Churches

• Baptist Church, Carlinville
  • Appointment of Trustee 07 May 1838, Book H, p 33
  • Deed 06 Mar 1839 from Nickolas Boice, Book J, page 224
• Baptist Church, Bunker Hill, Deed in Book N, page 499
• Charity Baptist Church (Bird Township) Records 1849-1908
• Chesterfield Congregational Church (Chesterfield Township) History
• Concord Primitive Baptist Church (South Palmyra Township)
  • Records 1836-1897 264-page pdf
  • Picture 1
  • Picture 2
• Disciples of Christ History
• Everly Chapel Church (North Otter Township) Records 1887-1928
• Harmony Baptist Church (Chesterfield Township)
  • History 1853-1978 29-page pdf
  • Closed doors 31 Dec 2011
  • Pictures 3-page pdf includes Union School
• Head of Otter Creek Primitive Baptist (Girard Township) Deed 1883 from Bradley
• Honey Creek United Baptist Church (Brushy Mound Twp, Sec 12) Deed 1835 contributed by Robert Webb
• Honey Creek United Baptist Church (Gillespie Twp, Sec 1) Deed 1872 contributed by from Robert Webb
• Honey Point Baptist Church (Honey Point Township) Picture of Church and Rev. Rigg, contributed by Thomas Meyer
• Hopewell Baptist (Gillespie Township) Deed 1859
• Immanuel Lutheran in Mt. Olive (Mt Oive Township)
  "The records were microfilmed by the Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis for 1881 (founding) through 1996 (the church continues to be open). They appear to have a copy of the film (limited hours and there is an access fee), but the St. Louis County Library has a copy of the film in the Specials Collection department at the library headquarters." Contributed by Alan Ball
• Mount Olive Church (Staunton Twp)
  • Deed 1836 contributed by Robert Webb
  • Records of 1877 deceased persons pages  1 ,   2 ,   3 ,   4  
  • Western Evangelist, Jul 1854
    
• Mount Pleasant (United Baptist Church of Christ)
  • Deed 1840 Chesterfield Twp - SW qtr of the SW qtr of Section 31, Township 9, Range 9
  • Deed 1867 Lots 7, 8, 9, Block 5 Rices addition in the plat of said town, contributed by Robert Webb
• Mount Pleasant Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church (Shipman Twp) Deed 1850 from Robert Webb
• New Salem Baptist Church, Deed 18 Jun 1842 from Dickens Camp, Book M, page 125
• Shiloh United Baptist Church (Barr Township)
  • Deed 1834/7 contributed by Robert Webb
  • Abstract of Title contributed by Kirby Bates
  • This church was one of the founding churches of the Apple Creek Association in 1830 and of the Concord Association in 1838.
• Shiloh United Baptist Church Deed 11 Apr 1834 from Lawrence McManus (indexed under "C" Grantee, page 31, 1829-1851), Book B, page 41_, 2-1/2 acres
• Spring Creek Church (Cahokia Township)
  • Deed 1870 contributed by Robert Webb
  • "Spring Creek Church, located about two or three miles southwest of Clyde, or Hornsby P. O., united with the Concord Association in 1852, and reported 12 members at that time. Elder Carter Keel, Jacob Harris, and L. Jones were messengers in 1853, Deed records have been found, which show that Tarleton Blevins and wife Sarah, on January 3, 1870, granted one acre of land to the trustees of this church, viz., Carter Keel, David Wood, Franklin Duncan, Henry B. Blevins, and John K. Beer. This was in the SE Corner of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 16, Cahokia township, T8N R6W 3PM. The 1875 atlas plat of Macoupin county shows a church symbol at this legal description, and it is adjacent to land owned by Elder Carter Keel and others who were members. The church continued to meet as late as 1942. The records have not been found, and a photo has not been located. It appears that Sarah Keel was clerk until her death, in about 1932, then one Elizabeth Harris was clerk, and may have been the last living member." Contributed by Robert Webb
• Sulphur Springs Meeting House, School & Cemetery (Nilwood Twp) Deed 1835-36 contributed by Robert Webb
• Trustees (Henry Boggess, Samuel R. Boggess, Thomas Wristen) Deed Apr 1845, Book O, page 110 or 116
• Union Chapel Methodist Church (North Otter Township) Records 1868-1945
• United Baptist Church Deed 04 Apr 1840 from John Rhoads, book L, page 549 (349?)
• United Baptist Church Deed 11 Jan 1836 from Thomas Cox, book D, page 277
• Virden Christian Church Sunday School Class circa 1921 contributed by Debbie Stalego
• Woodburn Baptist Church Deed 1840

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