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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Ohio|Ohio]] > Churches of Ohio'' | ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] > [[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]] > Churches of Ohio'' | ||
== Religion in Ohio == | == Religion in Ohio == | ||
Religion has always been important to people of Ohio. Beginning with the native inhabitant’s religious activities that are evident by the earthworks that they left behind. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church Moravian missionaries]<ref>[ | Religion has always been important to people of Ohio. Beginning with the native inhabitant’s religious activities that are evident by the earthworks that they left behind. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church Moravian missionaries]<ref>[https://roots.moravianchurcharchives.org/ Moravian Church Genealogy Links]</ref> are thought to be among the first whites that sought to bring Christianity to the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Delaware_Indians Delaware Indians]. | ||
[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggieoh/mohcoun1.html Pioneers] that had suffered hardships of the frontier life went to church which provided them with a stabilizing foundation. Settlers were fired with religious zeal as they moved into the Ohio area and they quickly established churches. | [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggieoh/mohcoun1.html Pioneers] that had suffered hardships of the frontier life went to church which provided them with a stabilizing foundation. Settlers were fired with religious zeal as they moved into the Ohio area and they quickly established churches. | ||
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From the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, Ohio’s religious community boomed. Ohio became home to the Shakers, Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Campbellites, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually included every major Christian faith. During the twentieth century, numerous non-Christian denominations were established in the state making Ohio a home to many different religious beliefs.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country">"''Churches in the Buckeye Country"''; A History of Ohio's Religious Groups Published In Commemoration Of The State's Sesquicentennial By The Religious Participation Committee Of The Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission An Inter-Faith Group, 1953; [http://www.digitalshoebox.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fsteubenbks&CISOPTR=18697&REC=0&CISOBOX Digital Book] </ref> | From the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, Ohio’s religious community boomed. Ohio became home to the Shakers, Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Campbellites, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually included every major Christian faith. During the twentieth century, numerous non-Christian denominations were established in the state making Ohio a home to many different religious beliefs.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country">"''Churches in the Buckeye Country"''; A History of Ohio's Religious Groups Published In Commemoration Of The State's Sesquicentennial By The Religious Participation Committee Of The Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission An Inter-Faith Group, 1953; [http://www.digitalshoebox.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2Fsteubenbks&CISOPTR=18697&REC=0&CISOBOX Digital Book] </ref> | ||
Denominational histories for groups such as the Church of the Brethren, Evangelical, | Denominational histories for groups such as the Church of the Brethren, Evangelical, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830 to 1838), Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under OHIO - CHURCH HISTORY and OHIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH HISTORY. | ||
== Ohio's Church History == | == Ohio's Church History == | ||
==== | ==== Advent Christian ==== | ||
*[http://www.digitalshoebox.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/steubenbks&CISOPTR=18697&REC=0&CISOBOX=amish&CISOSHOW=18769 Advent Christian] was organized by the Rev. Horace L. Hastings and the Rev.Miles Grant. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *[http://www.digitalshoebox.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/steubenbks&CISOPTR=18697&REC=0&CISOBOX=amish&CISOSHOW=18769 Advent Christian] was organized by the Rev. Horace L. Hastings and the Rev. Miles Grant.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== | ==== Seventh-day Adventist ==== | ||
*[ | *[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Seventh-Day_Adventists Seventh-day Adventist] was originally called the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Millerites Millerites] after their founder William Miller, the name was later changed to Seventh-day Adventist in 1848.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Amish and Mennonites ==== | ==== Amish and Mennonites ==== | ||
*In the 1700's Ohio, there were several orders of the [ | *In the 1700's Ohio, there were several orders of the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Amish Amish] faith found in Ohio. They are the Old Order, New Order, Swartzentruber, Beachy, Andy Weaver, and the conservative Mennonites and the [http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/amishhome/ Amish Mennonites]. Most of the orders held church services in their homes. The Mennonites usually have service in church buildings. In the 1700's between 50 and 100 Amish families arrived in America, settling mostly in [http://www.mb-soft.com/believe/text/mennonit.htm Pennsylvania]. Many others followed in the 19th century. Over the years, various orders of Amish spread into Ohio.<ref>[http://www.ohioamishcountry.com/whoare.html Who are the Amish?]</ref><ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Assemblies of God ==== | ==== Assemblies of God ==== | ||
