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Lorain County Church Records
Ohio Births and Christenings Index 1800-1962 Ancestry
Park Avenue United Methodist Church records, 1823-1992 FamilySearch Library
Women's Baptist Home Mission Society, records, 1887-1900 (First Baptist Church (Elyria, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library
Churches in Lorain County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 125 churches listed here reported from Lorain County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Amherst
Amherst Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Medina AssN. Pastor: F. E. Eastman
First Evangelical – Evangelical Church, Ohio Conference. Pastor: W. A. Tabbert
St. John's – Evangelical Synod of North America, Evangelical Synod of North America, Ohio Dist. Pastor: A. C. Ernst
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: James M. Eischen
St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Central District. Pastor: Henry Abram
St. Peter's Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of North America, Evangelical Synod of North America, Ohio District. Pastor: A. C. Ernst
Avon
Avon – Methodist Episcopal Church, Norwalk District, North East Ohio. Pastor: Hubert C. Cobb
Avon Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Association. Pastor: A. H. Mavis
Holy Trinity – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland, Ohio. Pastor: Albert J. Aust
Immaculate Conception Church – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland, Ohio; U.S.A. Pastor: Francis A. Haessler
Avon Lake
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Congregational – Congregational Churches, Medina Association. Pastor: Samuel E. Wilson
Brighton
Brighton Congregational Church – Congregational Churches. Pastor: Frank J. Wright
Brownhelm
Brownhelm Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Medina association, Ohio Conference. Pastor: N. E. Escott
Brownhelm Station
Brownhelm Reformed Church – Reformed Church in the United States, Ohio Synod - N. Ohio Classis. Pastor: Edward S. Lamar
Camden Township
Camden Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Association. Pastor: J. W. Jones
Columbia Station
Columbia M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio - Norwalk District. Pastor: William K. Mackey
Elyria
Bethany Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Lorain Co. Association. Pastor: Chas Gray
Elyria – African Methodist Episcopal Church, North Ohio - Cleveland District. Pastor: L. S. Webster
Elyria Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ, Ohio. Pastor: W. L. Burner
Elyria Hung. Ref. – Reformed Church in the United States, Pittsburgh Synod, Western Hung. Classis. Pastor: Alexander S. Kalassay Jr.
Elyria, Ohio – Salvation Army, N.E. Ohio Div. Pastor: Wm. Vendeville
First Baptist Church of Elyria – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain. Pastor: R. T. Ketcham
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Congregational Church – Congregational Churches, Medina Association of Cong'l Churches. Pastor: Wm Muir Auld, D.D.
First Elyria – United Presbyterian Church of North America, Cleveland. Pastor: George A. Brown
First Hungarian Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Association. Pastor: Joseph Botka
First Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: Edwin Kirby
Grace – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, English District. Pastor: Harry C. Muhly
Holy Cross Church – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Stanislaus Rybacki
LaPorte Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio - Norwalk District. Pastor: William K. Mackey
Pilgrim Community – Congregational Churches, Medina Association. Pastor: Donald E. Webster
Sacred Heart - no church, Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland
Sacred Heart Hungarian – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Ernest Rickert
Second – Congregational Churches, Medina association. Pastor: Charles F. Wiseman
Second M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Lexington Conference, Columbus District. Pastor: W. M. Marbly
St. Agnes – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: E. A. Reilly
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri, Ohio - Other States , Central Dist. Pastor: Walter C. Buckner
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Jas. B. Mooney
St. Pauls Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of North America, Ohio District. Pastor: Paul Bourquin
The First Spiritualist – National Spiritualist Association, Ohio State Spiritualist Ass.
