J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester

Born in 1892, Jacob Asbury Regester was an American clergyman whose surviving published work points to a life centered on church ministry and worship. He is most closely associated with The Worship of the Church, a concise guide that discusses the meaning of worship, church buildings, furnishings, and the use of the prayer book.

The book suggests a pastor concerned with helping ordinary worshippers understand both the spiritual and practical side of church life. Rather than writing in an academic way, he appears to have aimed at clear instruction for congregations and church workers.

Regester died in 1914, very young, which helps explain why so little biographical information survives. Even so, his writing preserves the voice of a minister interested in reverence, order, and the everyday habits that shape communal worship.