*In 1905 [http://www.ag.org/enrichmentjournal/199904/006_facts.cfm T. K. Leonard], a pastor in Findlay, received the Pentecostal message and the experience, and became a pioneer for the movement in Ohio.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> The [http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/199904/006_facts.cfm Assemblies of God]has always considered itself a “voluntary, cooperative fellowship” rather than a denomination. | *In 1905 [http://www.ag.org/enrichmentjournal/199904/006_facts.cfm T. K. Leonard], a pastor in Findlay, received the Pentecostal message and the experience, and became a pioneer for the movement in Ohio.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> The [http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/199904/006_facts.cfm Assemblies of God] has always considered itself a “voluntary, cooperative fellowship” rather than a denomination. | ||
==== Baptist ==== | ==== Baptist ==== | ||
* | *[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=135250 Columbia Baptist Church] at the Historical Marker Database. "The first meetinghouse of the Columbia Baptist Church - the earliest in Ohio - stood on this site." Includes brief history. | ||
==== Seventh Day Baptist ==== | ==== Seventh Day Baptist ==== | ||
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==== Campbellites ==== | ==== Campbellites ==== | ||
* | *Brief history of the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Campbellites Campbellites] at Ohio History Central. | ||
==== Brethren in Christ ==== | ==== Brethren in Christ ==== | ||
*The beginnings of the [http://www.ub.org/about/history.html Brethren In Christ Church] point back to Upper Switzerland, and to various scattered groups of earnest sincere Christians in Europe, who began to state their spiritual convictions courageously, from the time of the Reformation. Among these groups were the Waldensians, Moravians, Anabaptists, Mennonites and Pietists.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The beginnings of the [http://www.ub.org/about/history.html Brethren In Christ Church] point back to Upper Switzerland, and to various scattered groups of earnest sincere Christians in Europe, who began to state their spiritual convictions courageously, from the time of the Reformation. Among these groups were the Waldensians, Moravians, Anabaptists, Mennonites and Pietists.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.cob-net.org/genchurch.htm Church of the Brethren] Network of Genealogy & History resources. | ||
==== Christian Union ==== | ==== Christian Union ==== | ||
*Christian Union was officially organized on the third day of February 3, 1864, in Columbus, Ohio. Rev. J. F. Given, | *Christian Union was officially organized on the third day of February 3, 1864, in Columbus, Ohio. Rev. J. F. Given, the publisher of the Christian Union Witness, Rev. J. F. Given and Dr. J. V. B. Flack of Illinois, were two of the most influential men of the Christian Union movement.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Church of Christ, Scientist ==== | ==== Church of Christ, Scientist ==== | ||
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==== Community Churches ==== | ==== Community Churches ==== | ||
*Central Community Church of Columbus was organized in the Old Canal Hotel on February 6, 1843. On December 17 1843 the congregation was please to announce the dedication of a new church building. The congregation took action to give women an equal voice in church management. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Central Community Church of Columbus was organized in the Old Canal Hotel on February 6, 1843. On December 17 1843 the congregation was please to announce the dedication of a new church building. The congregation took action to give women an equal voice in church management.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Disciples of Christ ==== | ==== Disciples of Christ ==== | ||
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==== Protestant Episcopal ==== | ==== Protestant Episcopal ==== | ||
*The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Evangelical Lutheran ==== | ==== Evangelical Lutheran ==== | ||
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==== Evangelical Mennonite ==== | ==== Evangelical Mennonite ==== | ||
*Mennonites had migrated to the United States and Canada in search for religious freedom. The actual founding of the movement was originally spearheaded by a body of Zwinglian dissenters in Zurich, Switzerland. Jacob Rupp of Archbold, and later Abraham Steiner of Bluffton, became leaders of Evangelical Mennonite Church in Ohio. This movement began in the years 1864-66. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Mennonites had migrated to the United States and Canada in search for religious freedom. The actual founding of the movement was originally spearheaded by a body of Zwinglian dissenters in Zurich, Switzerland. Jacob Rupp of Archbold, and later Abraham Steiner of Bluffton, became leaders of Evangelical Mennonite Church in Ohio. This movement began in the years 1864-66.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Evangelical United Brethren ==== | ==== Evangelical United Brethren ==== | ||
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==== Evangelical and Reformed ==== | ==== Evangelical and Reformed ==== | ||
