Montgomery County Churches Compiled and submitted to Genealogy Trails by Lynn Boyd Reener Audubon Township Baptist Church organized in 1850 by Elder Samuel Rogers Mt Zion Church section 33, SW ¼ of NE ¼ - Zion Cemetery Shiloh Church Section 26, SW ¼ Unitarian Church organized in 1839 by Rev Huntington United Baptist Church Section 12, SE ¼ of the NE ¼ - cemetery United Church of Christ located in Ohlman     Bois D'Arc Township Methodist Church first church in the township - organized by Rev Samuel Lily at the Prairie Dell School Methodist Church organized in 1865 in Section 24 St Isidor's Catholic Church established 1873 3 1/3 miles east of Farmersville - disbanded in the early 1940's St Mary's Catholic Church located in Farmersville - church built 1902 United Methodist Church located in Farmersville Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Farmersville Zion Lutheran Church located in Farmersville     Butler Grove Township Butler ME Church organized 1856 - Merged with Butler Presbyterian Church Butler Presbyterian Church located in Butler - organized in 1858 - 1951; merged with Butler Union Methodist Church Butler Union Methodist organized in 1951 in Butler Church Montgomery United Methodist Church Section 12, NW ¼ of SE ¼ - organized 1836 and closed 1980 - Montgomery Cemetery Ware's Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church (NEW) Section 15, NE ¼ of NW ¼ - organized 24 Dec 1860 - land donated by Justus H Ware     East Fork Township Assembly of God Church located in Coffeen Bear Creek Church established north of Donnellson - it and graveyard abandoned and later established NW of Donnellson in Grisham Twp. Bethel Church Section 35 Cumberland Presbyterian Church land purchased in 1839 in Section 24, NE ¼ of the NE ¼ Donnellson Presbyterian Church located in Donnellson - organized fall 1829 by Robert Paisley - 1st minister Rev Green Rice Donnellson First Baptist Church located in Donnellson East Fork Baptist Church no information First Baptist Church located in Coffeen First Baptist Church located on the Red Ball Trail First United Pentecostal Church located in Schram City Free Methodist Church located in Coffeen Gospel Tabernacle located in Schram City - inactive Mt Moriah Church Section 24, SW ¼ of the SE ¼ on the Red Ball Trail - Mt Moriah Cemetery New Life Assembly located in Coffeen Presbyterian Church Section 24 - organized in 1833 St. John's Catholic Church located in Coffeen Southern Baptist Church located in Schram City United Methodist Church located in Coffeen     Fillmore Township Baptist Church built in 1830 in Section 24 - organized by Rev Henry Sears Bost Hill Church northwest of Fillmore - established by 1846 - Bost Hill Cemetery Evangelical Lutheran Union organized in the vicinity of property owned by Church Moses Cress and Aaron Bost - dissolved Jan 1882 and congregation united with Bost Hill  Fillmore Baptist Church located in Fillmore  Fillmore United Methodist Church located in Fillmore Primitive Baptist Church changed to Woodside Community Church St Mathew Lutheran Church located in Fillmore Sovereign Grace Baptist Church located in Fillmore United Methodist Church (NEW) located in VanBurensburg Woodside Community Church Section 5 NE Corner - formerly Primitive Baptist Church - cemetery     Grisham Township Baptist Church organized by Elder James Street - abandoned years ago Bear Creek Church SW of Donnellson - originally in E Fork Twp Edwards Chapel located in section 11, NE ¼ of the NE ¼ - cemetery Panama Baptist Church located in Panama Rankin Presbyterian Church cemetery Sacred Heart Catholic Church located in Panama Waveland Presbyterian Church organized in Jul 1843 by Rev A Cameron Allen - cemetery     Harvel Township Harvel Christian Church located in Harvel - organized in 1888 by Rev Isaac Beckelhymer Methodist Episcopal Church organized 1874 - disbanded 1910-20 St James Evangelical Church located in Harvel - organized in 1879 Trinity Lutheran Church located in Harvel - organized in 1894     Hillsboro