City of Portsmouth VA Church Records
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City of Portsmouth Church RecordsChurch records, 1822-1956 (First Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1936-1947 (Second Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)) FamilySearch Library
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Churches in the City of Portsmouth in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 54 churches listed here reported from the City of Portsmouth. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Portsmouth
1st Presbyterian – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Norfolk. Pastor: Tipton Clinton Bales
All Saints – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia
Brighton Rock – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Virginia Conference
Broad St. – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Va. Conference. Pastor: W. T. A. Haynes
Calvary – Southern Baptist Convention, Portsmouth. Pastor: Sam F. Hudson
Celestial Baptist Church – Missionary Bapt Church, Association, Presbytery. Pastor: L. M. Jones
Central – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia Annual - Portsmouth + Newport News Dist. Pastor: E. B. Joyner
Church of God and Saints of Christ, Tab. No. 9 – Church of God and Saints of Christ. Pastor: R. N. Butler
Cottage Place – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia. Pastor: F. S. Fulcher
Court Street Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Portsmouth Assn., Va. General Baptist Association. Pastor: J. Elwood Welsh
Ebenezer Baptist Church – Baptist, General Association. Pastor: Marcellus H. Newsome
Elm Ave. Christian Church – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Eastern Virginia. Pastor: T. N. Lowe
Elm Avenue – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia - Portsmouth + Newport News Dist. Pastor: John S. Wallace
Emanuel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, Virginia Conference. Pastor: J. C. Young
First Baptist – Bapt, Norfolk Va. Union Assn. Pastor: W. H. Massenburgh
First Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), Eastern Virginia
First Congregational Church of Portsmouth, Va. – Congregational Churches, Washington Association of Congregational Churches. Pastor: Chas. Eldred Shelton
First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Portsmouth, Va. – United Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Synod of Virginia of United Lutheran Church in America. Pastor: P. A. Atkins
Fourth St. Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Portsmouth Baptist Association. Pastor: T. E. Peters
Jackson Memorial Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Va. Portsmouth Baptist Association. Pastor: J. S. Harrel
Macedonia Church – Church of Christ, Eastern Diocese. Pastor: D. D. Wiggins
Methodist Episcopal Church of Portsmouth – Methodist Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge-Atlantic. Pastor: G. N. Black
Metropolitan – Bapt, Norfolk Va. Union Assn. Pastor: R. G. Adams
Monumental – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia. Pastor: Clayton C. Tuttle, D.D.
Morning Star – Negro Baptists, Sharon Association
Mt. Herman – African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Virginia Conference - Norfolk District. Pastor: A. C. Littlejohn
Mt. Hermon Baptist Temple – Missionary Baptist, General Association of Va. Pastor: O. C. Jones
Mt. Hermon Church – Church of Christ, Eastern Diocese. Pastor: Joseph Ely
Mt. Nebo – Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church. Pastor: O. J. Bullock
Mt. Olive Church of Christ – Church of Christ U.S.A., Eastern Diocese Convention. Pastor: B. Cook Jr.
Mt. Olivet – Baptist, Norfolk Union Association. Pastor: E. J. Welch
Mt. Vernon – Negro Baptists, Sharon Association. Pastor: A. Gomer
New Light – Negro Baptists, Roanoke Association. Pastor: W. A. West
No. Union H. P. Church – Pentecostal Church of Christ Holiness, Convocation, Eastern Diocese. Pastor: C. A. Twine
Park View – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia Conference - Portsmouth + Newport News Dist. Pastor: James T. Green
Park View – Southern Baptist Convention, Va Portsmouth asso. Sou. Bap. Convention. Pastor: W. H. Baylor D.D.
Portsmouth Monthly Meeting – Society of Friends (Orthodox), Ohio Yearly Meeting. Pastor: Hubert A. Handy
Portsmouth Pentecostal Holiness Church – Pentecostal Holiness Church, Baltimore Conference. Pastor: Joseph A. Synan
Portsmouth, 2nd – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Norfolk. Pastor: W. H. Foard
Prentis Park Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian Church in the United States, Norfolk. Pastor: W. T. Baker
Saint Thomas – Baptist, Virginia Baptist State Convention. Pastor: James E. Tynes
Sherwood Place – Negro Baptists, Sharon Association. Pastor: E. D. Jiggetts
Society Church of Christian Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist
South Street Baptist Church – Southern Baptist Convention, Virginia-Portsmouth Association. Pastor: H. M. B. Jones
St. James P.E. Church – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: M. B. Burchett
St. John's Church – Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Southern Virginia. Pastor: William Ambrose Brown
St. Paul's cor. High and Washington Sts. – Roman Catholic Church, Richmond. Pastor: F. Jos. Magri, M.A., D.D.
St. Phillips Lane – Independent African Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastor: Jas. Brown
St. Stephen's Mission – Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Southern Virginia. Pastor: William Ambrose Brown
Third Baptist Church – Negro Baptists. Pastor: D. W. Dance
Trinity – Protestant Episcopal Church, Southern Virginia. Pastor: Chas. H. Holmead
Wright Memorial – Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Portsmouth & Newport News Dist., Virginia Conf. Pastor: E. Bernard Loving
Zion – Bapt, Norfolk Va. Union Assn. Pastor: J. M. Armistead
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Port Norfolk – Southern Baptist Convention, Portsmouth. Pastor: J. D. Brame
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