The chronology given here is in accordance with the record posted in the church.  It does not agree in all respects with the chronology given by George Borthwick in The Church at the South:: A History of the South Haven Church. 1989.  For example, Abner Reeve may have served the parish prior to Nehemiah Greenman's arrival in 1748, as well as after the Rev. Greenman's departure, but probably as neither a called pastor nor a stated supply pastor.   Also, gaps in the chronology above would have been filled Sunday to Sunday with temporary supply pastors whose names were, in general, not recorded;   in a few cases Borthwick was able to determine their names.

Stated supply pastors are appointed by the Presbytery to a particular church when the congregation is without a permanent called pastor.  An interim pastor is employed by the congregation as a transitional minister for a specific contracted period of time between called pastors.  A called pastor is employed by a congregation of a particular church, with the concurrence of the Presbytery, according to a contract referred to as the terms of the call.