Douglas County IL Church Records

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Arcola Church Records

Parish records of St. Paul German Evangelical Church, Arcola, Illinois, 1867-1935 WorldCat

Records of St. John the Baptist Parish, 1872-1934 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. John the Baptist Parish, 1927-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arcola, Illinois, 1868-1930. WorldCat

Arthur Church Records

Church records, 1858-1968 (Zion's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Arthur, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1870-1941 (Arthur First Baptist Church (Arthur, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1905-1939 (Vine Street Christian Church (Arthur, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Atwood Church Records

Church records, 1879-1963 (Atwood Christian Church (Atwood, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, ca. 1870-1980 (Atwood United Church (Atwood, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Fairland Church Records

Church records, 1909-1967 (Fairland Methodist Church (Fairland, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Filson Church Records

Church records, 1884-1963 (Filson Methodist Church (Filson, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Garrett Church Records

Parish records of Zion Evangelical Church, Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois, 1862-1984 WorldCat

Newman Church Records

Church records, 1863-1955 (First Christian Church (Newman, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1872-1914 (Methodist Episcopal Church (Newman, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1916-1948 (Newman Methodist Episcopal Church) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1919-1981 (Shaw's Memorial Presbyterian Church (Newman, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Tuscola Church Records

Church records, 1861-1975 (First Presbyterian Church (Tuscola, Illinois.)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1863-1955 (Southside First Christian Church (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1870-1928 (Macedonia Lutheran Church (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1872-1980 (Mt. Gilead Methodist Church (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1877-1956 (Tuscola Methodist Church (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1897-1972 (Immanuel Lutheran Church (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1906-1970 (Church of Christ (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1912-1950 (Cartwright Methodist Church (Tuscola, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1932-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1863-1883 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1884-1925 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1886-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of Forty Martyrs Parish, 1906-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Villa Grove Church Records

Church records, 1905-1910 (Villa Grove Methodist Church (Villa Grove, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Records of Sacred Heart Parish, 1906-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Churches in Douglas County in 1926

In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 53 churches listed here reported from Douglas County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.

Arcola

Arcola F. M. C. – Free Methodist Church of North America, Wabash Conf., Danville Dist. Pastor: R. F. Durham

First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana Baptist Association. Pastor: J. H. Bruggink

First Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Mattoon District & Illinois Conference. Pastor: Royal W. Ennis

First Presbyterian Church of Arcola – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: Edward J. Sabin

North East – Conservative American Mennonite Church, No organised Conference. Pastor: David J. Plank

St. John the Baptist – Roman Catholic Church, Springfield in Illinois. Pastor: W. A. Toomey

St. Paul's Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of North America, South Illinois Districts. Pastor: C. F. Kniker

Areola

Areola Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: John I. Gunn

Arthur

Arthur – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Central Illinois. Pastor: J. J. Douglas

Arthur M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: G. N. Wilkerson

First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana. Pastor: E. E. Shuler

North East – Conservative American Mennonite Church, No organised Conference. Pastor: David J. Plank

North West – Conservative American Mennonite Church, No organised Conference. Pastor: D. N. Beachy

South East – Conservative American Mennonite Church, No organised Conference. Pastor: Andrew J. Mast

South West – Conservative American Mennonite Church, No organised Conference. Pastor: D. C. Schlabach

Atwood

Atwood M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: Benj. H. Pinkston

Bourbon

Bourbon Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana Association. Pastor: J. B. Kelley

Brocton

Mt. Gilead – Methodist Episcopal Church, Ill. Pastor: J. E. Willey

Camargo

Camargo – Methodist Episcopal Church, Ill. Pastor: J. E. Willey

Villa Grove – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: E. P. Berry

Fairland

Fairland – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: F. W. Stoll

Galton

The Galton Community Church – Independent Churches, Are not responsible to any conference. Pastor: Laken M. Huff

Garret Tws

Macedonia – Methodist Episcopal Church, Ills. Pastor: Benj. H. Pinkston

Garrett

Cartwright – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: H. M. Knight

Ev. Zion Church near Garrett – German Evangelical Zion Church of North America, Synod, So. Ill. Dist. Pastor: August F. Bock

Garrett – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: N. M. Knight

Garrett Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Central Illinois. Pastor: Walter Fasnacht

The Macedonian Congregation – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod, Cent. Ill. Dist. Pastor: Martin Freche

Hindsboro

Hindsboro & Filson – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois

Hindsboro Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Wm. G. McColley

Union – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Fostis Presbytery. Pastor: Hollingsworth

Kemp

Edgewood – Churches of Christ

Kemp – Churches of Christ

Murdock

Unnamed congregation – Pilgrim Holiness Church, Illinois and Missouri. Pastor: Lyman R. Ingram

Newman

Newman Christian Church – Disciples of Christ

Shaw Memorial Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: George E. Keithley

Wesley Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: F. W. Stoll

Tuscola

Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana Assoc. Pastor: T. B. Marlin

Church of God – Church of God. Pastor: Ruth Castang

First Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Central, Ill. Pastor: Thos. C. Hause

First Methodist Church, Tuscola – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois District - Mattoon. Pastor: Presley P. Carson

Forty Martyrs – Roman Catholic Church, Springfield in Illinois. Pastor: August M. Hohl

Immanuel Congregation – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod, Cent. Ill. Dist. Pastor: Martin Freche

Tuscola – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. O. Dotson

Tuscola – Free Methodist Church of North America, Wabash Conf., Danville Dist. Pastor: F.E. Lindblom

Tuscola – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Mattoon. Pastor: J. E. Williams

Villa Grove

First Baptist Church, Villa Grove, Illinois – Northern Baptist Convention, Champaign-Urbana Bap. Assoc. Pastor: Harry A. Shewhart

First Church - Villa Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, Ill. Conf. Pastor: John D. Kruwel

Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, Springfield in Illinois. Pastor: August M. Hohl

Town not stated

Camargo – Disciples of Christ

First Methodist – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: David J. Nelson

Murdock – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: F. W. Stoll

Pleasant Grove – Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois. Pastor: F. W. Stoll

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