Early Churches of Tippecanoe County Indiana
| Members of the Tippecanoe
County Area area Genealogy Society are working on this list of early
churches of Tippecanoe County. We hope to add photographs
of each one. If you or someone you know has a photograph of any
Church below we would love to post it. This database is an
effort to help others find genealogy resources in your search to find
family information and preserve the history. Please remember this
information came mainly from early history books of the past. The
beginning of many churches started in building of other denominations.
The main tables were created from TIPCOA members Susan Y. Clawson and
Joyce Watterson. Many photographs came from myself or Kathy
& Keith Hiser, who enjoyed their trip around Tippecanoe County
finding what was left of the buildings. Thanks ladies and Keith,
we really appreciate your time and effort on this project. We would love help, connecting any additional information or webpage's. I can link them to help us all learn the past history. Already many links have gone bad. Please share new ones at E-mail: TIPCOA CHURCH INFO |
Fairfield, Jackson,
Lauramie,
Perry,
Randolph, Sheffield,
Shelby, Tippecanoe,
Union, Wabash, Washington,
& Wayne
Wea township
|
Denomination |
Church name |
Origin date |
Founder |
Buildings |
Significant events / cemeteries |
Address & possible |
|
United
Brethren |
Otterbein
Church need photo |
about
1840 near Black School house |
|
first
church was erected about 1840; also used by Presbyterians and Methodists (BR) |
|
closed ? |
|
United
Brethren |
1400
Ortman Lane, or 300 S between 100 E and 150 E. |
|
Opened
to replace rural churches, which were closing. The building was erected in 1974.
|
Crestview
United Brethren Church |
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|
Presbyterian |
Spring
Grove Presbyterian AKA Spring Grove Union Church (BR) need photo |
Sec
27, next to Spring Grove School #9 (1878) |
|
erected
about 1866; Replaced by brick structure in 1903 which served until 1924, when
the church closed. (“History”) |
Bldg 20’ by 40’ with two doors opening to the north. Brick bldg used as Spring Grove Grange Hall 1931-36 and demolished 1948 (“History”) |
closed
1924 |
|
Christian
(Disciples of Christ in 1941) |
Wildcat
Christian Church Record book 1851-1890 pdf file.
|
Org.
1851 (“Tippecanoe”) Sec 23 (1878) on 600 S |
O
B Wilson and John Conroy (?) (“Tippecanoe”) |
built
in 1854 on 600 S – 1-1/2 miles E of Spring
Grove Church; was active until closed in 1942
(“History”) |
frame bldg facing south with two doors, one for women and children, other for men; bldg struck by lightning and burned in 1921; rebuilt; closed 1942; bldg used by Boy Scouts briefly; demolished 1969. (“History”) |
closed
1942 |
|
Methodist
Episcopal |
Wesley
Chapel ME Church or Sickler Church need photo |
org.
1853 at intersection of CR 300 S and State Rd 43 S on land donated by Esaias H.
and Rebecca Sickler (“History”) |
|
brick
building; bricks burned locally; northwest part of twp (“History”) |
closed early 1880s; used as sheep barn. Torn down about 1900 (“History”) |
closed
early 1880s |
|
Protestant
Methodist |
Need photo
|
Near
Layman School #3 on Sickler land (1878) |
|
|
closed |
