BROWN COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA
GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY
GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY
BROWN COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA GENEALOGY AND LOCAL HISTORY |
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| This list consists of past and present churches in Brown County, along with a short synopsis of the church's history, church records (when known), and location (many of which are probably inaccurate). Any corrections or additions would be appreciated. Aberdeen Churches
Aberdeen Alliance Church 1106 S. Roosevelt St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-7305 Phone: (605) 225-9724 Established in 1926, this evangelical church has been instrumental in establishing other Alliance churches in the Aberdeen area in Doland and Houghton. Aberdeen Evangelical Free Church PO Box 1345, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1345 Phone: (605) 229-5080 Aberdeen Evangelical Lutheran Churches 1015 N. Highway 281, Aberdeen, SD 57401-1832 Phone: (605) 226-0092 Aberdeen Wesleyan Church 1701 8th Ave. NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-3204 Phone: (605) 225-2873 This church, originally the Wesleyan Methodist Church, was established seven miles west of Aberdeen in 1886. They built their first church in Aberdeen soon after, and the congregation has grown to include a radio broadcast and campground. Calvary Baptist Church 515 8th Ave. NW, Aberdeen, SD 57401-1801 Phone: (605) 225-1866 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints E. Fairgrounds Rd, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7906 Phone: (605) 225-0601 Church Of Christ 1801 S. Lincoln St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-7403 Phone: (605) 225-3621 Church Of God Family Worship Center 1204 N. Pennsylvania St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-2157 Phone: (605) 225-5444 Community Christian Church 302 N. Lincoln St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-3506 Phone: (605) 225-2377 Evangelical Lutheran Church In America 215 4th Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-4330 Phone: (605) 225-3119 1429 N Dakota St, Aberdeen, SD 57401-2169 Phone: (605) 226-1990 1732 S. Main St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-7429 Phone: (605) 229-1321 Faith United Methodist Church 503 S. Jay St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-4447 Phone: (605) 225-6033 Family Worship Center 1204 N. Pennsylvania St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-2157 Phone: (605) 225-5444 First Assembly Of God Hwy 281 N, Aberdeen, SD 57401-3204 Phone: (605) 225-5322 This congregation officially organized April 7, 1938, their first service held in a tent. They soon after built a church, and have recently moved from there to their new location. First Baptist Church 1500 E. Melgaard Road, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7714 Phone: (605) 225-9581 The congregation of the First Baptist Church was first established in 1882. First Church Of The Nazarene 1720 S. Roosevelt St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-7820 Phone: (605) 225-7384 First Presbyterian Church 318 S. Kline St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-4450 Phone: (605) 225-6753 Established in 1881, the first congregation and church established in Aberdeen. First Reformed Church 9th Ave. & Dakota St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-4450 Phone: (605) 225-6120 First United Methodist Church 502 S. Lincoln St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-4321 Phone: (605) 225-5680 Originally incorporated in 1884, this is one of the earliest churches in Aberdeen. First United Pentecostal Church 1302 8th Ave. NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-3101 Phone: (605) 225-6090 Grace Free Lutheran Church 2010 Prospect Ave., Aberdeen, SD 57401-6571 Phone: (605) 226-2290 Hope New Church SBC Fairgrounds Rd & North Dakota, Aberdeen, SD 57401-6571 Phone: (605) 229-4673 Living Word Bible Church Aberdeen, SD 57401-6571 Phone: (605) 229-5833 Melgaard Park Baptist Church 502 E. Melgaard Road, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7603 Phone: (605) 229-1193 This church was established by a Baptist missionary and his wife in 1957 as the Bible Baptist Church, changing to it's present name in 1975. North Higland United Methodist Church 1404 N. State St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-2167 Phone: (605) 226-1279 Old Apostolic Church 1223 4th Ave. SW, Aberdeen, SD 57401-3721 Phone: (605) 226-3279 Our Savior Lutheran Church 624 N. Jay St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-2911 Phone: (605) 225-7106 This division of the Missouri Lutheran Synod was established in 1947, the majority of the members coming from St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Plymouth Congregational United Church W Melgaard Rd & S. 4th St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-2911 Phone: (605) 225-2557 Praise Family Bible Church 214 1st Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-4238 Phone: (605) 226-2331 Sacred Heart Catholic Church 409 3rd Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-4414 Phone: (605) 225-7065 Originally established to serve the Irish Catholics of Aberdeen in 1882. Saint Mary's Catholic Church 215 N. Arch St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-3576 Phone: (605) 229-4422 424 2nd Ave. NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-3575 Phone: (605) 225-8732 Originally established to served the German Russian Catholic congregation of Aberdeen, this church was incorporated in 1903. A church history is available from the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection. Marriage and death records are available from the Thomas J. Hoffman Collection (search the collection for 'Aberdeen'). Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church 214 7th Ave. SW, Aberdeen, SD 57401-5950 Phone: (605) 225-1847 This congregation's first church was established October 18, 1903, the present one was built in 1910. Service's were held in German and English until the 1950s. Our Saviour Lutheran Church grew out of this original congregation. Scandinavia Bethany Lutheran Parish 39496 140th St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-8550 Phone: (605) 229-4587 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 825 12th Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401-7215 Phone: (605) 225-2185 Saint Mark's Episcopal Church 1410 N. Kline St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-2103 Phone: (605) 225-0474 Trinity Baptist Church Melgaard & Main, Aberdeen, SD 57401-2103 Phone: (605) 226-2498 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 915 S. Dakota St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-6362 Phone: (605) 225-6081 This church, a member of the Wisconsin Synod, was originally established in Aberdeen in 1954. Zion Christian Fellowship 824 S. Roosevelt St., Aberdeen, SD 57401-6551 Phone: (605) 226-2172 Groton Churches Emmanuel Lutheran Church 1006 N. 2nd St., Groton, SD 57445-2170 Phone: (605) 397-2354 First Presbyterian Church 300 N. Main St., Groton, SD 57445-2158 Phone: (605) 397-8323 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 107 E. 7th Ave., Groton, SD 57445-7429 Phone: (605) 397-2775 Saint John's Catholic Church 706 N. Main St., Groton, SD 57445-2150 Phone: (605) 397-2775 Saint John's Lutheran Church 308 W. 2nd Ave., Groton, SD 57445-7438 Phone: (605) 397-2386 Saint John's holds the records for the Trinity Lutheran Congregation in James. United Methodist Church 906 N. 1st St., Groton, SD 57445-2192 Phone: (605) 397-2670 Other Brown County Churches Augustana Lutheran Church 12327 411th Ave., Claremont, SD 57432-7308 Phone: (605) 294-5340 United Methodist Church 201 6th St., Claremont, SD 57432-6551 Phone: (605) 294-5831 This congregation was one of the original ones of Claremont, and still continues to the present. The old church is now used as a museum. Congregational Church 201 N. Broadway St., Columbia, SD 57433 Phone: (605) 396-2412 Saint John's Lutheran Church 23 N. James St., Columbia, SD 57433 Phone: (605) 396-2349 Detroit Methodist Church Detroit, SD Originally incorporated in September 1883, the church continued after the town of Detroit was abandoned in 1886. The church site was moved in 1892, but attendance declined and it is no longer in existence. Frederick Catholic Church Frederick, SD Frederick Methodist Church Frederick, SD Established in November, 1882, this organization built their first community church, serving both Methodists and Lutherans, in 1886. It declined in the 1920s. Savo Lutheran Church PO Box 558, Frederick, SD 57441-0558 Phone: (605) 329-2277 Saint Paul's Lutheran Church 407 2nd St, Frederick, SD 57441-2032 Phone: (605) 329-2055 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 601 Pine St., Hecla, SD 57446-7714 Phone: (605) 994-2251 Saint Anthony's Catholic Church Hecla, SD 57446-2107 Phone: (605) 994-2232 Saint John's Lutheran Church 511 E. Main St., Hecla, SD 57446-7714 Phone: (605) 994-2355 United Methodist Church 4th and Main St., Hecla, SD 57446-7714 Phone: (605) 994-2335 Houghton Alliance Church 316 Pine St., Houghton, SD 57449-2108 Phone: (605) 885-6379 Trinity Lutheran Church 203 Pine St., Houghton, SD 57449-2107 Phone: (605) 885-6368 Methodist Church of Oneota Oneota, SD This Methodist Church was organized in 1888, and served the Methodists of the Franklyn-Oneota area for twenty years until disbanded. Putney Church Putney, SD Originally served by a minister from Westport, this rural Methodist church was disbanded in the 1930s, with the church building sold to the Bath Methodists in 1940. Sacred Heart Church Westport, SD 57481-5706 Phone: (605) 226-3713 Faith United Methodist Church Warner Twp., SD This Warner Twp. Congregation was one of the earliest Methodist Church groups in Brown County. It disbanded in the early 1920s. Apostolic Church Aurland Church Finnish Church Savo Twp., SD Peace Church Saint Marks Church Scandinavian Lutheran Church West Hanson Twp. Trinity Lutheran (German Evangelical) Church James, Henry Twp., SD Original church established by German immigrants (mostly from Pomerania and Posen) who settled in the area around Henry Township. No longer in existence. Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, and Death Records are located at St. John's Lutheran Church in Groton. |
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