisa (Clark) Shepler.
Shepler, Joseph Mcguire was born on October 13, 1869 in Cumberland, Ohio, United States. Son of John Irwin and Lydia Louisa (Clark) Shepler.
Bachelor of Arts, Mount Union College, 1896, Doctor of Divinity, 1913. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Boston University, 1900, post-graduate work.
Ordained to ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1896. Pastor Finley Church, Steubenville, O., 1896. Assistant pastor Centre Church, Malden, Massachusetts, 1898-1900.
Pastor Glendale Church, Everett, 1900-1906, South Saint Church, Lynn, 1906-1908, Hyde Park, 1908-1915, Watertown, 1915-1920.
Superintendent Methodist churches, Boston District, 1920-1926. Pastor Lafayette Saint Church, Salem, 1926-1931, Stanton Avenue Church, Dorchester, Boston, 1931-1935, Wincehndon Church, since 1937.
Trustee Boston University. Director New England Deaconess Association.
Member Sons of Veterans. Mason.; Clubs: Boston Itinerants’, Kiwanis.
Married Winifred Johnson, May 30, 1900. Children: John Rex, Dwight Clark.