City of Petersburg VA Church Records
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Churches in the City of Petersburg in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 54 churches listed here reported from the City of Petersburg. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Byrne St
Zion – Baptist, No district body - general assn. Pastor: J. B. Brown
Gladstone St
Morning Star – Baptist
Petersburg
Unnamed congregation – Seventh-day Adventist, Potomac Conference. Pastor: Winfield W. Scott, Sr.
Apostolic Faith Church – Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Pastor: Ellis Linwood Christian
Bethany Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, Bethany. Pastor: F. A. Brown
Blandford M. E. South – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia - District Petersburg. Pastor: J. R. Engle
Calvary Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Petersburg Association of the General Assocn of Va. Pastor: John Henry Binsted
Central – Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, South Virginia, Synod of Catawba. Pastor: J. E. Tice
Christian Science Society – Church of Christ, Scientist
Colonial Heights – Presbyterian Church in the United States, East Hanover. Pastor: M. B. Porter, acting
First Baptist – Missionary Bapt., No Association - State Convention. Pastor: W. E. Sanderlin
First Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention. Pastor: W. Marshall Craig
First Ebenezer Baptist Church – Regular Baptist Church, General Association Of Virginia. Pastor: P. W. Calvin
Gillfield Baptist – Negro Baptists, Bethany Baptist Assn. Pastor: Samuel A. Brown
Good Shepherd Memorial Church – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: J. C. Wagner
Gospel Hall – Plymouth Brethren II
Grace – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: W. E. R. Carter, D.D.
High Street – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia Conference - Petersburg Dist. Pastor: Olin Ray
Jones Chapel – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Virginia Conference - Richmond District. Pastor: M. A. B. Seaborn
Main Street Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention. Pastor: H. B. Anderson
Memorial – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia Conference - Petersburg Dist. Pastor: J. Aubrey Hughes
Metropolitan Baptist Church – Negro Baptists, National Baptist Convention. Pastor: Eli Tartle
Monumental Baptist – Southern Baptist Convention, Petersburg association. Pastor: J. Ernest Gibson
Mt. Olivet – Negro Baptists, Bethany. Pastor: Elijah Hicks
Oak St. – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Virginia Conference. Pastor: G. W. Hunter
Petersburg – Disciples of Christ. Pastor: John L. Goff
Petersburg – Pilgrim Holiness Church, Virginia District. Pastor: C. Henry Flexon
Petersburg Corps – Salvation Army, Potomac. Pastor: Geo. McAteer
Petersburg Friends Church – Society of Friends (Orthodox), Ohio Yearly Meeting. Pastor: Laura B. Albright
Second – Southern Baptist Convention, Petersburg District. Pastor: F. W. Moore
Second Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, East Hanover. Pastor: D. T. Caldwell
Solomon's Temple – Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church. Pastor: W. M. Chatman
St. John – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington + Philadelphia. Pastor: James Brown
St. John's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: J. Rowan McAllister
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Richmond. Pastor: E. P. Kilgallen
St. Matthews – Negro Baptists, Eastern Virginia Baptist. Pastor: J. Edmunds
St. Paul's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: J. M. B. Gill
St. Philips – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Virginia Conference - Richmond District. Pastor: Jas. Murchison
St. Stephen's – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: E. E. Miller
Tabb Street – Presbyterian Church in the United States, East Hanover. Pastor: J. E. Hemphill, D.D.
Tabernacle – Negro Baptists, Eastern Virginia Baptist. Pastor: Chas. B. W. Gordon
Tabernacle #17 – Church of God and Saints of Christ, Same. Pastor: Ramey C. Evans
Third – Negro Baptists
Third Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, East Hanover Presbytery. Pastor: Thomas M. Minor, D.D.
Trinity – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia - Petersburg Dist. Pastor: Callaway Robertson
Trinity Bapt. Church – Missionary or Regular Baptist, Bapt. State Convention/Bethany Asso. Pastor: W. N. Gill
Union Station – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Wash-Phila Con. Pastor: W. H. Hood
Virginia Conference Petersburg Br. – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Southern States Mission. Pastor: M. Martin
Wamack Chapel – Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington + Philadelphia. Pastor: S. Jones
Washington Street M. E. Church, So. – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia Conference - Petersburg Dist. Pastor: J. W. Moore, D.D.
West End Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Petersburg Baptist Association. Pastor: G. C. Smith
Wiley – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia - Petersburg Dist. Pastor: W. B. Gill
Portsmouth
Park View Christian Church – Disciples of Christ, St. Louis, United Christian Missionary Society. Pastor: V. L. King
Portsmouth Corps – Salvation Army, Potomac Division. Pastor: Officer
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