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Riverside County Church Records
Churches in Riverside County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 116 churches listed here reported from Riverside County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Arlington
Arlington Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: A. J. Adams
St. Thomas – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles & San Diego. Pastor: Baldus
Banning
Banning Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, University Conference of Southern Calif. Pastor: Fred E. White
First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: Leonard Oechsli
Grace – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Calif & Nev. District. Pastor: J. H. Hillmer
Precious Blood – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Justin Deutsch
Beaumont
Beaumont Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, So. Calif. Missionary Society. Pastor: Dan A. Trundle
Beaumont Presbyterian – United Presbyterian Church of North America, Los Angeles. Pastor: Albert N. Porter
San Gorgonio – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Riverside. Pastor: Elmer Grant Keith
St. Gorgonius – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Justin Deutsch
St. Stephen's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Pastor: Francis M. Wilson
Blythe
Bethel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California Conference. Pastor: J. Lincoln Jackson
Christian Science Society of Blythe – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: Annie G. Randall
First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Southern California Baptist Convention. Pastor: Fred H. Wight
Simpson Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, SW Rocky Mountain Conference, Arizona District. Pastor: W. B. Redding
St. Jeanne d'Arc – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego
The Community Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, District Arizona. Pastor: William Reberger
Cahuilla
St. Mary of the Snows – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego
Casa Blanca
St. Anthony – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Paul Peters
Coachella
Unnamed congregation – Disciples of Christ, Christian Missionary Society of So. California. Pastor: Stanley W. Bond
First Presbyterian of Coachella – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Riverside. Pastor: J. E. Burkhart
Our Lady of Victory – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Justin Deutsch
Corona
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist
Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: D. L. Stivers
Corona – Church of the Nazarene, Southern California District. Pastor: Ira P. Bowen
Corona Church of Christ – Churches of Christ
Corona Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: B. F. Davis
Evangelical Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Calif & Nevada District. Pastor: J. H. Hillmer
First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Southern California Baptist Convention. Pastor: Walter S. Reed
First Congregational – Congregational Churches, Southern California Conference. Pastor: Charles Edward Evans
First Free Methodist Church – Free Methodist Church of North America, Southern California, Pasadena District. Pastor: Henry S. Stewart
St. Edward's Church – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: T. Montanari
St. John's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles
Crestmore
Station – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Martin C. Keating
Elsinore
Elsinore A.M.E. Zion – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, SW Rocky Mountain Conference, Los Angeles District. Pastor: F. W. Sweet
First Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Luke E. Elliott
First Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: Christian R. Garver
First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Riverside. Pastor: Joseph W. Wunder
St. Andrew's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, Calif. Pastor: G. M. Macdougall
St. Francis Church – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Thomas A. Matthews
Ethenac
Ethenac – Mennonite Brethren in Christ, Nebraska Conference. Pastor: W. R. Mudge
Hemet
Christian Science Society, Hemet – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hemet – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: C. J. Oleson
First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Riverside. Pastor: Elias Jones
Hemet Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Wilbur R. Hensley
Hemet Church of the Brethren – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), District of Southern California and Arizona. Pastor: W. M. Platt
Hemet Church of the Nazarene – Church of the Nazarene, Southern California District. Pastor: Joseph Gray
Hemet Reformed Presbyterian – Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, Pacific Coast. Pastor: W. A. Aikin
Mission of the Good Shepherd – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Pastor: G. M. Macdougall
Pilgrim Congregational Church of Hemet-San Jacinto – Congregational Churches, San Bernardino Association, Southern California Conference. Pastor: Harry V. Hartshorn
The First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Northern Baptist Convention, University Assn. Pastor: Clarence L. Davenport
Trinity – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Pacific Dist. Pastor: N. J. Aadland
Highgrove
Highgrove – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California. Pastor: Frank R. Newman
Station – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Martin C. Keating
Indio
Christian Science Society of Coachella Valley – Church of Christ, Scientist
Community Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: A. L. Bear
Malki Res
Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego
Martinez Res
Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Justin Deutsch
Moreno
First Congregational Church of Moreno – Congregational Churches, Southern Calif. Conference. Pastor: Theo. Schauer
Morongo Indian Reservation
Moravian Indian Mission at the Potrero – Moravian Church in America, Moravian Indian Missions in Southern California. Pastor: William H. Weinland
Morongo Reservation
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Justin Deutsch
Murrieta
Murrieta Holiness Church – Holiness Church. Pastor: C. F. Isenberger
Trinity Mission – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Pastor: G. M. Macdougall
Nuevo
Union Congregational Church of Nuevo – Congregational Churches, Southern Calif. Conference. Pastor: Theo. Schauer
Palm Springs
Palm Springs Community Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Presbytery of Riverside. Pastor: Frank H. Mixsell
St. Florian – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Justin Deutsch
Pechanga Indian Reservation
Pechanga Indian Mission – Moravian Church in America, Ramona Mission of Moravian Church. Pastor: Eugene H. Oerter
Perris
Catholic Church – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Thomas A. Matthews
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, San Bernardino Assn., So. Calif. Conference. Pastor: Julian H. Olmstead
Riverside
Unnamed congregation – Federated Churches, Cong. & M.E. Pastor: Paul H. Tamura
All Saints' – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles. Pastor: Henry Clark Smith
All Souls Universalist Church – Universalist Church, California Universalist Convention. Pastor: Willard C. Selleck
Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, So. Calif Conference. Pastor: Robert House
Arlington Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, Pasadena District. Pastor: W. L. Dexter
Bible Truth Hall – Plymouth Brethren I
Calvary Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Synod of California, Riverside Presbytery. Pastor: Ira W. Barnett
Eden Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Calif. Conf. Pastor: J. A. Hemborg
First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Southern California Convention, University Assn. Pastor: W. W. Catherwood
First Christian Church of Riverside – Disciples of Christ, Southern California. Pastor: C. L. Waite
First Church of Christ – Churches of Christ. Pastor: L. L. McQueen
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: L. Edwin MacEwen
First Church of the Nazarene of Riverside, Calif. – Church of the Nazarene, Southern California District. Pastor: G. S. Hunt
First Congregational – Congregational Churches, San Bernardino Association. Pastor: John Gardner D.D.
First Free Methodist Church – Free Methodist Church of North America, Southern California Conference, Pasadena District. Pastor: Byron S. Lamson
First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, Pasadena District. Pastor: James Lewis Gillis
Gospel Hall – Plymouth Brethren II
Grace – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: Wm. M. Harkness
Immanuel Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Mo. Synod, Calif & Nev. District. Pastor: G. H. Hillmer
Japanese Union Church of Riverside – Methodist and Congregational, Pacific Coast Japanese Mission of M.E. Churches and Southern California Congregational Conference. Pastor: Paul K. Tamura
Magnolia Ave. Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Riverside. Pastor: D. L. MacQuarrie
Park Ave Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, The Western Baptist Association. Pastor: W. G. Goodwin
Riverside – Salvation Army, Orange Belt Division. Pastor: Ruth E. Cox
Riverside & Casa Blanca Mexican Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Presbytery of Riverside
Riverside First U.B. – Church of the United Brethren in Christ, California Conference. Pastor: Lloyd L. Epley
Riverside Lodge – American Theosophical Society
Riverside Society of the Church of the New Jerusalem – General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America, California State Association. Pastor: Leighton C. Shuster
Riverside United Presbyterian – United Presbyterian Church of North America, Los Angeles. Pastor: W. M. Jackson
Saint Francis de Sales – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Martin C. Keating
Second Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Western Baptist Association. Pastor: Wm. Thomas
Seventh Day Baptist – Seventh Day Baptists, Pacific Coast Association. Pastor: G. D. Hargis
The Riverside Holiness Church – Holiness Church. Pastor: D. O. Shields
Trinity – United Lutheran Church in America, California Synod. Pastor: Wm. F. Poat
San Jacinto
First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: H. H. Weyant
San Jacinto First Christian Church – Disciples of Christ
St. Anthony's – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Patrick Curran
St. Joseph's Church, Soboba Reservation – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego
St. Paul's Mission – Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles
Temecula
Temecula and Arberhill – Roman Catholic Church, Los Angeles and San Diego. Pastor: Thomas A. Matthews
Thermal
Martinez Indian Mission – Moravian Church in America, Ramona Mission. Pastor: Eugene H. Oerter
Thermal – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Los Angeles District, Pacific. Pastor: Geo. C. Harris
Thermal Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, University Association, Imperial Valley. Pastor: John T. Greene
Wildomar
Wildomar – Methodist Episcopal Church, S. California, San Diego Dist. Pastor: J. W. Carson
Town not stated
Murrieta – Methodist Episcopal Church, S. California, San Diego Dist. Pastor: J. W. Carson
Rincon Union – Congregational Churches, San Bernardino Assn.
Winchester – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern California, San Diego District. Pastor: Sara Augusta Cooper
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