RALLS COUNTY MISSOURI CHURCHES
LISTING
Updated: 07/24/2002 12:21 PM
If you can add churches, correct or have more
information on these churches please e-mail Ron Leake at rwleake@aol.com
or contact any Ralls County Historical Society member.
Churches with cemeteries at their locations
have the number of the cemetery from the cemetery list in ( )
**** Unknown Location
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Antioch Baptist; Saverton twp. 9-56-4 (With
Cemetery #5)
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Ariel Christian; Saline twp. 6-55-6 (two
known locations) (With Cemetery #6)
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Bethel Baptist or Baptist Church of Jesus
at Bethel; 5-55-5 Spencer twp. (two known location and At lease three
buildings) (With Cemetery)
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Bethel Christian; Spencer twp. 5-55-5
(building razed)
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Bethlehem Baptist; Saline twp. 34-56-7
(With Cemetery #12)
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Big Creek Presbyterian or Presbyterian
Church of Big Creek; Clay twp. 11-56-6 (two? Locations and two buildings)
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Centenary Methodist; Saverton twp. 33-56-3
(With Cemetery #27)
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Center Baptist; Center twp., in Center city
limits (Three locations and three buildings)
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Center Methodist; Center twp., In Center
city limits (two buildings, first destroyed by fire)
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Christ’s Mission; Spencer twp. in New
London city limits (No building) still active?
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Cincinnati M. E.; Saline twp. 8-55-6 (torn
down 1922)
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Corinth Baptist; Salt River twp. 26-53-7
(razed 1978) (With Cemetery #30)
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Cross Road Assembly of God Church; 14-55-4
(destroyed by fire)
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Cross Roads Methodist; 2-55-6 (raze 1959)
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De Moss Methodist; Saline twp. 33-56-7 (two
buildings, both gone) (With
Cemetery #34)
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Dr. Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran
church of Ilasco; Saverton twp. 11-56-4 (torn down by 1975)
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Elmwood Methodist; 34-56-4 (torn down about
1910)
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Fern Chapel Methodist; 6-53-6 (torn down in
the last few years. Ca 1999/2000) (With
Cemetery#44)
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Flint Hill Baptist; 28-56-4 (destroyed by
fire) (With Cemetery #46)
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Greek Uniate Catholic; Saverton twp. 1-56-4
(torn down??)
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Greenlawn Methodist; Salt River twp. 9-54-7
(still standing) (With Cemetery
#58)
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Hassard Union; 10 or 15-56-7 Saline twp.
(In village of Hassard, torn down)
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Hays Creek Christian; Jasper twp. 32-54-5
(still standing) (With Cemetery
#64)
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Holy Cross Catholic; Saverton twp. 2 or
11-56-4 Ilasco (still standing)
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Huntington Christian; 8-56-6
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Hydesburg M. E.; Clay twp. 4-56-5 (three
buildings, last still standing) (With
Cemetery #69)
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Hydesburg Negro Church; Clay twp. 5-56-5
(razed, shown on 1904 Ralls Co. Atlas)
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Ilasco Methodist; Saverton twp. 11-56-4
(still standing?) see Saverton Methodist
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Ilasco Nazarene; Saverton twp.? -56-4
(razed before 1975, church rebuilt in Marion Co., (still standing)
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Liberty Christian; Jasper twp. 22-53-6
(burned in 1937)
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Lick Creek Christian; Salt River twp.
34-54-7 (torn down in 1927. It was just south of Perry on present Lick Creek
Cemetery. The congregation moved to Perry Christian) (With Cemetery #79)
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Lick Creek Presbyterian; Salt River twp. In
Perry city limits (two
buildings, second still sanding. The first services were held in an old
School house south of Perry, shared by Baptist, Presbyterian and Christian
congregations)
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Little Brick School, Center twp. 2? -55-6
Christian Services; A subscription school also used as a Church. It was on
the first hill south of Asher Bridge
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Madisonville Presbyterian; Jasper twp.
18-54-4(razed)
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Marble Creek; Saverton twp. 14-56-4;
(razed?)
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Mt Hope Christian; Salt River twp. 27-55-7
(still standing) Norton Christian; Found in Deed Book C, when Otis Newell
donated land near the old Norton School for the erection of a Christian
Church. Also know as Mt Hope. NOT CONNECTED TO NORTON CEMETERY
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Mt. Prairie Presbyterian; Salt River twp.
3? -53-7 one mile south of Perry Closed in the early or middle1800’s)
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Mt Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian;
Spencer twp. (Spanish Land grant #3076 55-5) (was still standing a few years
ago, but was in bad shape) (With Cemetery #93)
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New London Baptist #1; Spencer twp. in New
London city limits. Formed early in the 1820’s. No information on building
unknown at present. No connection to present Church #2)
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New London Baptist; Spencer twp. in New
London city Limits. (Two building and locations, last still standing)
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New London Christian; (Spencer twp. in New
London city limits. still Standing)
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New London First Christian: Spencer twp. in
New London city limits (three buildings at same location, last still
standing)
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New London Methodist; Spencer twp. in New
London city limits (still standing)
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New London Second Baptist; Spencer twp. in
New London city limits (two buildings)
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Oakland (New) Baptist; Saline twp. (With
Cemetery #99)
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Oakland (Old) Saline twp. (two buildings
and two locations, cemetery moved by Corp. of Engineers to new church and
other locations (With Cemetery #98)
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Ocean Wave Christian: on Hannibal- New
London road (razed and present Ocean Wave community building on location)
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Old School Flint Hill Baptist; Saverton
twp. 28-56-4 (two building on same location)
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Olivet Christian; Center. Center twp. in
Center city limits. See Sugar Creek (standing in Center)
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****Christian Church; Center twp. There was
Christian a church two mile southwest of Center, which is shown on the
abstract books. See Howard’s History of Ralls CO. page 180
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Pentecost Church or Apostolic Church of
Jesus Christ;
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Perry Baptist; Salt River twp. in Perry
city limits (two building on same location)
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Perry Christian; Salt River twp. in Perry
city limits (two building on same location the last is still standing)
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Perry Presbyterian:
Salt River twp. in Perry city limits. (Two building on same location
the last is still standing)
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Pleasant Grove Christian; Center twp.
35-55-7 (still stand, but converted to a house) (with cemetery #104)
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Prairie View Christian; 27-53-7 Salt River
twp. (moved to Mexico by Audrain Co, Historical Society)
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Rensselaer African Methodist Episcopal;
Clay twp. (building torn down in 1938)
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Rensselaer Christian; Clay twp. 3-56-6
(burned Aug. 8, 1941, replacement used by Solid Rock Baptist, still
standing)
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St. Joseph Catholic; Spencer twp. in New
London city limits. (Still standing, but not used as a church since the
1950’s)
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St. Paul Catholic; Center twp.
31-55-6 (three buildings in same location, last still standing) (With
Cemetery #121)
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St. Peter’s or Brush Creek Catholic;
Saline twp. 30-56-6 (two
building at same location, last still standing, but not used) (With Cemetery
#19)
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St. Williams/Immaculate Conception; Salt
River twp. in Perry city limits. In both are in Perry, Immaculate Conception
built first and was replaced by St. Williams, both in same location
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Salem Baptist; Spencer twp. 3 mile east of
Center. 28-55-55 (five building and three known locations in the same area)
(With Cemetery #112)
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Salt Lick Baptist; Clay twp. 25-56-6 (still
standing) (with a cemetery #115)
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Salt River Baptist; Clay twp. 28-56-6
(closed in 1848) (With Cemetery #139)
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Salt River Christian; Saverton twp.
35-56-4 (three buildings and locations) (second destroyed by fire
February 5, 1996)
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***Saverton Methodist; Saverton twp. Joined
with Ilasco to form Ilasco-Saverton United Methodist
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Solid Rock Baptist; Saverton twp. Uses
replacement building of Rensselaer Christian. (still standing)
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Spencer Creek Baptist; Jasper twp.
15-53-6 (still standing)
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***Spencer Creek Christian; Center or
Jasper twp. a log school with a black congregation, south of Center, near
Madisonville. A white stone Church with a black congregation was on the
present Weldon Ross farm south of Center may have been the second building
of this church.
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Steward-Carter Temple, Church of God in
Christ; Spencer twp. in New London twp. On depot street New London
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***Sugar Creek Christian: Center twp. north
of Center later became Olivet (three buildings and locations
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Trinity Lutheran; Center twp. 36-55-7
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Union Chapel Christian; Jasper twp. (With
Cemetery #127)