Bay County MI Church Records
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Bay County Church Records
Michigan Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911 Ancestry
Churches in Bay County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 77 churches listed here reported from Bay County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Auburn
First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw Bay District. Pastor: A. Stanley Storie
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: William J. Walsh
Bay City
Unnamed congregation – Free Methodist Church of North America, East Michigan, Bay City Dist. Pastor: James G. Anderson
Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren II
Bay City – Congregational Churches, East Michigan Conference. Pastor: Henry J. Simpson
Bay City Branch – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Central Michigan District. Pastor: W. L. Chapman
Bay City Corps – Salvation Army, Michigan Division. Pastor: Stella Skifstad
Bay City First – Church of the Nazarene, Michigan District. Pastor: A. M. Eastman
Bay City Wesleyan Methodist Church – Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America, North Michigan Conference. Pastor: C. H. Coats
Bethel – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States, Joint Synod of Wisconsin, Michigan Dist. Pastor: C. F. Rutzen
Broadway Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention
Central – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw Bay District. Pastor: M. L. Patterson
Church of God – Church of God. Pastor: Lawrence Smith
Community A.M.E. Church – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mich. Conf. Pastor: Joseph S. Butler
Emmanuel German Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Central Conference and Erie Association. Pastor: A. Orthner
Evangelical Lutheran Zion – Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, The Illinois Conference of the Augustana Synod N.A. Pastor: Emil J. Johnson
First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw-Bay District. Pastor: E. E. Doty
First – Reformed Church in the United States, Ohio Synod. Pastor: Henry F. Hilgeman
First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Saginaw Valley. Pastor: W. P. Pearse
First Christian Spiritualist Church – National Spiritualist Association, Michigan State Spiritualist Association
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Saginaw. Pastor: J. Roy Van Wyck
Fremont Avenue – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit. Pastor: J. J. Hicks
Holy Trinity – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: William F. Simon
Litchfield – Church of Daniel's Band, Mich Conference. Pastor: F. J. Reviere
Madison Avenue – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit. Pastor: Matt Mullin
Memorial – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Saginaw - Michigan Synod. Pastor: Henry Kreulen
Notre Dame de la Visitation – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: Geo. O. Deguoy
Salem – Evangelical Church, Michigan Conference. Pastor: Elmer D. Riebel
St. Boniface – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, Mich. Pastor: John G. Wyss
St. Hedwig – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, Mich. Pastor: Paul Kelchnerowski
St. Hyacinth's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids Diocese. Pastor: Joseph A. Lewandowski
St. James – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, Mich. Pastor: John E. Troy
St. Johannes – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States, Wisconsin, Michigan District. Pastor: Paul G. Naumann
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: Francis Gres, C.S.Sp.
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, Mich. Pastor: Thomas J. Reid
St. Stanislaus K. – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pastor: L. P. Krakowski
Swedish Evangelical Free Church – Swedish Evangelical Free Church, Grand Rapids Diocese. Pastor: Nels Peterson
Thoburn – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit. Pastor: H. W. K. Patterson
Trinity Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States, Wisconsin, Michigan Dist. Pastor: J. F. Zink
Van Buren Street Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Central German Conference, Michigan District. Pastor: Herman Rogatzky
West Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention. Pastor: W. Bernard Jarman
Westminster – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Saginaw. Pastor: Elmer H. Douglass
Woodside Avenue – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw-Bay District. Pastor: F. C. Bircham
Beaver
St. Valentine's Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: L. A. Kuzius
Zion – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Mo, Ohio and other states, Michigan District. Pastor: F. Rutkowsky
Bentley
Unnamed congregation – Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Central Michigan District. Pastor: Matthew Umphrey
1st M. E. Church of Bentley – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit, Saginaw Dist. Pastor: B. E. Lockwood
Bertie
Bertie Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw-Bay District. Pastor: Lloyd Frank Merrell
Essexville
Essexville Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Saginaw Valley. Pastor: Arthur M. Spiller
St. John's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids
Fisherville
St. Anthony's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: L. A. Kuzins
Frankenlust
St. John's – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Mo., Michigan District. Pastor: F. Bickel
St. Paul's – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states, Michigan District. Pastor: J. G. Nuechterlein
Fraser
Fraser Center – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, District Saginaw Bay. Pastor: John W. Dingle
Garfield
Garfield – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw-Bay District. Pastor: John W. Dingle
Gibson
Church of Christ of Standish – Congregational Churches
Kawkawlin
Unnamed congregation – Apostolic Christian Church. Pastor: Otto Ramseyer
Bartholomew's Ev. Luth. Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States, Joint Synod of Wisconsin and other states, Michigan Dist. Pastor: C. W. Waidelich
Sacred Heart Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: William J. Walsh
Linwood
Linwood – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, District Saginaw Bay. Pastor: John W. Dingle
St. Ann's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: Joseph Victor Barrette
Munger
First Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Synod of Mich., Presbytery of Saginaw. Pastor: Edw. H. Vail
St. James – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Iowa Synod, Michigan District. Pastor: E. F. Hutfilz
St. Norbert's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: Baumann, Albert S.
Trinity – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Michigan Dist. Pastor: A. R. Nuechterlein
Nine Mile
St. Mary's Mission - Nine Mile – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids
Pinconning
Good Shepherd Church – Polish National Catholic Church of America, Western Diocese. Pastor: B. Stepczynski
Pinconning Indian Mission – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, District Saginaw Bay. Pastor: S. Greensky
Pinconning Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Detroit Conference, Saginaw-Bay District. Pastor: Lloyd Frank Merrell
St. Agnes' Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States, Michigan District. Pastor: K. F. Brietzke
St. Michael's – Roman Catholic Church, Grand Rapids. Pastor: A. J. Flajole
Town not stated
Unnamed congregation – Free Methodist Church of North America, District Conference
Daniel's Band – Church of Daniel's Band, Bangor Class. Pastor: Wm. Hoggard
Hickory Island – Northern Baptist Convention, Saginaw Valley Ass'n.
Trinity – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Michigan District. Pastor: H. Potzger
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