Township Clear Springs Baptist Church Section 28 NW ¼ of NE ¼ - cemetery Calvary Baptist Church located in Hillsboro Congregational Church organized in 1859 by former members of the Presbyterian Church Disciples of Christ Christian Church located in Hillsboro First American Baptist Church located in Hillsboro Free Methodist Church located in Hillsboro Full Gospel Church organize in 1963 in Hillsboro Kingdom Hall of Johavah's Witnesses organized in 1970 in Hillsboro New Testament Christian Church organized in 1981 in Hillsboro Our Savior's Lutheran organized in 1954 in Hillsboro Redemption Center organized in 1981 in Hillsboro St Agnes Catholic Church located in Hillsboro - 1st church built 1869 - cemetery St Paul's Lutheran Church located in Hillsboro - 2nd oldest Lutheran Church in IL founded in 1832 by Rev Daniel Sherer - original church was the 1st framed Lutheran church in the state St James Baptist Church located in Hillsboro Southern Baptist Church located in Taylor Springs - disbanded 1920's reorganized 1940's Unitarians located in Hillsboro - disbanded shortly after Civil War United First Presbyterian Church organized in Hillsboro in 1828 United Methodist Church located in Hillsboro     Irving Township Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints organized in 1952 by Mrs Walter Helfer Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church Section 34 - organized 1829 moved to Irving - cemetery Irving Christian Church organized in 1853 in Irving Irving Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized in 1830 by Joel Knight - name changed to Irving Presbyterian Church - church burned in 1923 and not rebuilt Irving Free Methodist Church organized in 1880 by William B Colt Irving Methodist Church originally Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church established in 1842 by families from Cabarrus and Mecklenburg Cos NC - NW of Irving church abandoned - cemetery St Luke's Lutheran Church located in Irving - organized in 1858 first minister was Rev Isaac Short     Nokomis Township Emmanuel Baptist Church located in Nokomis - organized 1980 First Baptist Church organized 1856 First Methodist Church organized in 1850 by James L Crane First Presbyterian Church organized in 1862 by Rev Joseph Gordon German Methodist Church organized in 1890 - name changed to Grace Methodist Church in 1920 Grace Methodist Church organized in 1890 as the German Methodist St Louis Catholic Church located in Nokomis - first service held in 1859 by Father Colton of Litchfield St Mark's Lutheran Church located in Nokomis - organized in 1855 by Rev DD Swaney of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church St Paul's Lutheran Church located Nokomis - organized 1870 - cemetery South Fork United Methodist Church organized 1868 - Kettlekamp Cemetery Trinity Lutheran Church located in Nokomis - organized 1893 United Methodist Church located in Nokomis Zion Evangelical Lutheran organized 1855 by DD Swaney - now called St Mark's Lutheran     North Litchfield Township Assembly of God Church located in Litchfield Barnett Christian Church located in Barnett Calvary Pentecostal located in Litchfield Tabernacle Cedar Ridge Church located in Honey Bend - cemetery Christian Church of Litchfield located in Litchfield Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located in Litchfield Church of God Seventh Day located in Litchfield First Baptist Church organized in 1856 in Litchfield First Presbyterian Church organized in 1856 in Litchfield Free Methodist Church organized in 1878 in Litchfield Litchfield Universalist Church formed 1883 - dissolved after 1953 Mt Zion Lutheran Church organized in 1852 in Litchfield St Aloysius Catholic Church organized in 1883 in Litchfield - dissolved in 1988 and congregation merged with St Mary's to become Holy Family Parish in South Litchfield Twp St Timothy Methodist Church located in Litchfield Union Avenue Christian Church (new) organized in 1856 in Litchfield Word of Faith Teaching Center located