Lake County FL Church Records

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Lake County are also on the Florida Church Records page.

Altoona Church Records

Session records, 1885-1900 (First Presbyterian Church (Altoona, Florida)) FamilySearch Library

Eustis Church Records

Church records, 1882-1992 (St. Thomas' Episcopal Church (Eustis, Florida)) FamilySearch Library

Fruitland Park Church Records

Church records, 1887-1993 (Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Fruitland Park, Florida)) FamilySearch Library

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Fruitland Park, Florida) parish profile FamilySearch Library

Groveland Church Records

Zion Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Leesburg Church Records

First Presbyterian Church, Register, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1892-1946 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Births, Baptisms, and Deaths, 1945-1962 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

History of the Morrison Memorial Methodist Church, Leesburg, Florida, 1857-1957 : record of pastors, 1858-1957 FamilySearch Library

Records of St. James Episcopal Church of Leesburg, Florida, from 1877 to 1953 FamilySearch Library

Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Leesburg, Florida, from 1869 to 1943 and 1949 to 1956 FamilySearch Library

Churches in Lake County in 1926

In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 105 churches listed here reported from Lake County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.

Altoona

Altoona – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake Co. Pastor: T. J. Knight

Antioch – Primitive Baptists, Mt. Enon. Pastor: A. D. Norman

Astatula

Astatula Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Association

Astor

Presbyterian church of Astor – Presbyterian Church in the United States, St. John's Presbytery, Synod of Fla. Pastor: J. K. McConnell

St. John – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: W. C. Cato

Astor Park

Presbyterian Church of Astor Park Fla. – Presbyterian Church in the United States, St. John's Presbytery, Synod of Fla. Pastor: J. K. McConnell

Clermont

Church of God at Clermont – Church of God, Cleveland, Tenn. Pastor: Wm Tarver

Clermont Mission – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cent. Fla Conf., Leesburg Dist. Pastor: S. E. James

First M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida Conference - Orlando District. Pastor: J. D. Murray

First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, St. John's Presbytery. Pastor: E. B. McGill

Grace Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Baptist Assn. Pastor: D. B. Jordan

Jacob Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, South Fla Baptist Association. Pastor: G. W. Jones

Eustis

Unnamed congregation – Church of God, Located on the West Coast District. Pastor: G. C. Sapp

Bartley Temple – Methodist Episcopal Church, South Florida Conference, Gulf District. Pastor: A. G. Collins

Eustis – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: P. C. McCord

First Church M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Johns River Conference, Jacksonville Dist. Pastor: Merritt A. Cooper

First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: L. Victor Teeple

First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, North Florida. Pastor: Samuel H. Moore

Gethsemane – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: W. M. Poe

St. James A. M. E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Florida Conference. Pastor: J. S. McBride

St. Mary of the Lakes Mission – Roman Catholic Church, St. Augustine. Pastor: M. C. Clasby

St. Thomas + Trinity, Mt. Dora – Protestant Episcopal Church, South Florida. Pastor: D. T. Johnson

Ferndale

Church of God – Church of God, General assembly. Pastor: G. S. Scott

Fruitland Park

Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren V

Holy Trinity – Protestant Episcopal Church, South Florida. Pastor: F. J. Wilson

Mt. Pleasant – African Methodist Episcopal Church, 11th Episcopal Diocese, Middle South Conference, Ocala Dist. Pastor: A. G. Smith

Station – Roman Catholic Church, St. Augustine

The First Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Baptist Association. Pastor: Geo. W. Broome

Groveland

First Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida Conference - Orlando District. Pastor: J. T. Mitchell

Log Camp Circuit - Groveland Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cent. Fla Conf, Leesburg Dist. Pastor: L. J. Butler

Log Camp in Groveland & Log Camp – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central, District Leesburg. Pastor: S. G. Butler

Oak Hill – Negro Baptists, First South Fla. Pastor: J. W. Harton

Swedish Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Swedish Baptist General Conference. Pastor: G. E. Okerlund

Zion – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana - Southeastern Mission Dist.

Lady Lake

Lady Lake – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Fla. - District Ocala. Pastor: R. C. Holmes

Spark Level – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: B. J. Solomon

Leesburg

Christian – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: R. R. Bulgin

Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: R. P. Burton

Church of Christ at Leesburg, Fla. – Churches of Christ. Pastor: H. N. Rutherford

First Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Association. Pastor: C. S. Thomas

First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, St. Johns. Pastor: Geo. E. Albright

Leesburg – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, South Florida Conference. Pastor: T. J. Parker

Main Street Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County. Pastor: H. W. Battle

Mt Erie – Negro Baptists, Bethel Association. Pastor: S. R. Rembert

Mt Tabor – Negro Baptists, Second Bethlehem

Mt. Olive – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: T. W. Waitman

St. James – Protestant Episcopal Church, South Florida. Pastor: F. J. Wilson

St. Paul – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla. Conference. Pastor: C. A. Halley

St. Stephen – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla., District Leesburg

Zion Hope – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: N. J. Jackson

Lisbon

Evergreen – Negro Baptists. Pastor: W. M. Miller

Lisbon – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, DeLand District, Fla Conference. Pastor: G. P. Braswell

Mt. Zion – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: B. J. Solomon

Maitland Park

New Salem Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Bethel Baptist Association. Pastor: J. E. Rivers

Mascotte

Empire – Primitive Baptists, Mt. Enon. Pastor: E. L. Harrill

First Methodist – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida Conference - Orlando District. Pastor: J. T. Mitchell

Mt Olive – Negro Baptists. Pastor: C. C. Carter

St. Mark's Mission – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla., Leesburg District. Pastor: P. R. Rainey

St. Paul A.M.E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla. Pastor: P. R. Rainey

Montverde

Montverde Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Baptist Assn.

Mount Clair

A.M.E. – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Middle South Fla. Conf. Pastor: A. G. Smith

Mount Dora

First – Congregational Churches. Pastor: D. B. Spencer

First Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake Co. Association. Pastor: G. Talmadge Hinton

First Methodist – Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Johns River Conference, Jacksonville Dist. Pastor: James H. Elder

Mt. Olive – African Methodist Episcopal Church, District Leesburg. Pastor: A. W. Smith

St. Mary – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: Wm. Poe

Okahumka

Mt. Dora – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: E. Gallon

Okahumpka

Bethel Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Middle Conference. Pastor: B. J. Carroll

Mt. Olive – Negro Baptists. Pastor: E. O. Hodges

Okahumpka Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County association. Pastor: D. F. Barry

Orange Bend

Bethel - Orange Bend & Pittman – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla Conf, Leesburg Dist. Pastor: H. W. Garey

Paisley

Macedonia Baptist – Negro Baptists. Pastor: E. D. Cromartie

Paisley Fla. – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, DeLand District, Fla Conference. Pastor: G. P. Braswell

Pittman

Friendship – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: B. Davis

Mt. Zion - Orange Bend & Pittman Ct. – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla, Leesburg District. Pastor: H. W. Garey

Senica

Seneca – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), District of Fla. and Georgia

Sorrento

1st Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, St. Johns, N. Fla.

First Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake Co. Baptist association. Pastor: W. M. Douglass

Friendship – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: J. T. Stackhouse

St. Joseph – African Methodist Episcopal Church, A.M.E., Leesburg District. Pastor: A. W. Smith

Tavares

First Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County. Pastor: W. E. Fuller

Friendship Mission Mt. Zion – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, East Florida Conference, Orlando District. Pastor: A. D. Garham

Mt Moriah – Negro Baptists, Bethel Association. Pastor: G. G. Leach

St. John's – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla, Leesburg District. Pastor: S. E. James

Tavares Methodist – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida - Palatka dist. DeLand. Pastor: John Fletcher Clark

Union Congregational – Congregational Churches, South Florida Association. Pastor: Fred R. Marsh

Umatilla

First Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Baptist Association. Pastor: J. L. Jenkins

First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Presbytery of St. Johns, Synod of Fla. Pastor: J. G. McConnell

Little Bethel; Tavares at Umatilla – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Fla Conf, Leesburg Dist. Pastor: S. E. James

Piney Grove – Negro Baptists, Bethel Grove. Pastor: R. Merritt

Umatilla – Churches of Christ

Umatilla First Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida - Palatka dist. DeLand. Pastor: F. R. Bridges

Yalaha

St. John – Negro Baptists, Bethel. Pastor: A. M. Mills

Town not stated

Altoona – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Fla. District DeLand. Pastor: G. P. Braswell

First Baptist Church of Eustis, Eustis, Florida – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County Association. Pastor: John Stewart

Fruitland Park – Methodist Episcopal Church, St. John River, Fla., Jacksonville Dist. Pastor: O. M. Freeman

Grand Island – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Fla. District DeLand. Pastor: G. P. Braswell

Groveland Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake Co. Association. Pastor: J. E. Smith

Lady Lake Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake Co. Association. Pastor: Blackman

Montverde – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida Annual Conference, Orlando District. Pastor: C. F. Starnes

Morrison Memorial – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Florida - District Ocala. Pastor: J. M. Gross

Mt pleasant – Negro Baptists. Pastor: W. C. Cato

Okahumpka – Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Johns River Conference, Jacksonville Dist. Pastor: O. M. Freeman

St. John – Negro Baptists. Pastor: W. C. Cato

Whitney Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Lake County. Pastor: R. J. Blackmon

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