*Preaching in Montgomery, Preble and Warren Counties, Rev. John Jacob La Rose came to Ohio from North Carolina. His preaching began in 1805, then in 1809 he organized St. John Church at Germantown. Rev. Thomas Winters became the pastor in Germantown in 1815, and organized congregations in Miami Valley were he also served as Pastor. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Preaching in Montgomery, Preble and Warren Counties, Rev. John Jacob La Rose came to Ohio from North Carolina. His preaching began in 1805, then in 1809 he organized St. John Church at Germantown. Rev. Thomas Winters became the pastor in Germantown in 1815, and organized congregations in Miami Valley were he also served as Pastor.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Friends ==== | ==== Friends ==== | ||
*The [http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html American Friend Obituary Index] The American Friend, published between 1894 and 1960. Information might include, maiden names of women, parents, survivors, dates and places of birth and marriage, meeting affiliation, and previous residences.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The [http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html American Friend Obituary Index] The American Friend, published between 1894 and 1960. Information might include, maiden names of women, parents, survivors, dates and places of birth and marriage, meeting affiliation, and previous residences.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Churches of God ==== | ==== Churches of God ==== | ||
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==== Church of God, Pentecostal ==== | ==== Church of God, Pentecostal ==== | ||
*Rev. B. L. Leonard and Robert Cossum established the first congregation of the Church of God Pentecostal in Findlay, Ohio, early in 1907. Rev. Efford Haynes set the church in order in 1909 after arriving in Chillicothe from Cleveland, Tennessee. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Rev. B. L. Leonard and Robert Cossum established the first congregation of the Church of God Pentecostal in Findlay, Ohio, early in 1907. Rev. Efford Haynes set the church in order in 1909 after arriving in Chillicothe from Cleveland, Tennessee.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Jewish ==== | ==== Jewish ==== | ||
*Cincinnati had the largest Jewish community in Ohio in 1849, numbering an estimated 4,000 | *Cincinnati had the largest Jewish community in Ohio in 1849, numbering an estimated 4,000 out of a population of 155,000.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Lutheran ==== | ==== Lutheran ==== | ||
*Most of the [ | *Most of the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Lutheran_Church Lutherans] in early Ohio spoke only German, so most of their early services were conducted in German. They gravitated toward Germantown and Germantown's many townships.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Mennonite ==== | ==== Mennonite ==== | ||
*Among the first [ | *Among the first [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Mennonite_Church Mennonites] to settle in Ohio were Christian Stehman (Stemen) and his family, who came to Fairfield County, Ohio, from Red Stone, Penn., Brennemans from Virginia, the Beerys, the Hubers, the Goods, the Shanks, the Funks, the Gingeriches and more. They began to settle in the Northwest territory in 1803. Henry Stemen, the son of Christian, was ordained to the ministry in 1809. | ||
==== Methodist ==== | ==== Methodist ==== | ||
*Francis M'Cormick, John Kobler, Lewis Hunt, Henry Smith, and Colonel Joseph Moore, were all instrumental in establishing the Methodist Faith in Ohio. The first Methodist Church in the Northwest Territory was built on land beside the Scioto Brush Creek in 1800-1801. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Francis M'Cormick, John Kobler, Lewis Hunt, Henry Smith, and Colonel Joseph Moore, were all instrumental in establishing the Methodist Faith in Ohio. The first Methodist Church in the Northwest Territory was built on land beside the Scioto Brush Creek in 1800-1801.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== African Methodist Episcopal ==== | ==== African Methodist Episcopal ==== | ||
*August 28, 1830, was the date the Western Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at Hillsboro, Ohio. There were 15 ministers and 1,194 members that covered the territory west of the Allegheny Mountains. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *August 28, 1830, was the date the Western Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at Hillsboro, Ohio. There were 15 ministers and 1,194 members that covered the territory west of the Allegheny Mountains.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== A.M.E. Zion Church ==== | ==== A.M.E. Zion Church ==== | ||
*The A. M. E. Zion Church is an offshoot church organized by Bishop J.W. Hood in September of 1891. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The A. M. E. Zion Church is an offshoot church organized by Bishop J.W. Hood in September of 1891.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Wesleyan Methodist ==== | ==== Wesleyan Methodist ==== | ||
*[ | *[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wesleyan_Methodist_Church Wesleyan Methodist Church], the predecessor of the Wesleyan Church of America, left the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843. Strong opposition to slavery was a primary reason for this break-away.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Moravian ==== | ==== Moravian ==== | ||
