He later served as interim pastor in several Long Island Lutheran parishes.
Robert Walderman, the interim pastor said the issue was not just over homosexuality.
In 1989, he was appointed interim pastor for the topside parishes on the island of Molokai.
He has also served as interim pastor at churches both in the U.S. and abroad.
After some interim pastors, the church passed to the younger Mr. Lamonica in the mid-1990's.
Services are currently led by an interim pastor, Rev. John Cuthbert.
For health reasons, Saridakis tenure turned out to be brief: he served only until 1959, relieved by several interim pastors along the way.
Rev. Adam A. Dietrich was the interim pastor from 1976 through 2011.
She moved to the Seattle area with her husband, John, also a Presbyterian minister, who is an interim pastor at a local church.
A series of interim pastors followed before a Reverend Hamilton took over in 1928.