Grafton
Assumption – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Anthony B. Orlemanski
First Cong. Church – Congregational Churches
Immaculate Conception – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Wm. F. Haggerty
Henrietta
Birmingham Reformed – Reformed Church in the United States, Ohio Synod - N. Ohio Classis. Pastor: H. E. Settlage
Henrietta M. E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Central German Conference, Ohio District. Pastor: Glenn L. Tennell
Huntington
Huntington – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: William Hunter
Kipton
Unnamed congregation – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Assn. Pastor: Philip E. Harding
Lagrange
First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain County Baptist. Pastor: C. E. Garvin
La Grange – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: B. H. Ryan
Lorain
Unnamed congregation – African Methodist Episcopal Church, North Ohio - Cleveland District. Pastor: C. H. Young
7 St M E Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Lexington Conference, Columbus District. Pastor: Wm. L. Giles
Delaware Ave. – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: Herbert J. Thompson
E. 34th St. – Serbian Orthodox Church, 1905 Fowler St. Chicago Ill
East Side Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Association. Pastor: Sanford K. Meek
First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain - Ohio. Pastor: O. Carl Lindholm
First Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ, Ohio
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Congregational Church of Lorain, Ohio – Congregational Churches, Medina Association, Ohio Conference, National Council. Pastor: Lathrop Campbell Grant
First English Lutheran – United Lutheran Church in America, Ohio Synod. Pastor: Malvin D. Geesey
First Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: Charles B. Hess
First Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Cleveland. Pastor: Edwin S. Marshall
First United Brethren Church, Lorain, Ohio. – Church of the United Brethren in Christ, East Ohio Conference. Pastor: D. C. De Foe
Grace M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: James Lyon
Holy Trinity – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland Diocese. Pastor: Wenceslas Novak
Hungarian Reformed Church – Reformed Church in the United States, Pittsburgh Synod. Pastor: Francis Ujlaky
Lorain – Salvation Army, N.E. Ohio Div. Pastor: L. M. Perrier
Nativity of The Blessed Virgin – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Cleveland. Pastor: D. A. Milcarek
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Clemente Vilorio
Saint Nicolas Church – Greek Orthodox Church (Hellenic), Diocese of Chicago. Pastor: Anthimos Constantinidis
Second Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Ohio Baptist General Association. Pastor: Solomon B. Beauford
St. Anthony – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Isidore Rafferty
St. Basil's – Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Pastor: John Spatariu
St. John's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Cleveland. Pastor: P. A. Logan
St. John's Evangelical – Evangelical Synod of N. A., Ohio District Conference. Pastor: Theodore Merten
St. Johns--Reed Ave. & 7th St. – Evangelical Synod of North America, Ohio District. Pastor: Theodore Merten
St. Joseph's Church – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio. Pastor: Charles Reichlin
St. Ladislaus – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Ernest Rickert
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: John Johnstone
St. Michael's – Roman Catholic Church, Pittsburgh. Pastor: Elmer Bereczky
St. Nicholas – Greek-Catholic, Ruthenian Greek-Catholic Diocese of U.S. Pastor: Nicholas Duda
St. Nicholas – Roman Catholic Church, Pittsburgh. Pastor: Nicholas Duda
St. Peter & Paul Church – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the United States of America, Slovak Lutheran Synod. Pastor: Andrew Boda
St. Peter's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Achilles P. Ferreri, S.T.D.
St. Peter's and Paul – Russian Orthodox Church. Pastor: Basil Dziama
St. Stanislaus – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: F. Duda
St. Vitus – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland, O. Pastor: Joseph Medin
Sts. Cyril & Methodius – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Cleveland. Pastor: John Kraker
Trinity – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Baptist Association. Pastor: J. F. Briggs
Twentieth Street – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: Robert C. Beechley
Zion – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Central Dist. Pastor: F. W. Loose
N. Eaton
North Eaton – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: H. A. Eicher
North Ridgeville
St. Peter's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland Ohio. Pastor: John N. Rhein
Oberlin
Baptist Church of Oberlin – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Baptist Association
Branch of above, Oberlin, Ohio – Christian and Missionary Alliance, Central. Pastor: Dorothy E. Birkmayr
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, North-East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: Charles B. Ketcham
Mt. Zion Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, General Association of Ohio & Northern Baptist Convention. Pastor: Howard Thurman
Rust M. E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Lexington Conference, Columbus District. Pastor: Wm. Mc Morries
Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: John H. Lenz
United Congregational Churches – Congregational Churches, Medina Association, Ohio State Conference. Pastor: Nicholas Vander Pyl
Penfield
Penfield – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: B. H. Ryan
Penfield Cong'l. – Congregational Churches, Medina Association. Pastor: J. Monroe Brown
Pittsfield
Pittsfield – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference - Norwalk District. Pastor: Martin Weaver
Rochester
Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Association. Pastor: Isabelle Goodacre
Rochester – Congregational Churches. Pastor: J. Goodacre
Sheffield
St. Teresa's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: Adam Senger
So. Amherst
First Church of So. Amherst – Congregational Churches. Pastor: R. A. Pelt
So. Amherst – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio, District Norwalk. Pastor: R. A. Pelt
So. Ridgeville
First Congregational – Congregational Churches, Medina Associational. Pastor: Edward Crawford Young
Wellington
1st Church of Christ – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: E. B. Buffington
First Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Lorain Baptist Association. Pastor: Harry K. Finley
First Congregational – Congregational Churches, Medina Association. Pastor: Charles W. Picard
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Cleveland. Pastor: John H. Lenz
Wellington M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: Thomas H. Kerr
Town not stated
Amherst – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio, District Norwalk. Pastor: T. A. Pelt
Belden Community – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northeast Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: L. E. Wright
Brighton – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio, District Norwalk. Pastor: W. H. Ayres
Brownhelm Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Ohio Conference. Pastor: Chas. Holzwarth
Calvary Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Cleveland Association. Pastor: Geo. Beers
Grafton, O. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Northeast Ohio Conference, Norwalk. Pastor: Leroy E. Wright
Henrietta Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Ohio Conference. Pastor: Chas. Holzwarth
Rochester – Methodist Episcopal Church, North East Ohio, District Norwalk
South Ridge Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, Ohio Conference. Pastor: Chas. Holzwarth
Vincent M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, N.E. Ohio Conference, Norwalk District. Pastor: James Lyon
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