Wayne County IL Church Records
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Wayne County Church Records
Church minutes, 1853-1958 (Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Wayne County, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1868-1934 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Dry Fork Branch (Dry Fork, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Hopewell Church records : Wayne County, Illinois LDS Genealogy
Hopewell Church records : Wayne County, Illinois Internet Archive
Hopewell Church records : Wayne County, Illinois, 1845-1874, Archive Grid
Churches in Wayne County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 98 churches listed here reported from Wayne County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Barnhill
Barnhill – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: F. M. Lappin
Elm Grove – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing McLim Presbytery. Pastor: John Phipps
Hopewell – Primitive Baptists, Skillet Fork
Berry Township
Arrington Prairie – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: P. H. Harris
Dry Fork – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Southeastern Illinois District. Pastor: Halleck Milner
Reunion Star – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: Loyd Bosley
Round Prairie – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: R. C. Butcher
Cisne
Blue Point – Northern Baptist Convention, Southern Ill. Association. Pastor: F. R. Chapman
Cisne Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Chas. L. Wood
Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: Henry Heyer
Pleasant Hill – Disciples of Christ
Rock Branch – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: C. C. Kelcher
Salem – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: John C. Cissna
Wesley Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: John C. Cissna
Clay City
Zif – Disciples of Christ
Clay-City
Bethell – Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Ill Conference. Pastor: C. B. Wise
Diamond Township
Pleasant Grove - "Rural Church" – Disciples of Christ, Independent Church of Christ. Pastor: C. L. Wood
Elm River
Trinity M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois District Olney. Pastor: C. B. Johnston
Elm River Township
Elm River C.P. – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing-McLim Presbytery. Pastor: John Phipps
Enterprise
Enterprise – Evangelical Church, The Indiana Annual Conference. Pastor: George Gocker
Fairfield
Fairfield – Churches of Christ
Fairfield – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: J. J. Turner
Fairfield - First Christian – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: C. L. Stouffer
Fairfield Circuit – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: Earnest Shepherd
Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing-McLin Presbytery. Pastor: A. D. Rudolph
First Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Mount Era Association, New State Association. Pastor: J. A. McCosh
First M. E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: J. M. Adams
First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Ewing
Leeland North – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing McLim Presb. Pastor: John Phipps
Pleasant Grove – Southern Baptist Convention, Fairfield association. Pastor: W. A. Maberry
Richland Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Illinois. Pastor: Chas. Chitty
St. Edward – Roman Catholic Church, Belleville. Pastor: F. A. Kaiser
Four Mile
Long Prairie – Southern Baptist Convention, Salem South Association. Pastor: J. P. Richardson
Garden Hill
Pleasant Mound – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: R. C. Butcher
Geff
Bethel – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: V. W. Currie
Buckeye – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Wright Spurlin
Geff – Methodist Episcopal Church, District Olney. Pastor: V. W. Currie
Jeffersonville Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Warren D. Crippin
Martins Creek – Church of the Brethren (Conservative Dunkers), Southern Ill
Mt. Olivet – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: V. W. Currie
Oak Valley – Northern Baptist Convention, Southern Ill. Association. Pastor: F. R. Chapman
Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: C. B. Johnston
Woodland – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: V. W. Currie
Golden Gate
Leech Chapel – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Ill. Pastor: James McNabb
Grover
North Divide – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing McLim Presbytery. Pastor: John Phipps
Hickory Hill
Zion – Southern Baptist Convention, Salem South. Pastor: H. V. Lowery
Hickory Hill Township
Keenville – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie association. Pastor: N. A. Williams
Jasper
Unnamed congregation – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie association. Pastor: J. R. Kessel
Cumberland Chapel – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing-McLim Pres. Pastor: Eldridge Harris
Jasper Township
Tom's Prairie – Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ewing McLim Presbytery
Johnsonville
Arrington Prairie – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: R. C. Butcher
Johnsonville – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: John C. Cissna
Johnstonville – Northern Baptist Convention, Southern
Keener
Keener Missionary Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: J. P. Richardson
Keenes
Keenes Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, Div of Illinois. Pastor: Wright Spurlin
Keith
Christian's Temple – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Illinois. Pastor: J. M. Carmean
Willow Branch – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Illinois Conference, Odin District. Pastor: James L. Brown
Kenia
Mount Pleasant – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: R. C. Butcher
Kieth
New Zion – General Baptists, Union Grove association. Pastor: R. O. Leach
Lamard
Victory – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: J. H. Rush
Leech
Antioch – Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Bapt Convention. Pastor: Syras Buttler
Massalin
West Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: C. B. Johnston
Massilon Township
Elm River – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie association
Middletown
Church of the Nazarene – Church of the Nazarene, Chicago Central District. Pastor: Clarence Hester
Mount Erie
Long Prairie – Primitive Baptists, Skillet Fork. Pastor: J. J. Fuller
McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: C. B. Johnston
Mt Erie, Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: C. B. Johnston
Mt. Erie Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Warren D. Crippin
Pleasant Hill – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie Southern Baptist association. Pastor: Roy Kessel
Providence – Primitive Baptists, Skillet Fork. Pastor: J. H. George
Wynoose – Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Ill. Conference. Pastor: J. Henry Osborn
Orchard Township
Unnamed congregation – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Southeastern Illinois District. Pastor: Wm. Clements
Orel
Olive Branch – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: P. N. Harris
Providence
Providence – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: Elec Pennington
Rinard
Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Olney District. Pastor: Henry Heyer
Rinard Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, Div. of Illinois
Sims
Pin Oak – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: P. H. Harris
Sims Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Mount Erie Baptist association. Pastor: C. Karn
Sims Christian Church – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Illinois Christian Assn. Pastor: Ed Borah
South Township
Bethel – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Ill. Pastor: James McNabb
Stinson
Stinson – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso
Township Fairfield
New Hope – General Baptists, Union Grove Asso. Pastor: Alex. Pennington
Village Enterprise
Enterprise – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: Geo. W. Hall
Village Sims
Sims General Baptist – General Baptists, Union Grove Association. Pastor: S. W. Shehorn
Wayne City
Bailey – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois. Pastor: John Cleissner
Hopewell – Methodist Protestant Church, Ill Conference. Pastor: J. J. Day
New Zion – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: W. A. Mayberry
Wayne City – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Mount Carmel District. Pastor: N. C. Henderson
Wayne City – Methodist Protestant Church, Ill. Pastor: J. J. Day
Wayne City Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: F. M. Larkin
Wayne City Christian Church – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: Harry Hamilton
Town not stated
Unnamed congregation – Methodist Protestant Church, Illinois Annual Conference, Wayne City Circuit. Pastor: J. J. Day
Dunway – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Ill. Pastor: James McNabb
Ebenezer – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Ill. Pastor: James McNabb
Indian Prairie – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: Geo. W. Hall
Patterson – Methodist Episcopal Church, So. Ill. District Olney. Pastor: J. N. Presley
Wayne City Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Illinois Conference, Mount Carmel District. Pastor: J. C. Kinison
Zion – Southern Baptist Convention, Mt. Erie. Pastor: Geo. W. Hall
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