*Christian Frederick Post and John Heckewelder had been sent by the [ | *Christian Frederick Post and John Heckewelder had been sent by the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Moravian_Church Moravians] to Ohio in 1764 . They made their first attempt establish a mission near what is now Bolivar, on the Tuscarawas River. David Zeisberger preached to the Delaware Indians.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Church of the Nazarene ==== | ==== Church of the Nazarene ==== | ||
*1908 brought an organization of a central district of the church, comprised from Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *1908 brought an organization of a central district of the church, comprised from Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Church of the New Jerusalem ==== | ==== Church of the New Jerusalem ==== | ||
*The Church of the New Jerusalem was formally organized in 1811, and in 1818 the church was incorporated. Thomas Newport organized the Western Association of the New Jerusalem Church in 1818. Newport's farm held this congregation's first annual meeting, hosting approximately 300 people. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The Church of the New Jerusalem was formally organized in 1811, and in 1818 the church was incorporated. Thomas Newport organized the Western Association of the New Jerusalem Church in 1818. Newport's farm held this congregation's first annual meeting, hosting approximately 300 people.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Presbyterian ==== | ==== Presbyterian ==== | ||
*In October of 1792, the members of Transylvania Presbytery came into Ohio to meet in the first Protestant church. Columbus, Cincinnati, Marietta and most of the other towns in Ohio had [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=620 Presbyterian churches] by the early 1820's. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *In October of 1792, the members of Transylvania Presbytery came into Ohio to meet in the first Protestant church. Columbus, Cincinnati, Marietta and most of the other towns in Ohio had [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=620 Presbyterian churches] by the early 1820's.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== United Presbyterian ==== | ==== United Presbyterian ==== | ||
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==== RLDS or Community of Christ ==== | ==== RLDS or Community of Christ ==== | ||
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) was formally organized April 6, 1860 <ref> [http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/history/RLDSchurchmembers.htm Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]</ref> in Amboy, Illinois under the leadership of the son of the founder, Joseph Smith, III. The Church's name was changed to The Community of Christ in April 2001. | |||
==== Roman Catholic ==== | ==== Roman Catholic ==== | ||
*Frenchman set up the first Catholic white settlement in 1790 at Gallipolis near Marietta. Cincinnati hand another group of Irish origin in 1811. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *Frenchman set up the first Catholic white settlement in 1790 at Gallipolis near Marietta. Cincinnati hand another group of Irish origin in 1811.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Salvation Army ==== | ==== Salvation Army ==== | ||
*The Salvation Army, which came from England, was in organized in Cleveland, Ohio by 1872. <ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | *The Salvation Army, which came from England, was in organized in Cleveland, Ohio by 1872.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Spiritualist ==== | ==== Spiritualist ==== | ||
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*May 19, 1897 was that date that The Ohio State Spiritualist Association was organized and incorporated. This took place in Toledo. | *May 19, 1897 was that date that The Ohio State Spiritualist Association was organized and incorporated. This took place in Toledo. | ||
==== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter | ==== The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ==== | ||
*During the | *During the autumn of 1830, four missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced the restored gospel to the communities of northeastern Ohio as they made their way to preach to the Indians west of Missouri. Two of the Elders were Ziba Peterson, [http://www.mormonwiki.com/Oliver_Cowdery Oliver Cowdery] and [http://www.mormonwiki.com/Peter_Whitmer_Home Peter Whitmer]. They called upon Sidney Rigdon, pastor of a congregation of the Disciples of Christ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbellites (Campbelliltes)] at Kirtland, Ohio. [http://www.mormonwiki.com/Sidney_Rigdon Sidney Rigdon], along with a part of his congregation, were converted and thus participated in the beginning of the [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Universalist ==== | ==== Universalist ==== | ||
*Belpre and Marietta organized [ | *Belpre and Marietta organized [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Universalist_Church Universalist] congregations at the same time in 1818.<ref name="Churches in the Buckeye Country" /> | ||
==== Volunteers of America ==== | ==== Volunteers of America ==== | ||
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United States > Ohio > Churches of Ohio
Religion in Ohio[edit | edit source]
Religion has always been important to people of Ohio. Beginning with the native inhabitant’s religious activities that are evident by the earthworks that they left behind. The Moravian missionaries[1] are thought to be among the first whites that sought to bring Christianity to the Delaware Indians.
