CHURCHES OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OHIO

Taken from the “History of Champaign County, Ohio, by Judge Evan P. Middleton, Vol. I, 1917, pps. 433—529.

The Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists ‘were the first denominations to be represented by churches in the county. However, small societies of other churches ‘were feebly maintained in various neighborhoods at a comparatively early date; among these were the Universalist and Christian churches. The number of denominations in the county has increased until today there are twelve represented by sixty-six active societies which are most zealously carrying on the business of the Master. The historian has attempted to obtain the history of every church organization, past and present, in Champaign county. Immediately following is a list of all these churches, which have been classified into groups of active and discontinued or dormant churches.

ACTIVE CHURCHES

Methodist Churches

The First Methodist Church, Urbana; 
Methodist  Episcopal Church, Mechanicsburg; 
Methodist Episcopal Church, North Lewisburg; 
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Urbana; 
Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church; 
Concord Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Paris; Westville 
Methodist Episcopal Church; Grafton Methodist Episcopal Church;
North Salon Methodist Episcopal Church; 
Terre Haute Methodist Episcopal Church,
Christianburg Methodist Episcopal church; 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Kingscreek;
Treacles Creek Methodist Episcopal Church; 
Newsom Chapel; 
Kennard Methodist Episcopal Church; Cable 
Methodist Episcopal Church; Fountain Park 
Methodist Episcopal Church; Mutual Grace 
Methodist Episcopal Church; Local Preachers’ Chapel; 
Union Methodist Episcopal Church; 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Pleasant Hill; 
Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, Urbana;
St Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, Urbana
African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mechanicsburg; 
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, North Lewisburg; 
Methodist Protestant Church, Mechanicsburg; 
Methodist Protestant Church, North Lewisburg;
Jenkins’ Chapel. 
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

BAPTIST Churches 
First Baptist Church, Urbana; 
First Baptist Church, St. Paris; 
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church; 
Colored Baptist Church, Mechanicsburg; 
Myrtle Tree Baptist Church; 
Kingscreek Baptist Church
Millerstown Baptist Church; 
Mount Zion Baptist Church; 
Honey Creek Baptist Church; 
Second Baptist Church, Urbana; 
Mingo Baptist Church.

Presbyterian Churches
Presbyterian Churches of Urbana and BUCK CREEK
Spring Hills Presbyterian Church.
United Presbyterian Church

Lutheran and Reformed Churches 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Urbana; 
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Paris; 
Zerkel Lutheran Church, Thackery; 
St. John’s Lutheran Church, St. Paris; 
Reformed Church, St. Paris; 
Reformed Church, Millerstown.

Christian Churches
Christian Church, Cable;
Christian Church, Carysville.
United Brethren Churches 
Rosewood United Brethren Church; 
Salem United Brethren Church; 
Bowlusville United Brethren Church.

Universalist Churches
Universalist Church, Woodstock; 
Westville Universalist Church.

Episcopalian Churches 
Church of the Epiphany, Urbana
 Church of Our Savior, Mechanicsburg.

Catholic Churches
St.  Michael’s Catholic Church, Mecbanicsburg; 
Immculate Conception Church, North Lewisburg;
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Paris;
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Urbana.

Friends Churches
Friends Church, Urbana;
Mt. Carmel Friends Church; 
Friends Church, North Lewisburg.

Miscellaneous Churches
Church of the New Jerusalem, Urbana
Mennonite Church, Salem Twp.
Howard Weaver Mission
Urbana Society of the New Church


DISCONTINUED AND DORMANT CHURCHES

ANTIOCH UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
BETHEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
BUCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT CHRISTIANSBURG
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, URBANA
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, W00DSTOCK
DILTZ CHAPEL
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, URBANA TOWNSHIP
GERMAN BAPTST CHURCH
GLADY CREEK CHURCH
HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH
HICKORY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
MAD RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH
MECHANICSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
NEER CHAPEL
NORTHVILLE METHODIST CHURCH
PLEASANT  RUN BAPTIST CHURCH
PISGAH METHODIST EPOSCOPAL CHURCH
RECTORS CHAPLE
SALEM LUTHERAN AND GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH
SHARON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SPRING HILLS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL
UNITED BRETHREN CHURGH AT CARYSVILLE
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. URBANA
WALNUT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
WESLEYAN CHAPEL
ZION UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH