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THE
FIRST CHURCHES.
The King's Creek Baptist Church is probably
the first Church instituted in Champaign
County, it being established the same year
the county was organized (1805)
ORGANIZATION.
Of the King's Creek Regular Baptist Church
in the year 1805.
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MEETING
HOUSE.
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THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Was
established about the same year, 1805, in
Urbana; the old log Church referred to by
Judge PATRICK in his history of Urbana,
was built in the year 1807.
MOUNT TABOR CHURCH.
Is among the
earliest churches in the county. I
don't know the precise date of its
establishment, but I know it was there in
1815.
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and perhaps long before. See Dr.
COWGILL's interesting sketches in this
work; also Mr. STALERS and Mr. T.
S. McFARLAND, who have kindly
contributed their valuable sketches for this
volume.
QUAKER CHURCH at DARBY.
In Zane
township, Logan county. The first
meeting held by this people for worship was
in the year 1804 or 1805, they being the
first religious denomination in the county.
The next was by the same religious body at
Goshen, Jefferson Township, about one mile
east of Zanesfield, in what is called
Marmon's Bottom, in the year 1807.
This was established by the Miami Monthly
Meetings. Though Darby was not
recognized by the above-named monthly
meetings till 1808, yet meetings were held
here some years before. Thomas
ANTRIM was the first minister.
THARP'S RUN BAPTIST
CHURCH,
Constituted 1819, by John
GUTTRIDGE and John THOMAS. William
HENRY is the only living constituent
member of this church. It is located
one mile west from Zanesfield. The
Rev. George McCOLLOCH, his wife, and
James EDWARDS were all baptized here the
same day, June 23, 1872. Mr.
MCCOLLOCH was ordained 1829.
METHODIST
CHURCH.
In Zane township, Logan
county. Built on the bank of Inskeep's
old mill dam, in year 1813.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH,
Built about the year 1842,
at Woodstock. The ministers that
preached there first were Rev. Mr. Jolly
Truman STRONG, George MESSENGER, and the
Rev. Mr. EMMITT.
SPAIN'S RUN
METHODIST CHURCH
Was established in Champaign
County, in 1808. The first
meeting-house was built in 1815, one mile
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