Pioneers that had suffered hardships of the frontier life went to church which provided them with a stabilizing foundation. Settlers were fired with religious zeal as they moved into the Ohio area and they quickly established churches.
From the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, Ohio’s religious community boomed. Ohio became home to the Shakers, Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, Campbellites, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eventually included every major Christian faith. During the twentieth century, numerous non-Christian denominations were established in the state making Ohio a home to many different religious beliefs.[2]
Denominational histories for groups such as the Church of the Brethren, Evangelical, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830 to 1838), Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under OHIO - CHURCH HISTORY and OHIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH HISTORY.
Ohio's Church History[edit | edit source]
Advent Christian[edit | edit source]
- Advent Christian was organized by the Rev. Horace L. Hastings and the Rev. Miles Grant.[2]
Seventh-day Adventist[edit | edit source]
- Seventh-day Adventist was originally called the Millerites after their founder William Miller, the name was later changed to Seventh-day Adventist in 1848.[2]
Amish and Mennonites[edit | edit source]
- In the 1700's Ohio, there were several orders of the Amish faith found in Ohio. They are the Old Order, New Order, Swartzentruber, Beachy, Andy Weaver, and the conservative Mennonites and the Amish Mennonites. Most of the orders held church services in their homes. The Mennonites usually have service in church buildings. In the 1700's between 50 and 100 Amish families arrived in America, settling mostly in Pennsylvania. Many others followed in the 19th century. Over the years, various orders of Amish spread into Ohio.[3][2]
Assemblies of God[edit | edit source]
- In 1905 T. K. Leonard, a pastor in Findlay, received the Pentecostal message and the experience, and became a pioneer for the movement in Ohio.[2] The Assemblies of God has always considered itself a “voluntary, cooperative fellowship” rather than a denomination.
Baptist[edit | edit source]
- Columbia Baptist Church at the Historical Marker Database. "The first meetinghouse of the Columbia Baptist Church - the earliest in Ohio - stood on this site." Includes brief history.
Seventh Day Baptist[edit | edit source]
- In 1789, a very small group of Seventh Day Baptists from Westerly, Rhode Island, settled at Marietta, Ohio; and in 1806 another small group settled in Mahoning County, Ohio.[2]
Campbellites[edit | edit source]
- Brief history of the Campbellites at Ohio History Central.
Brethren in Christ[edit | edit source]
- The beginnings of the Brethren In Christ Church point back to Upper Switzerland, and to various scattered groups of earnest sincere Christians in Europe, who began to state their spiritual convictions courageously, from the time of the Reformation. Among these groups were the Waldensians, Moravians, Anabaptists, Mennonites and Pietists.[2]
- Church of the Brethren Network of Genealogy & History resources.
