About Us!
The Chester Rotary Club meets each Tuesday from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the ARP Church at 159 Wylie Street, Chester. A meal is provided as well as an informative program presented by members for members!
Officers:
Trey Counterman- President, Learning Facilitator, Fund Raising Co-Chair.
Bill Marion- Secretary, Co-Image/PR Chair, Photographer.
Wendy Lawson- Treasurer, Co-Public Image/PR Chair.
Debbie Parsons- Program Chair, Public Image/PR Chair, Club Director, Rotary Foundation Chair.
Doug Marion- Historian and Luncheons Chair.
Brian Grier- Membership Chair.
Wayne Raines- CART Chair and Sergeant-at-Arms.
Cyrus Corbett- Service Projects Chair.
Stacy Scott- RYLA, Scholarships Chair.
Kathy Davis- Past President, Fund Raising Chair, iPast President.
CLICK HERE for 2026-2027 program list.
CLICK HERE for our club by-laws.
CLICK HERE to learn more about Rotary International.
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe,
in our communities, and in ourselves. -Rotary Vision
Chester Rotary members meet at the Chester Hotel, circa 1940
Rotary was founded on February 23, 1905 by Paul P. Harris of Chicago, Illinois and became the world's first service club. It is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
An organizational meeting was held on December 13, 1926, and this is sometimes given as the date that our club was officially organized. At this meeting, John Brookshire was elected the first president; Arthur Gaston, vice president; Myron Brockman, secretary-treasurer; and William Stroud, sergeant-at-arms.