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  TheBaptist ChurchinSchuylerCounty    History ofthe Baptist Churchby John Knowles The BaptistChurchby Howard F. Dyson The BaptistChurchThe Rushville Times,October 7, 1948 Family History Assistance For People With Ancestors Who Were Members Of The Primitive Baptist Church In Illinoisprovided by Robert L. Webb     Return to SchuylerCounty Main Page

    ChristianChurch, Bethany Congregation   THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHBy William Fowler Seven miles north of Rushville,Bethany was organized in 1830 or ’40, preaching by Elder King, and afterwardby Elder Patton, then Wm. Ross, in a school-house known as the Garrisonschool-house, where they had preaching at intervals, as they could securethe services of some worthy brother, and the cause flourished for a while.Then there arose a dissatisfaction between some of the members, and thecongregation went down, and they had no meeting for a long time. In 1870 A. Brown, in companywith A. S. Robinson, came into the neighborhood and held a … Read more

  SchuylerCounty Churches Tosee a larger version of these pictures, just click on the thumbnail view. Kinderhook Church,Rushville Twp. – 1919 Kinderhook Church,Rushville Twp. – 1999 Presbyterian Church,Rushville Sunday School Rally DayCard -1912Presbyterian Church, Rushville Can you identify? Bader Christian Church,Browning Twp. Bethany Church,Littleton Twp. Picture CreditsKinderhook Church, 1919- Collection of Robin Worth PetersenKinderhook Church, 1999- Karl A. PetersenPresbyterian Church – JuneRoudebush Scrapbook, Collection of Robin Worth PetersenSunday School Rally DayCard – Julia Hindman postcards, Collection of Robin Worth PetersenMystery photo – June RoudebushScrapbook, Collection of Robin Worth PetersenBader Christian Church,1999 – Karl A. PetersenBethany Christian Church,1946 – contributed by … Read more

  EpiscopalChurch  In the history of the EpiscopalChurch of Illinois Rushville stands pre-eminent as one of the first townsto establish a church of that denomination. Although the Diocese of Illinoiswas not organized until March 9, 1835, Christ Church Parish, Rushville,was organized in February, 1834. There were then but three or four otherEpiscopal churches in the State and when Bishop Chase, the first Bishopof Illinois, made his first visitation to the State, Rushville was includedin his itinerary. Little is known of the earlyhistory of the church in this city, but it is a matter of record that achurch was erected and … Read more

    TheFree Methodist Church    The organization of theFree Methodist church in the Rushville community dates back almost 70 years,when in the year 1880 an independent group of Christ-loving people fromthe territory lying west and north of Rushville who were interested inthe promotion of the holiness work in the community, held a meeting atthe Camden-Macomb crossroads for the purpose of perfecting an organizationaccording to their belief. Present at this meeting were the following prominentearly day residents of the community: Rev. William Ross, John Bartlow Sparks,Rosella Sparks, Alex Young, Isaac Garrison, and Allen R. Turner. Following the perfectingof this organization, … Read more

    MethodistEpiscopal Church    Methodist Episcopal ChurchBy Rev. James Leaton The history of Methodismin Schuyler county begins with the history of the county. Its first settlerswere Methodists.  Calvin Hobart and his wife had united with the MethodistEpiscopal Church in the State of Vermont; and, bringing their religionwith them in February, 1823, established the first Christian home in thisportion of the Military Tract.  A few months after their arrival,Rev. Levin Green, a local preacher from Missouri, settled in their neighborhood,and in the month of November, 1823, in the cabin of Mr. Hobart, deliveredthe first sermon ever preached in the county. … Read more

  MethodistEpiscopal Church History In the foregoingchapters we have noted the fact that Methodist services were held in SchuylerCounty as early as 1823, but it was not until several years afterwardsthat an organization was effected. In August, 1826, Rev. William See, ofthe Peoria circuit, which extended a hundred miles along the east sideof the Illinois River, came to Schuyler County and a church of twenty memberswas formed. All united by letter except W. H. Taylor, who united on probationand was converted a few days afterwards, being the first convert in thecounty. Regular services were afterwards held every three weeks by … Read more

  MethodistEpiscopal Church, South Dissensions withinthe Methodist Episcopal Church, growing out of the slavery question, ledto the organization in Illinois of the Christian Union Church in 1864,and two years later a church of that denomination was founded in SchuylerCounty. The first society was organized at Kinderhook school house, RushvilleTownship, January 1, 1867, by Rev. Rumsey Smithson. On January 17, Rev.D. T. Sherman organized a society at Sugar Grove and, on April 20th, theRushville circuit was organized. In June, 1867, the membersof the Christian Union Churches of Illinois met at Clinton and decidedto change the name of the church to that … Read more

    MethodistEpiscopal Church South    Methodist Episcopal ChurchSouthBy John S. Stutsman This church organizationis the outgrowth of the Christian Union Church. In giving a history ofthis church it is very necessary, to relate some of the causes that gaverise or led to its organization in Schuyler County. Especially is thisnecessary, to know why there are two Methodist Churches in the county.For some years before and during the war, many ministers and Churches assumeda political attitude, and took sides in political partisanship. Publicexercises professedly religious, were frequently interspersed with, whatmany believed to be an unscriptural agitation of political questions. Professedministers … Read more

  TheMethodist ChurchinSchuylerCounty  Comingof the Pioneer MethodistbyHoward F. Dyson, 1908 History of theMethodist Episcopal Churchby Rev. James Leaton, 1882 Methodist EpiscopalChurchby Howard F. Dyson, 1908 History ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church Southby John S. Stutsman, 1882 MethodistEpiscopal Church Southby Howard F. Dyson, 1908 Brown CountyMethodist Episcopal Churchby  Wm. W. Bower, 1882 FreeMethodist ChurchThe Rushville Times,October 7, 1948 MiteSociety of the Methodist ChurchThe Rushville Times,October 7, 1948    Return to SchuylerCounty Main Page