Lake County IL Church Records
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Lake County Church Records
A History of the offices, agencies and institutions of the Archdiocese of Chicago : published on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the priesthood of His Eminence, John Cardinal Cody FamilySearch Library
A History of the parishes of the Archdiocese of Chicago FamilySearch Library
Chicago Roman Catholic Cemetery Records, 1864-1989 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast
Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, mid-1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast
Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Burials, late 1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast
Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records, mid-1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast
Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Marriages, mid-1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast
Churches in Lake County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 91 churches listed here reported from Lake County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Antioch
Antioch Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: Adolph M. Krahl
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist
St. Peter's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: J. E. Lynch
Barrington
St. Anne's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago Diocese. Pastor: John A. Duffey
Benton
North Prairie – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: R. A. Lennox
Buffalo Grove, Vernon Township
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois. Pastor: Frank G. Mattes
Deerfield
Bethlehem Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Illinois Conference. Pastor: A. P. Johnson
First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Chicago. Pastor: Mark J. Andrews
Holy Cross – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: W. J. Ryan
St. Paul's Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of North America, North Illinois District. Pastor: F. G. Piepenbrok
Ela
St. Matthews – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States. Pastor: Henry Heise
Everett
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: W. J. Ryan
Fox Lake
Fox Lake Community Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: Clarence W. Tompkins
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: J. E. Lynch
Fremont Center
St. Mary's, Fremont Center, Mundelein P.O. Ill. – Roman Catholic Church, Arch-Diocese Chicago, Ill. Pastor: F. M. Bay
Grayslake
First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Conference of Illinois. Pastor: Charles S. Jessee
Grays Lake M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: W. C. Nye
Gurnee
Gurnee Community Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Ben W. Sanderson
Highland Park
Bethany – Evangelical Church, Illinois Conference. Pastor: J. G. Finkbeiner
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Highland Park, Illinois – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: George F. Towne, 1st Reader
First United Evangelical Church – Evangelical Congregational Church, Eastern Conference. Pastor: Foster R. Cardwell
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: Wm. B. Doble
Immaculate Conception – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: J. O'Neill
St. Johns Evangelical Church, Highland Park, Ill. – Evangelical Synod of North America, North Illinois District. Pastor: K. A. Roth
The Highland Park Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Chicago. Pastor: Frank Fitt
Zion – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Northern Ill. Dist. Pastor: W. F. Suhr
Highwood
Highwood and Lake Forest Swedish M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Swedish. Pastor: Wm W. Nelson
St. James – Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Chicago. Pastor: F. J. Magner, Ph. D.
Zion – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Ill. Conf. Pastor: G. A. Engstrom
Lake Bluff
Grace Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: W. W. Whitehouse
Lake Forest
First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: Charles H. Draper
First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Chicago. Pastor: George Roberts
St. Mary – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Ill. Pastor: John J. O'Hearn
Lake Villa
Lake Villa Community Church Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: R. J. L. McKelvey
Millburn Congregational – Congregational Churches, Chicago Association of Illinois Conference. Pastor: Alfred H. Bartter
Lake Zurich
St. Peter's Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of North America, North Illinois District. Pastor: E. A. Trion
The Lake Zurich Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Chicago Association, Northern Bapt. Convention. Pastor: James W. Dahir
Libertyville
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: Dale S. Collins; Blanche Corcoran
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Libertyville, Ill – Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago Northern Dist. - Rock River Conf. Pastor: John E. DeLong
Libertyville Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Chicago. Pastor: Guy E. Smock
St. John's Evang. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States, Wisconsin Synod, Southeastern District, Southern Conference. Pastor: Elmer C. Kiessling
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: Martin J. Nealis
Long Grove
Evangelical Church of Long Grove – Evangelical Synod of North America, North Illinois District. Pastor: G. Thos. Haller
Mundelein
Diamond Lake M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: W. C. Payfer
First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches. Pastor: C. Arthur Jevne
Fremont, Ivanhoe Congregational Church – Congregational Churches. Pastor: C. Arthur Jevne
Newport
Rosecrans M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago Northern - Rock River Conf.
No. Chi
North Chicago, Ill – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: W. Ellis Lamson
No. Chicago
First Baptist – Negro Baptists
North Chicago
First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Chicago. Pastor: Arthur H. Sexton
Holy Family – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Ill. Pastor: James C. Halleran
Holy Rosary – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: Jos. Grzezinski
Prairie View
Grace Evangelical – Evangelical Church, Illinois Conference. Pastor: H. E. Grimme
Round Lake
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Chicago. Pastor: A. H. Schmitz
Russell
Russell Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Chicago Association
Volo
St. Peter – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: Geo. L. Schark
Wadsworth
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: John B. Foley
Washburn
Prairie View – Congregational Churches, Chicago Congregational. Pastor: Howard R. Towne
Wauconda
Unnamed congregation – Baptist, Chicago - Fed. Meth. Epis.
Unnamed congregation – Federated Churches, Bapt. & M.E. Pastor: Geo. E. Scheider
The Transfiguration – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: Edw. F. Gahagan
Waukegan
Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren II
Chapel St. Church, Bloomington, Ill – Disciples of Christ, State Supt. - 504 Peoples Bank Bld. Pastor: N. A. Borop
Ebenezer Church – Congregational Churches, Illinois Conference. Pastor: Saml. A. Mueller
Emanuel Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Illinois State Conference. Pastor: Vincent Bennet
Finnish Ev. Lutheran Church of Waukegan – Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, or Suomi Synod, Michigan Conference. Pastor: Alvar Rautalahti
First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: Eleazer Dawe
First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Chicago Association. Pastor: William Drummond Whan
First Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, Illinois. Pastor: Eugene Chas. Beach
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist. Pastor: Josephine Nuttall
First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Chicago Association & Illinois Conference. Pastor: Rickford D. Orton
First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Synod of Illinois, Presbytery of Chicago. Pastor: S. W. Chidester
First Swedish Methodist Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Swedish. Pastor: Henry George Nylin
Immaculate Conception B.V.M. – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: Francis J. Shea
Immanuel Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States, Wisconsin Synod, S.E. Wis. Dist. Pastor: A. C. Bartz
Mother of God Church – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago Archdiocese. Pastor: Francis J. Azbe
Shiloh – Negro Baptists, New Era. Pastor: J. D. Ross
St. Anastasia – Roman Catholic Church. Pastor: J. A. Fleming
St. Bartholomew's – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: John B. Kloris
St. John's Reformed Church – Reformed Church in the United States, Midwest Synod. Pastor: Henry Holliger
St. Joseph – Roman Catholic Church, Chicago. Pastor: A. H. Meagher
The Ap. Luth. congregations of Waukegan – Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church. Pastor: John N. Nelson
Trinity A.M.E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago Conference. Pastor: Alonzo J. Bowling
Trinity Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana Synod, Ill. Conf. Pastor: Gustaf A. Swanburg
Waukegan Corps – Salvation Army, Chicago and No. Ill. Division. Pastor: H. Pitts
Yorkhouse M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: J. Harold Hagerty
Winthrop Harbor
Winthrop Harbor – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: H. J. Lord
Zion
Benton Memorial – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River. Pastor: W. A. Kishpaugh
Shiloh Tabernacle and Branch Tabernacles – Independent Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion. Pastor: Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Salem South Association. Pastor: Orville V. Harlow
Town not stated
Unnamed congregation – Methodist Episcopal Church, Rock River
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