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City of Portsmouth Church Records

Church records, 1822-1956 (First Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1936-1947 (Second Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)) FamilySearch Library

Marriages performed by Rev. Thomas Hume US Gen Web online

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

Portsmouth city

Port Norfolk – Southern Baptist Convention, Portsmouth. Pastor: J. D. Brame

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