Christian Union[edit | edit source]
- Christian Union was officially organized on the third day of February 3, 1864, in Columbus, Ohio. Rev. J. F. Given, the publisher of the Christian Union Witness, Rev. J. F. Given and Dr. J. V. B. Flack of Illinois, were two of the most influential men of the Christian Union movement.[2]
Church of Christ, Scientist[edit | edit source]
- As far as can be determined, Christian Science was first introduced in Ohio in 1885 when Gen. Erastus N. Bates came to Cleveland and set up an office in the downtown business section to practice Christian healing. Gen. Bates had been a prisoner in Libby Prison during the war between the states. Here he contracted a disease from which he was subsequently healed by the reading of the Christian Science Textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.[2]
Congregational Christian[edit | edit source]
- In 1796 the First Congregational Church in the Territory was organized in Marietta on a community basis, welcoming all denominations into membership. Daniel Story was the minister, and Mrs. Mary Bird Lake opened the first Sunday School.[2]
Community Churches[edit | edit source]
- Central Community Church of Columbus was organized in the Old Canal Hotel on February 6, 1843. On December 17 1843 the congregation was please to announce the dedication of a new church building. The congregation took action to give women an equal voice in church management.[2]
Disciples of Christ[edit | edit source]
- Also known as the Campbellites Alexander Campbell was the founder of the Disciples of Christ Church.[2]
East Orthodox[edit | edit source]
- Many people from Greece landed in New York, some stayed there yet others went farther west into Ohio. Many Greeks are of the Eastern Orthodox Faith. The Greek Community rented various halls for their Church services with visiting priests from New York and other eastern cities would come to perform church services and celebrate Mass with them. The largest concentrations of Greeks were in the industrial centers of the state, such as Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown, Canton, Akron and Columbus. The first permanent priests who came to these Ohio communities had also migrated from Greece. They were the missionaries of the Greek Church in America. They were delegated with the double duty of teaching religion and perpetuating the Greek language.[2]
Protestant Episcopal[edit | edit source]
- The Rev. Joseph Doddridge, a visiting minister, made trips across the river to Ohio from what is now West Virginia, to the village that was at the site of the old Fort Steuben. In 1796 he was holding regular monthly meetings there and was ordained a priest in 1800. The parish was organized in Steubenville, in 1819.[2]
Evangelical Lutheran[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Mennonite[edit | edit source]
- Mennonites had migrated to the United States and Canada in search for religious freedom. The actual founding of the movement was originally spearheaded by a body of Zwinglian dissenters in Zurich, Switzerland. Jacob Rupp of Archbold, and later Abraham Steiner of Bluffton, became leaders of Evangelical Mennonite Church in Ohio. This movement began in the years 1864-66.[2]
Evangelical United Brethren[edit | edit source]
- The Evangelical United Brethren Church, was established in 1926 by combining two known as The Evangelical Church and The Church of the United Brethren in Christ.
Evangelical and Reformed[edit | edit source]
- Preaching in Montgomery, Preble and Warren Counties, Rev. John Jacob La Rose came to Ohio from North Carolina. His preaching began in 1805, then in 1809 he organized St. John Church at Germantown. Rev. Thomas Winters became the pastor in Germantown in 1815, and organized congregations in Miami Valley were he also served as Pastor.[2]
Friends[edit | edit source]
- The American Friend Obituary Index The American Friend, published between 1894 and 1960. Information might include, maiden names of women, parents, survivors, dates and places of birth and marriage, meeting affiliation, and previous residences.[2]
Churches of God[edit | edit source]
- Families from Pennsylvania Churches of God were settling in Ohio in 1830. Beery, Sherrick, Beidler, Funck, Metzler, and Hartman were some the families that emigrated to Wayne County with Joseph Adams as their preacher. In 1834 Thomas Hickernell and Jacob Keller were appointed to the Ohio Circuit.[2]
Church of God in Christ[edit | edit source]
- The Church of God in Christ had it's first official state conference in Fairport, Ohio on Oct. 29 1857.[2]
Church of God, Pentecostal[edit | edit source]
- Rev. B. L. Leonard and Robert Cossum established the first congregation of the Church of God Pentecostal in Findlay, Ohio, early in 1907. Rev. Efford Haynes set the church in order in 1909 after arriving in Chillicothe from Cleveland, Tennessee.[2]
Jewish[edit | edit source]
- Cincinnati had the largest Jewish community in Ohio in 1849, numbering an estimated 4,000 out of a population of 155,000.[2]
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
- Most of the Lutherans in early Ohio spoke only German, so most of their early services were conducted in German. They gravitated toward Germantown and Germantown's many townships.[2]
Mennonite[edit | edit source]
- Among the first Mennonites to settle in Ohio were Christian Stehman (Stemen) and his family, who came to Fairfield County, Ohio, from Red Stone, Penn., Brennemans from Virginia, the Beerys, the Hubers, the Goods, the Shanks, the Funks, the Gingeriches and more. They began to settle in the Northwest territory in 1803. Henry Stemen, the son of Christian, was ordained to the ministry in 1809.
