Polk County IA Church Records

Adelphi

Union Cong. – Congregational Churches

Woodland – Disciples of Christ

Alleman

Salem – Reformed Church in the United States, North West Synod, Classis. Pastor: P. S. T. Kohler

Allen

Old Avon Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: W. E. Rott

Altoona

Altoona Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Lucius L. Smith

Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: R. R. Marken

Ankeny

Ankeny – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), Middle Iowa. Pastor: Jas Q Goughnour

Ankeny – Congregational Churches, Des Moines Association. Pastor: C. M. Pierce

Des Moines Valley – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), Middle Iowa. Pastor: Robert L. Sink

Beaver

Centennial – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Lucius L. Smith

Berwick

Berwick Congregational – Congregational Churches, Grinnell Association

Berwick Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Howard P. Young

Bloomfield

Bloomfield – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: James Owen Smith

Fort Des Moines – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: James Owen Smith

Bondurant

Unnamed congregation – Congregational Churches, Des Moines Association

Bondurant Church of Christ – Churches of Christ, Not a division etc of anything. Pastor: R. W. Fillmore

Camp Township

Camp Center – Churches of Christ

Commerce

Commerce M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines District & Des M Conference. Pastor: Mary Elizabeth Griffiths

Des Moines

Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren I

Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren IV

Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren V

1st Friends – Friends - Society of Friends, Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends. Pastor: DeWitt L. Foster

22 & D. M. St DesMoines & Iowa – Northern Baptist Convention, Central. Pastor: Frank A. Case D.D.

All Saints – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: James Manning

Asbury – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: W. Simpson

Believers – Independent Churches

Bethany Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Central Assn. Pastor: Mary Woodward Witter

Bethany English Ev. Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Iowa Conf. Pastor: Paul H. Andreen

Bethany Mission – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: Roy H. Brown

Bethel A.M.E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Northwestern. Pastor: Peyton M. Lewis

Bethesda Danish Ev. Luth. Church – United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Iowa District. Pastor: Paul Nyholm

Burns – Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Mo. Conference. Pastor: H. L. Overton

Calvary Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Central Assn. Pastor: H. O. Meyer

Capital Park – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Guy J. Fansher

Capitol Hill – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. C. Cole

Central Gospel Chapel – Plymouth Brethren II

Central Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines, Ia. Pastor: Roy H. Brown

Church of St. John the Divine – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines Presbytery. Pastor: F. De Simone

Clifton Heights – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: DeWitt White

College Avenue Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Jas. T. Nichols

Corinthian Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Iowa and South Dakota Association. Pastor: G. W. Robinson

Cottage Grove Avenue – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Synod of Iowa, Presbytery of Des Moines. Pastor: James T. Mordy

Des Moines – Church of the Nazarene, Iowa. Pastor: Agnes Frye

Des Moines – Churches of Christ

Des Moines – Disciples of Christ, Iowa Convention. Pastor: Chas. S. Medbury

Des Moines – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Gerald Berneking

Des Moines – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Des Moines District. Pastor: H. A. Higgins

Des Moines #1 – Volunteers of America, Great Lakes Reg'l. Pastor: Maj. Illsley

Des Moines Central – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Wm. B. Mathews.

Des Moines Corps – Salvation Army, Iowa Division. Pastor: J. D. Clark

Des Moines Mission – Liberal Catholic

Des Moines Theosophical Lodge – American Theosophical Society

Douglas Avenue – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: R. L. McCanon

Easton Place – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Howard P. Young

Elmwood – United Presbyterian Church of North America, Des Moines. Pastor: Fred Elliott

Euclid Ave. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines South. Pastor: F. J. Pettit

First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Edmund J. Kulp

First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Central. Pastor: Harold Nash Geistweit

First Brethren Church – The Brethren Church (Progressive Dunkers). Pastor: H. E. Kemp

First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist

First Church of the Brethren of Des Moines Ia – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), Middle Iowa. Pastor: S. F. Landis

First Des Moines – United Presbyterian Church of North America, Des Moines. Pastor: Robert W. Thompson

First Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Iowa Conference. Pastor: G. P. Cawelti

First Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Iowa Conf. Pastor: Emil H. Bergren B.D., A.M.

First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: S. A. Fulton

First Unitarian. – Unitarians. Pastor: Henry J. Adlard

Forest Avenue – Northern Baptist Convention, Central Association, Iowa. Pastor: Allan N. Kettleman

Fort Des Moines, Union + Paton Aves. – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: Harry D. Robinson

Four Mile Evangelical – Evangelical Church, Iowa. Pastor: J. R. Nolte

Gatchel Memorial M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: W. L. Cannon

Gospel Temple – Brethren in Christ, Des Moines District. Pastor: W. Landis

Grace – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines Conference. Pastor: A. A. Brooks

Grand View Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Iowa Conf. Pastor: J. Walton Kempe

Grant Park Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ, Convention. Pastor: Samuel D. Noah.

Highland Park – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: W. S. Harries D.D.

Highland Park Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ, Iowa Convention. Pastor: Max C. Deweese.

Holy Trinity – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: F. B. Ostdiek

Immanuel Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: C. H. Orf

Jordan Memorial – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: L. B. Shannon

Kyles Temple – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Missouri - Des Moines District. Pastor: H. M. B. Mosely

Maple St. – Negro Baptists, Iowa South Dakota Association. Pastor: Sam Bates

Mondamin Avenue Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: W. Dow Crewdson

Moran Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Missouri - Des Moines Dist. Pastor: H. Cooley

Mt. Hebron – Negro Baptists, Iowa Baptist Association. Pastor: Aaron Ausler

Mt. Olive – Negro Baptists, Iowa So. Dakota assoc. Pastor: A. Ayles

Ninth and Shaw Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: L. H. Griffith

Oak Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: James Owen Smith

Park Avenue Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. C. McCaw

Park Avenue Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: S. C. Wadding

Plymouth Congregational – Congregational Churches, Iowa State Conference. Pastor: Burtis R. MacHatton

Rising Sun – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. L. McKim

Second Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist

Shiloh Baptist – Negro Baptists, Iowa and South Dakota Negro Baptist association. Pastor: J. L. Lucas

Simpson M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: N. A. Orcutt

Spiritual Forum – National Spiritualist Association. Pastor: Agnes E. Friend

St. Ambrose Cathedral – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: T. W. Drumm

St. Anthony of Padua – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines. Pastor: John T. McGuinness

St. Augustus – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Jno. J. Noonan

St. John's Catholic Church – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: M. J. McNamara

St. John's Danish Lutheran – Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Iowa Division - 4th Dist. Pastor: N. P. Gravengaard

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran – United Lutheran Church in America. Pastor: Frederick J. Weirtz

St. Joseph's Church – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: F. R. Larkin

St. Mary's Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Missouri - Des Moines District. Pastor: F. B. Scholar

St. Mary's Church – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Dominic Weber

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and Other States, Synod of Iowa and Other States, Southern Dist. Pastor: L. G. Krebs

St. Peter's Church – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: T. P. Murphy

Swedish Evang. Free Church – Swedish Evangelical Free Church of the United States of America, Iowa District. Pastor: P. Berg

The Swedish Evangelical Mission Church – The Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant, The Swedish Evangelical Mission Conference of Iowa. Pastor: Titus N. Pohl

Trinity – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Iowa District. Pastor: Geo. A. W. Vogel

Trinity – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Walter A. Morgan

Union – Negro Baptists. Pastor: R. P. Palmer

Union Congregational – Congregational Churches, Iowa State Conference

Union Park – Methodist Episcopal Church, Western Swedish Conference. Pastor: Ivar F. Pearson

Union Park – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: H. J. Moore

Union Park Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: F. W. Mutchler.

Unity Evangelical Lutheran Church – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of Iowa. Pastor: J. Hamilton Dawson

University Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Central Association of Iowa. Pastor: George M. Derbyshire

Valley Gardens Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: J. W. Tanzler

Visitation Church – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines, Iowa. Pastor: Joseph M. Hanson

Waveland Park – Congregational Churches, Iowa Conference, Des Moines Association. Pastor: Wayne L. Waters

Wesley – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: W. M. Brooks

West Iowa, Des Moines Branch – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Northern States. Pastor: M. O. Hansen

Westminster Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: E. G. Williams

Windsor Community Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: H. D. Robinson

Zion Lutheran – Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Iowa Dist. Pastor: T. C. Thompson

Zion's Evangelical Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran, Joint Synod of Ohio and other States. Pastor: Carl Sauschow

E. Des Moines

E. Des Moines Corps – Salvation Army, Scandinavian Department. Pastor: John Bjorlie

Elkhart

Elkhart Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: L. L. Oswalt

St. Mary – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines. Pastor: D. C. Jermaine

Farrar

Farrar Methodist Protestant Church – Methodist Protestant Church, Iowa-Mo. Pastor: C. R. Green

Grimes

First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Des Moines. Pastor: Milton G. Wilkinson

Grimes Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. W. Cannon

St. Peters – Evangelical Lutheran, Joint Synod of Ohio and other States. Pastor: F. O. Bunge

Johnston

Federated – Congregational Churches, Des Moines Association. Pastor: C. E. Waudby

Mitchellville

Unnamed congregation – Congregational Churches. Pastor: H. J. Thornton

Mitchellville – Disciples of Christ, Christian. Pastor: R. V. Hughes

Mitchellville – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: A. E. George

Mitchellville Universalist – Universalist Church. Pastor: O. G. Colegrove

Polk City

First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Des Moines Association. Pastor: W. C. Berggren

Runnells

First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches

Runnells Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C.C. Cole - Supply Pastor

Runnels

Runnels – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Des Moines Ia Dist. Pastor: Clyde E. McDonald

Sheldahl

Sheldahl – Methodist Episcopal Church, Western Swedish. Pastor: W. F. Herman

Valley Junction

Unnamed congregation – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: R. E. Kinsell

First Evangelical Lutheran Church – United Lutheran Church in America, United Lutheran Church of America. Pastor: George J. Ehrich

Gaines A. M. E. – African Methodist Episcopal Church, N. Western Conf. Pastor: E. N. Warren

Mt. Nebo Baptist Church – Negro Baptists

Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines. Pastor: M. M. Gleason

Sawyer Memorial – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: Elias Handy

Washington

Holy Cross – Roman Catholic Church, Des Moines. Pastor: D. C. Jermaine

Mt. Zion - Maxwell charge or circuit – Evangelical Church, Iowa Conference. Pastor: A. L. Walker

Peoria – Methodist Protestant Church, Iowa-Mo Conference. Pastor: C. R. Green

Town not stated

Adelphia – Churches of Christ

Ankeny – Methodist Episcopal Church, Des Moines. Pastor: E. W. McDade

Indian Creek – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), Middle Iowa