Rev. Harman retired in 1974, having seen Mt. Olive grow and flourish.  In November of that year, Rev. Carl E. Scaer was installed as pastor.  Under his gentle guidance, Mt. Olive continued to grow in number and in faith.  In September of 1978, the church family mourned the death of Pastor Scaer, our sadness tempered by the hope and joy our faith provides us.

In June of 1979, Rev. Richard A. Mazak was installed as pastor.  During his pastorate, the congregation, in 1985, established a preschool, which provided loving Christian care for 65 children and had a staff of 7.  The continued growth of the congregation made further expansion of the facility necessary.  Additional classrooms, church offices, and a fellowship hall were added in 1986.  To enhance the beauty of worship services, a magnificent new pipe organ was built for the church and dedicated in January of 1989  

Rev. Mazak resigned in June of 1991, and the congregation was served from September of that year until June of 1992 by Rev. David Rubke as interim pastor.  On June 14, 1992, Rev. Gerald E. Todd was installed as pastor of Mt. Olive and left to serve First Lutheran Church in Towson Maryland in July 1999.

From July 1999 until August 2001 retired pastor from St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Conover,  Delbert R. Roth,  retired pastor from St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Conover,  served as interim Pastor for the congregation.  On August 19, 2001, the Rev. Ralph A. Abernethy III was installed to serve the congregation in accordance with the Confessions and practices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Pastor Abernethy was born in Morganton, North Carolina, baptized into Christ on April 7th 1963 in Drexel, North Carolina.  He was received into membership

Following graduation from Seminary, Pastor Abernethy served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Park Hills, Missouri, from June 1996 to early August 2001.  He is married to Sue G. Abernethy who is also from North Carolina and have two daughters.