Church Directory for

Clarke County

These are just some of the churches which have served the spiritual needs of Clarke County residents throughout its history. Towns are listed first followed by townships. If you have more information on any of these churches, please contact me.

Epworth League

Rev. Zink replies to newspaper attack

Sunday School Association

Women & the church  - Baptismal rites in the early days

Hopeville

Christian	Methodist
Oak Hill	United Brethren 1869-?

Murray

Baptist	Church of Christ
Congregational	Methodist History
	Methodist 100 Years

Osceola

Second Advent Society	African Methodist Episcopal	Baptist	Catholic	Christian
German Baptist Brethren 1907-?	Methodist	Methodist Protestant	Presbyterian

Woodburn

Baptist	Catholic	Christian
Methodist Episcopal	Presbyterian

Doyle Township

Gregg Chapel (United Brethren)

Franklin Township

Baptists met at East Concord School for several years	Methodist Episcopal 1872-?	Smyrna Friends
Smyrna Methodist Episcopal 1856- ?		Smyrna United Brethren 1890-?

Fremont Township

Christian 1874--?	Union Chapel
Jamison Methodist	Methodist Protestant 1891-?

Green Bay Township

Hebron	Methodist Episcopal
Weldon Christian	Weldon United Methodist

Jackson Township

Christian 1880-?	Ottawa Methodist
Ottawa United Brethren	Seventh Day Adventist 1877-?

Knox Township

Groveland Methodist Protestant 1892-?

Lacelle M.E.

Leslie Christian 1890-?

Liberty Township

Bethel Chapel 1896-present	Liberty Methodist	Liberty United Brethren
Pleasant View United Brethren 1910-?	Presbyterian 1888-?

Madison Township

Madison Chapel

Union

Ward Township

Frame	Methodist Episcopal (Garden Grove)
Methodist Episcopal (Pleasant Ridge)

Washington Township

Methodist Episcopal

Sources: "Clarke County Churches of Yesterday and Today;" "Clarke County Historical & Biographical Record," Lewis Pub., Chicago, 1886; various articles from the Osceola Sentinel.

Last Revised June 18, 2009