Coles County IL Church Records

Ashmore

Enon – Southern Baptist Convention, Westfield association. Pastor: C. A. Brown

First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: Spencer Baker

Prairie Union – Churches of Christ

St. Omer – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon

Ashmore T.S

Providence – Separate Baptists, Association, Andrew. Pastor: J. L. Goleman

Charleston

Unnamed congregation – Protestant Episcopal Church, Springfield. Pastor: A. E. Marston, In Charge

Charleston – Free Methodist Church of North America, Wabash Conference, Danville District. Pastor: F. E. Lindbloom

Charleston – Pilgrim Holiness Church, Ill.-Mo. Pastor: Raymond Deago

Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Foster Presbytery. Pastor: O. J. Crandall

Church of Christ at Cor - Polk & E St – Churches of Christ. Pastor: Lloyd Riggins

Church of Christ corner of Polk & E St – Disciples of Christ, No Synods or other organization

Church of God – Church of God, Eldership of Illinois. Pastor: Geo. A. Brownlow

First Baptist Church of Charleston – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana Association. Pastor: Harland K. Tuttle

First Christian – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: H. L. Hayes

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

First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: C. E. Pettit

First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Illinois Synod, Presbytery of Mattoon. Pastor: Samuel Parker Allison

Immanuel – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Central Ill District. Pastor: Geo. Schweikert

Rickapoo – Separate Baptists, Andrew Ill. Asso.

St. Charles Borromeo – Roman Catholic Church, Springfield. Pastor: John J. Connolly

Union – Southern Baptist Convention, Mattoon

Union Center – Southern Baptist Convention, Mattoon. Pastor: Thos. Speer

Coffeeville

Mt. Carmel – Pilgrim Holiness Church, Illinois Missouri. Pastor: Grant Starnalt

E. Oakland

Oak Grove – Separate Baptists, Andrew Association. Pastor: J. L. Goleman

Etna

Etna – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: Emory F. Phillippe

Farmington

Farmington M. E. Part of Lerna Ct – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: J. T. Hendrix, Since 2-1-27

Humboldt

Humboldt Charge – Methodist Episcopal Church, Ill. Conference, Mattoon Dist., Humboldt charge. Pastor: R. P. Geyer

Humboldt Christian – Disciples of Christ

St. Paul's – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Ohio & Other States, Cent. Ill Dist. Pastor: T. A. Dautenhahn

Humbolt

Mt. Zion – General Baptists, Liberty. Pastor: Leroy Blackburn

Hutton

Herricane – Separate Baptists, Association, Andrew. Pastor: B. M. Webb

Whetstone – Separate Baptists, Andrew Association. Pastor: B. M. Webb

Lerna

Lerna – Church of the Nazarene, Chicago Central

Lerna – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois, Mattoon/Mattoon Dist.

Lerna Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: J. A. Oesch

Mt. Tabor – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: J. T. Hendrix

Loxa

Loxa Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon Presbytery. Pastor: J. A. Oesch

Mattoon

1708 Dewitt Ave. – Churches of Christ. Pastor: E. B. Stivers

Central Church – Independent Churches, Community church workers league. Pastor: John Codd

Church of Immaculate Conception – Roman Catholic Church, Springfield Illinois. Pastor: Thos. F. Cusack

Davis Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference. Pastor: J.W. Kelley

First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: Harris G. Beck

First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana / Northern Baptist Convention, Ill. Baptist State Convention. Pastor: James M. Lively

First Christian – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: J. F. McMahan

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

Gospel Tabernacle – Christian and Missionary Alliance

Mattoon – Pilgrim Holiness Church, Sel-Mo Dist. Pastor: Charles C. Breen

Mattoon Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ

Presbyterian Church of Mattoon – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: Horace Batchelor

Second Baptist – Negro Baptists, Woodriver Baptist Association

So. 30th Street Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Ernest W. Freeland

St. John's Ev. Luth. – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Ohio & Other States, Central Ill Dist. Pastor: M. F. Oberndorfer

Zions Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of North America, South Illinois District. Pastor: C. F. Kniker

Oakland

Antioch – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana Bloomfield

Church of Christ – Churches of Christ, We have no organization but the local church. If larger work is attempted we cooperate with other local churches. Pastor: O. Ross Keran - Began work April 1

First Presbyterian of Oakland, Ill. – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: Edgar Beckwith

Missionary Band Church of Oakland – Missionary Bands of the World. Pastor: Emmett W. Hall

Oakland Methodist – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: Amos Allen Luce

Prairie Union – Disciples of Christ

Providence – Primitive Baptists, Wabash District

Rardin

Rardin – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon

Sangamon

Sangamon Church of God – Church of God, The Eldership. Pastor: A. E. Mowry

Seven Hickory

Walnut Grove – Disciples of Christ

Trilla

Good Prospect – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Foster Presbytery. Pastor: O. J. Crandall

Town not stated

Ashmore – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois, District Mattoon, Kansas circuit. Pastor: H. C. Munch

Bushton – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Wm. G. McColley

Fair Grange – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District, Charleston Ct. Pastor: S. C. Stillman

Fairview – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District. Pastor: H. C. Munch

Salem – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Conference, Mattoon District, Charleston Ct. Pastor: S. P. Stillman