Rev. Kenneth W. Dugan

Elim purchased the new hymnals but they were not put to use until after Pastor Dugan arrived in 1960. It was interesting to note that many people were unhappy with the new hymnals, and it was said that Pastor Dugan made the change even though they had already been purchased when he arrived.
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Pastor Kenneth W. Dugan
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Pastor Kenneth W. Dugan accepted the call to Elim and arrived in January, 1960. There was great excitement in the painting and preparation of the parsonage in anticipation of the arrival of the new pastor and his family.
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Pastor Dugan married the former Dolores Ratbun on May 17, 1947 in St. Paul, Minnesota where they were both born and raised-going through high school there. They graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Pastor Dugan did graduate work in psychology and counseling at the University of Minnesota, and received his Master's Degree from Pacific Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California.
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This was an exciting day since First Lutheran also had their groundbreaking and Elim and First joined together to celebrate with First Lutheran's ceremony at 12:30 p.m. and Elim's at 3:30 p.m. At Elim the breaking of the ground was done by Pastor Kenneth W. Dugan; Rev. Dr. A.G. Fjellman, President, Pacific Northwest Synod-LCA; Bill Smith, Building Committee Chairman; Pastor Neal Snider, First Lutheran; Mrs. Joe (Emma) Cookus-Vice-Chairman, Church Council; Milton Stricker, Architect; and Janice Murley, representing youth.
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Messages were given by Rev. Kenneth Dugan, as pastor of church; Emma Cookus, as Vice-chairman; Rev. Carl Fagerlin, Dean of Olympic District; Rev. Neal Snider, Pastor of First Lutheran; Mr. C.W. "Red" Beck, State Representative; Rev. Harvey DeVries, pastor-First United Methodist, Port Orchard; Mr. Nick Repanich, Mayor Port Orchard.
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In the processional were Pastor Dugan carrying the old brass cross; communion trays, Donald Crocker and Jack Mandeville; vigil light, Arlys Hewitt; offering plates Jean Parks; baptismal bowl, Buck Gehring; ciborium, Bob Siegfried; candles, Bill Carlson and Emma Cookus; flower vases, Beverly Mandeville and Lars Grevstad; missal stand, Merle Spencer; altar books, Clyde Ries; Communion wine, Vern Schoenrock; Communion wafers, Ruth Zimmerman; baptismal napkins, Gerri Grimm; funeral pall, Ernest Erickson; pastor's robes, Dolores Dugan; pastor's stoles, Kevin Dugan; paraments, Edward Reinke, Martha Hemming, Matt Hemming, Lucille Boehme; linens, Arlene Reyers, Dorothy Wilkerson, Ruth Claussen, Signe Nilsen.