in Litchfield Zion Lutheran Church organized in 1886 in Litchfield     Pitman Township Christian Church organized in 1892 in Waggoner Methodist Church built in 1891 in Waggoner on land donated by Horace Q Waggoner Prairie Grove Baptist church built in 1880 on land purchased from Church George B Waggoner in Section 28 - 1890 moved to Waggoner at Main & Starr Sts Providence Methodist Church organized in 1864 SW of Waggoner in T11 R5 cemetery established in 1862     Raymond Township Asbury Chapel Section 20, NW ¼ of the NW ¼ - organized as a Methodist church in 1852 in the home of James Bain - Elizabeth Neal donated land where the chapel was built in 1861 - torn down 1875 - cemetery Baptist Church organized in 1877 in Raymond Blessed Hope Baptist Church west of Raymond Blue Mound Church Section 22, NE corner Christian Church organized in Raymond in 1874 First United Presbyterian Church organized in 1871 in Raymond Methodist Church Asbury Chapel was torn down in 1875 and re-built as the Methodist Church in Raymond St Raymond's Catholic Church first church built in 1881 in Raymond cemetery     Rountree Township Episcopal Methodist Church erected in 1842 Mt Zion Lutheran Church Section 16, SE ¼ of the SE ¼ on the Raymond-Nokomis Blacktop - cemetery     South Fillmore Township East Fork Church Section 8, SW ¼ of the NE ¼ Old Hurricane Church Section 12, NW ¼ of the SW ¼ - first church in the county - records begin 1848 - cemetery     South Litchfield Township Assumption BVM Church became St Mary's Church Church of Christ organized in 1958 in Litchfield Holy Family Parish Church organized in 1988 when St Aloysius and St Mary's Churches merged Litchfield Southern Baptist located in Litchfield St Mary's Catholic Church first mass in 1857 Assumption BVM Church built in 1860 - 1988 merged with the St Aloysius congregation to make Holy Family Parish South Side Baptist Church organized in 1951 in Litchfield Union Church Section 23, SE ¼ of the NW ¼ - SE of Litchfield - church burned in 1938 - Hart's Cemetery     Walshville Township Baptist Church located in Walshville - early records burned Christian Church located in Walshville Morris Chapel Methodist church     Witt Township Bethel Assembly of God no info Cumberland Presbyterian Church organized in 1873 by William McDavid First Presbyterian Church organized in 1875 in Witt Greek Orthodox Church sold their land to the Witt Christian Church Plymouth Brothers met east of Witt St Barbara's Catholic Church built in 1904 in Witt United Methodist Church organized in 1869 in Witt - combination of the following churches, Methodist Episcopal South, Methodist Protestant, and Evangelical United Brethren United Pentecostal Church located in Witt Witt Christian Church located in Witt     Zanesville Township New Hope Baptist Church organized in 1866 six miles NE of Litchfield by former members of the Missionary Baptist Church of Shaws' Point, Macoupin Co Pleasant Hill Christian Church located 7 mi N of Litchfield on I55 - first building dedicated 1873 - records begin 1886 This report was compiled by Lynn Boyd Reener in 1988, for the Illinois State Genealogical Society from material collected during the 1982 microfilming project and from the following sources: Waggoner 1886-1986, A Village and Its Community by Horace Q Waggoner Jr Illustrated Map of Montgomery Co, IL 1874 Brink, McCormick, and Co Irving Centennial 1863-1963 Raymond Centennial 1871-1971 The Centennial History of Harvel, IL 1873-1973 Thru the Years 1865-1965, Butler Centennial Witt Centennial 1868-1968 Hillsboro, IL, American Guide Series, WPA 1940 One Hundred Twenty Years of Donnellson Presbyterian Church History 1819-1939 by Olive F Kaune Waveland: The Church by the Side of the Road by Mabel Bailey Chappelear 1982 St Luke's Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary, Irving IL 1858-1983 Nokomis Centennial 1856-1956 Farmersville: Then & Today by Bernard M Clarke 1985 "Quarterly", Montgomery Co Genealogical Society, various issues HOME © Genealogy Trails