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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 online

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, mid-1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast online

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Burials, late 1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast online

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records, mid-1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast online

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Marriages, mid-1800s to 1925 (includes Lake County) FindMyPast online

Antioch Church Records

Baptisms, 1906, 1909-1916; marriages & deaths, 1909-1916 (Catholic Church. St. Peter (Antioch, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Deerfield Church Records

Baptisms, marriages and communion, 1909-1919 (Catholic Church. Holy Cross (Deerfield, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Fox Lake Church Records

Baptisms, 1903-ca. 1920; communion, 1904-1913 (Catholic Church. St. Mary of the Lake (Fox Lake, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Great Lakes Church Records

Family Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1953-1963 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Highland Park Church Records

Baptisms, 1874-1916 (Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception (Highland Park, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Highwood Church Records

Baptisms, 1912-1915 (Catholic Church. St. James (Highwood, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Lake Forest Church Records

Baptisms, 1875-1895 (Catholic Church. St. Patrick (Lake Forest, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages and confirmations, 1859-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Lake Forest, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, communion and confirmations, 1909-1919 (Catholic Church. St. Patrick (Lake Forest, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Lake Zurich Church Records

St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lake Zurich, Illinois, baptisms 1864-1936, confirmations marriages and burials 1964 (ie 1864)-1957 WorldCat

Libertyville Church Records

Baptisms, marriages and deaths, 1896-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Libertyville, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, communion and confirmations, 1909-1919 (Catholic Church. St. Patrick (Lake Forest, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Congregational record book, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Libertyville, Illinois, 1924-1965. WorldCat

Long Grove Church Records

Kirchen Buch der Evangelisch Lutherisehen Gemeinden zu Long Grove und Oswego, Illinois : church (vital records) book of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Long Grove and Oswego, Illinois WorldCat

Long Grove, Illinois church records FamilySearch Library

Long Grove, Illinois, church records WorldCat

Mundelein Church Records

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, communion, confirmations, 1868- 1916 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Mundelein, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Records, 1838-1987, Ivanhoe Congregational Church (Mundelein, Ill.). Archive Grid

The early church FamilySearch Library

North Chicago Church Records

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, 1904-1915 (Catholic Church. Holy Rosary (North Chicago, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1902-1916 (Catholic Church. Holy Family (North Chicago, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1893-1915 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1917-1943 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1943-1958 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Round Lake Church Records

Baptisms, 1912-1916; marriages, 1913-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Round Lake, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Volo Church Records

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, communion, confirmations, 1890-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Peter (Volo, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Wadsworth Church Records

Funerals, deaths, baptisms and marriages, 1869-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Patrick (Wadsworth, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Wauconda Church Records

Baptisms, marriages, communion and deaths, 1903-ca. 1920 (Catholic Church. Transfiguration (Wauconda, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Waukegan Church Records

Baptisms and marriages, 1864-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Waukegan, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms and marriages, 1903-1916 (Catholic Church. Mother of God (Waukegan, Illinois : Slovenian)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, 1847-1915 (Catholic Church. Immaculate Conception (Waukegan, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages and deaths, 1900-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Bartholomew (Waukegan, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Mother of God Church, Waukegan, Illinois : death & burial records, 1903-1991. WorldCat

Mother of God church, Waukegan, Illinois : death & burial records, 1903-1991 FamilySearch Library

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

United Presbyterian Church of the Master, Baptisms, Births, 1951-1968 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Zion Church Records

United Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1882-1935 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

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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