Thomas Clark was the first Minister at Cahans from 1751 – 1764

John Rogers 1767 – 1814

William Mc Kelvey 1816 – 1827

Matthew McAuley 1829 – 1876

James Henry who was ordained in 1876 and moved to minister in Scotland in 1906;

John Thompson Montgomery, ordained in 1906 moved on in 1913;

James Steen (1913 – 1924) ministered during the difficult years of the Great War when Cahans lost 5 young men killed in action, and when others, men and women served, some suffering severe injuries;

Samuel Fleming Stuart stayed only 19 months in 1925/6;

William Armour, minister of First Monaghan, served as minister from 1928 to 1945.

After this time Cahans, First Ballybay and Derryvalley were united under the ministries of

• Ernest Morrison (1946 -1950)
• James McAdam (1951 – 1960)
• John Mann (1961 – 1965)
• David Nesbitt (from 1967)