Methodist[edit | edit source]
- Francis M'Cormick, John Kobler, Lewis Hunt, Henry Smith, and Colonel Joseph Moore, were all instrumental in establishing the Methodist Faith in Ohio. The first Methodist Church in the Northwest Territory was built on land beside the Scioto Brush Creek in 1800-1801.[2]
African Methodist Episcopal[edit | edit source]
- August 28, 1830, was the date the Western Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at Hillsboro, Ohio. There were 15 ministers and 1,194 members that covered the territory west of the Allegheny Mountains.[2]
A.M.E. Zion Church[edit | edit source]
- The A. M. E. Zion Church is an offshoot church organized by Bishop J.W. Hood in September of 1891.[2]
Wesleyan Methodist[edit | edit source]
- Wesleyan Methodist Church, the predecessor of the Wesleyan Church of America, left the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843. Strong opposition to slavery was a primary reason for this break-away.[2]
Moravian[edit | edit source]
- Christian Frederick Post and John Heckewelder had been sent by the Moravians to Ohio in 1764 . They made their first attempt establish a mission near what is now Bolivar, on the Tuscarawas River. David Zeisberger preached to the Delaware Indians.[2]
Church of the Nazarene[edit | edit source]
- 1908 brought an organization of a central district of the church, comprised from Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.[2]
Church of the New Jerusalem[edit | edit source]
- The Church of the New Jerusalem was formally organized in 1811, and in 1818 the church was incorporated. Thomas Newport organized the Western Association of the New Jerusalem Church in 1818. Newport's farm held this congregation's first annual meeting, hosting approximately 300 people.[2]
Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
- In October of 1792, the members of Transylvania Presbytery came into Ohio to meet in the first Protestant church. Columbus, Cincinnati, Marietta and most of the other towns in Ohio had Presbyterian churches by the early 1820's.[2]
United Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
- Several congregations were organized in the growing Ohio communities; Mahoning organized in 1798, Struthers in 1804, Liberty in 1805, First Cambridge in 1822, and Northfield in 1833. Devoted members historically came from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 1900's brought members from Pennsylvania and Kentucky.[2]
Reformed[edit | edit source]
- June 16, 1866 in Cleveland The First Dutch Reformed Church in Ohio was established.[2]Ohio
RLDS or Community of Christ[edit | edit source]
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) was formally organized April 6, 1860 [4] in Amboy, Illinois under the leadership of the son of the founder, Joseph Smith, III. The Church's name was changed to The Community of Christ in April 2001.
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
- Frenchman set up the first Catholic white settlement in 1790 at Gallipolis near Marietta. Cincinnati hand another group of Irish origin in 1811.[2]
Salvation Army[edit | edit source]
- The Salvation Army, which came from England, was in organized in Cleveland, Ohio by 1872.[2]
Spiritualist[edit | edit source]
- May 19, 1897 was that date that The Ohio State Spiritualist Association was organized and incorporated. This took place in Toledo.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]
- During the autumn of 1830, four missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced the restored gospel to the communities of northeastern Ohio as they made their way to preach to the Indians west of Missouri. Two of the Elders were Ziba Peterson, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer. They called upon Sidney Rigdon, pastor of a congregation of the Disciples of Christ (Campbelliltes) at Kirtland, Ohio. Sidney Rigdon, along with a part of his congregation, were converted and thus participated in the beginning of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]
Universalist[edit | edit source]
- Belpre and Marietta organized Universalist congregations at the same time in 1818.[2]
Volunteers of America[edit | edit source]
- Cleveland was the first home to Volunteers of America in May of 1896. [2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Moravian Church Genealogy Links
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 "Churches in the Buckeye Country"; A History of Ohio's Religious Groups Published In Commemoration Of The State's Sesquicentennial By The Religious Participation Committee Of The Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission An Inter-Faith Group, 1953; Digital Book
- ↑ Who are the Amish?
- ↑ Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints