MICHIGAN

A list the churches that were organized in Michigan.

Link to Michigan churches by county.

County

Church

Cemetery

Lenawee

Adrian (1943-)

No church cemetery

Mother church was the Fairview congregation

Van Buren

Almena (1870-84)

No Cemetery

The entire congregation joined the Progressive Brethren in 1884 (Almena Brethren church)

Calhoun

Battle Creek (1920-)

Mother church was Woodland congregation

Charlevoix

Bear Lake (1907-24?)

Mother church was the Little Traverse congregation

Gladwin

Beaverton (1901-)

Mother church was the New Haven congregation

Van Buren

Black River (Bloomingdale) (1865-1923)

Cemetery adjoining the church

 

Berrien

Buchanan (Berrien) (1867-?)

 

Oceana

Cedar House (1880-1930)

 

Cass

Christiania (1875-?)

 

Midland

Coleman (1908-1915?)

 

Midland

Crystal (1901-)

 

Mother church was the New Heaven congregation

Wayne

Detroit: Bethany (1955-68)

No Church cemetery

Wayne

Detroit First (1918-)

 

Oakland

Drayton Plains: First (Pontiac) (1922-)

Mother church was the Detroit First congregation

Kent & Barry

Elmdale (West Thornapple) (1914-52?)

 

Clinton

Elsie (Saginaw, Durand) (1874-1948?)

 

Lenawee Fairview (1898-?)

No church cemetery.

Other cemetery use was the Zion Untied Brethren Church cemetery

Mother church was the Swan Creek church congregation in Ohio

Genesee

Flint: First (1928-)

 

St Joseph

Florence (1931-)

No Church cemetery.

Other Cemeteries used: Prairie Rivers Cemetery  & Constantine Cemetery.

Kent &  Ontonagon

Grand Rapids (1913-72?)

 

Wexford & Manistee

Harlan (1908-1950?)

Harlan Church Cemetery. Known locally as the  Harland / Dunkard Cemetery Cemetery is in Manistee Co.

Mother church was Lakeview congregation

Oceana

Hart (1915-42)

 

Benzie

Homestead (Pine Grove) (1913-52)?

 

Kent

Hope (1953-)

No Church cemetery

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo: Skyridge (1973-)

No Church cemetery

Manistee

Lakeview (1903-)

 

Eaton

Lansing (1925-)

Mother church was the Sunfield Congregation

Emmet

Little Traverse (1881-1923?)

 

Mason

Long Lake (1911-46?)

 

Manistee

Marilla (1919-)

 

Mother church was Harlan congregation

Midland

Midland (1924-)

Mother church was the Beaverton congregation

Muskegon

Muskegon (1938-)

 

Gratiot

New Haven (1878-)

 

Cass

Newton Grove (1864-?)

 

Gratiot

North Star (1878?-1910)

 

Manistee

Onekama (1909-)

 

Mother church was Lakeview congregation

Mackinac

Ozark (1926-60?)

Cemetery

Cass

Pokogan (1870?-?)

 

Missaukee

Riverside (1902-25)

 

Mecosta

Rodney (Chippewa Creek) (1884-)

 

Isabella

Shepherd (1915-)

 

Mason

Sugar Ridge (1883-)

 

Eaton

Sunfield (1877-)

Morher church was the Woodland congregation

Ionia & Barry

Thornapple (1868-1953)

Thornapple Church Cemetery. This cemetery known locality as  Old Order (Brethern/South Clarksville/Dunkard/Campbell/German Baptist) Cemetery. In 1888 the Meeting house where the cemetery is at became Old German Baptist Brethren

 

Trinity (Redford Township)  (1951-)

No Church cemetery

Montcalm

Vestaburg (1907-40)

No Church cemetery

Mother church was the Crystal congregation

Barry

Wood Grove Brethren--Christian Parish (Woodland) CB/DC (1873-)

Mother church was the Thornapple congregation

Barry

Woodland Village (1913-36)

 

Ogenaw

Zion (1911-)

Cemetery

Mother church was the Lakeview congregation

 

List of books on  history for the churches in Michigan. 

History of the Church of the Brethren in Michigan 1946

 

                  Return to State Index Return to Top of Index

 

 

County

Church

 

Trinity (Redford Township)  (1951-)

Barry  & Kent

Elmdale (West Thornapple) (1914-52?)

Barry

Wood Grove Brethren--Christian Parish (Woodland) CB/DC (1873-)

Barry

Woodland Village (1913-36)

Benzie

Homestead (Pine Grove) (1913-52)?

Berrien

Buchanan (Berrien) (1867-?)

Calhoun

Battle Creek (1916-)

Cass

Christiania (1875-?)

Cass

Newton Grove (1864-?)

Cass

Pokogan (1870?-?)

Charlevoix

Bear Lake (1907-24?)

Clinton

Elsie (Saginaw, Durand) (1874-1948?)

Eaton

Lansing (1925-)

Eaton

Sunfield (1877-)

Emmet

Little Traverse (1882-1923?)

Genesee

Flint: First (1928-)

Gladwin

Beaverton (1901-)

Gratiot

New Haven (1878-)

Gratiot

North Star (1878?-1910)

Ionia & Barry

Thornapple (1868-1953)

Isabella

Shepherd (1915-)

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo: Skyridge (1973-)

Kent

Hope (1953-)

Kent & Barry

Elmdale (West Thornapple) (1914-52?)

Kent &  Ontonagon

Grand Rapids (1913-72?)

Lenawee

Adrian (1942-)

Lenawee Fairview (1889-?

Mackinac

Ozark (1926-60?)

Manistee

Lakeview (1903-)

Manistee

Marilla (1904-)

Manistee

Onekama (1909-)

Manistee  & Wexford

Harlan (1908-1950?)

Mason

Long Lake (1911-46?)

Mason

Sugar Ridge (1883-)

Mecosta

Rodney (1886-)

Midland

Coleman (1880?-1915?)

Midland

Crystal (1901-)

Midland

Midland (1924-)

Missaukee

Riverside (1902-25)

Montcalm

Vestaburg (1906-40)

Muskegon

Muskegon (1938-)

Oakland

Drayton Plains: First (Pontiac) (1922-)

Oceana

Cedar House (1880-1930)

Oceana

Hart (1915-42)

Ogenmaw

Zion (1911-)

Ontonagon &  Kent

Grand Rapids (1913-72?)

St Joseph

Florence (1931-)

VanBuren

Black River (Bloomingdale) (1865-1923)

VanBuren

 Almena (1870-84)

Wayne

Detroit: Bethany (1955-68)

Wayne

Harper Woods: First (1918-)

Wexford & Manistee

Harlan (1908-1950?)

The History of the Church of the Brethren in Michigan by Walter M Young 1946

                  Return to State Index Return to Top of Index

 

All rights reserved - May not be mass-produced or used in any form for commercial purposes.