She is the most prominent female hymnist in Welsh. A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist. Bowie became known as a preacher as well as author and hymnist. Tuotilo was a poet, hymnist, architect, painter, sculptor, metal worker, and composer. He was an evangelist, hymnist, and published a "Tamil dictionary" and an "English-Tamil dictionary". Hymnist Fanny Crosby was a member of the church congregation for many years. Before his conversion to Roman Catholicism, the hymnist Edward Caswall served as its curate. His older sister Annie R. Smith was an early Seventh-day Adventist poet and hymnist. The first pastor was the hymnist Georg Weissel from Domnau (1590-1635), previously pastor in Friedland.