MISSOURI

A list the churches that were organized in Missouri.

Link to Missouri churches by county.

County

Church

Cemetery

Bates & Cass

Adrian (Mound) (1869-1950?)

Some members were buried in the Crescent Hill Cemetery and the Mineral Creek Church Cemetery

Saline

Backwater (Saline Co.) (1873-?)

 

Phelps Beaver Creek (1870- 1877?)  

Ray

Bethany (Stet , Pleasant View) (1897-)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Bethany-Penningston cemetery

Bethany Cemetery - findagrave

Mother church was the  Wakenda’s congregation

Laclede

Bethel  (Bethany, Conway) (1908-10?)

 

Polk

Bolivar (1892-99?)

 

Stoddard

Broadwater (1900-)

No church cemetery.

Some members are buried in the Dexter Cemetery at Dexter and the Essex Cemetery at Essex

Douglas Bryant (1890 - ?)  

Dallas

Buffalo (1877 - ?)

 

Jasper

Carthage (1893-)

No church cemetery.

Some members are buried in the Park Cemetery

Cedar

Cedar County (El Dorado Springs) (1852-1932)

 

Johnston

Centerview (1869-1938?)

Centerview Cemetery

Saline

Clear Creek (1881-1910?)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Dunkard Cemetery

Mother church was the Mineral Creek congregation

Henry

Deepwater (1878-)

No church cemetery.

Some members are buried in Engelwood Cemetery at Clinton, the Bear Creek Cemetery at Laduc, the Teaus Chapel Cemetery at Monorose and Memorial Gradesn at Clinton, MO

Mississippi

East Prairie (1897-1911)

Mother church was the Laforge (Farrenburg)  congregation

Cass

Eight Mile (1888 - ?)

 

Cedar Eldorado (1882 - ??)  

Stoddard

Essex (1921?-23?)

 

Newton

Fairview (Mansfield)  (1885-)

 

Douglas

Fairview: Shoal Creek (1870-)

Church cemetery - (Dice Cemetery?)

Also many of the early members are buried in the Fairview Cemetery (Clay Township)

Newton

Fairview: Shoal Creek (1870-)

 

Gentry

Gentry (1879-?)

 

Carroll & Henry

Grand River (1871-?)

 

Texas

Greenwood (Cabool) (1890-)

Greenwood Church of the Brethren cemetery

Bates

Happy Hill (1917-48?)

Mother church was the Mound congregation

Johnston

Holden (1879-?)

No church cemetery

Nodaway

Honey Creek (1878-1920?)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Brethren  Dunkard Cemetery

Jasper

Jasper (Dry Fork) (1881-1954)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Paradise cemetery.

Jasper

Joplin (1909-25)

Mother church was the Carthage congregation

Jackson

Kansas City: Messiah (First) (1911-)

 

Caldwell & Daviess

Kidder (Hamilton) (1868-1921?)

Mother churches were the Log Creek and Smith Fork congregations

Laclede

Lebanon (1884-1901)

 

New Madrid

Laforge (Farrenburg) (1886-)

No church cemetery.

Member are buried in community cemetery about 1/4 mile west of church house 

 

Green

Leper (Leper Prairie) (1877-?)

 

Butler

Little Brushy (1907-12)

Mother church was the Poplar Bluff congergation

Caldwell

Log Creek (Oak Grove) (1866?-1949?)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Dunkard Cemetery. The cemetery is located at the Oak Grove Meeting house of the Log Creek congregation.  

Harrison

Long Branch (1874-09?)

No church cemetery,

Most of  the members are buried in the Kidwell Cemetery

Wright Mansfield (1888-?)  

Johnson

Mineral Creek (1870)

Mineral Creek Cemetery - findagrave

Monroe

Monroe (1891-1910?)

 

Cass

Mound Valley (?-1920?)

Church cemetery???

Other cemeteries used: Thomas Cemetery

 

Douglas

Mount Hermon (1911?-19)

Cemetery

Texas

Mountain Grove (Greenwood , Texas County)  (1923-)

No church cemetery.

Some members are buried in the Greenwood Church of the Brethren Cemetery

Morgan Prairie View (Murrean Creek)   (1874-1950?)  

Vernon

Nevada (1870-1954)

Church cemetery

Holt

North Bethel (1882-)

Church cemetery

Buchanan North Saint Joseph (1905-?) (1912-)  
Douglas Oak Forest (1904-1911) Mother church was the Fairview congregation

St. Clair

Oak Grove (Brush Creek) (1894-1961)

Oak Grove church cemetery:  It is published in a book by the St. Clair Historical Society.  

Mother church was the Osceola congregation

DeKalb

Osborne (1876 - ?)

 

St. Clair

Osceola (1866)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Pleasant Mound Cemetery.

 It was published in a book by the St. Clair Historical Society. 

Howell

Peace Valley (1904-)

Maybe. I was told there is, but it is adjoining to New hope Baptist church. So not sure.  

Clinton

Plattsburg (Smith Fork, Walnut Grove) (1866-) (1874-1950?)

Cemetery

  Poplar Bluff (1897-1925?)  

Morgan

Prairie View (Murrow Creek,  Munean Creek)  (1874-1950?)

 

Morgan Richland (1891-?)  

Ray 

Rockingham (1897-)

Church cemetery

Mother church was the  Wakenda’s congregation

Buchanan

Saint Joseph (1881-87)

No church cemetery.

Some  members are buried King Hill Cemetery, the Odd Fellows Cemetery, the Ashland  Cemetery, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, the Memorial Park Cemetery and Mt Mora Cemetery 

Buchanan Saint Joseph (1893-?)  

Buchanan

Saint Joseph: South (1904-)

 

St. Louis

Saint Louis: Fellowship (1955-60)

 

St. Louis

Saint Louis: First (1881-87)

 

Mercer

Sandy Creek (1884 -10?)

 

Schuyler

Schuyler (1861-?)

 

Shelby, Lewis & Knox

Shelby (Novelty) (1870-)

 Brethren Cemetery

Johnson

Smith Grove (1894-1912)

No church Cemetery

Mercer

Somerset (1871-?)

 

Holt

South Bethel (Bethel) 1872-1924)

Church cemetery is known locally as the Dunkard and South Dunkard cemetery

Johnson

SouthWarrensburg (Warrensburg) (1880-)

The Warrensburg Church Cemetery is now called the Roop Cemetery

Other Cemeteries Used: Sunset Hill cemetery

Mother church was the Mineral Creek congregation

Benton Spring Branch (1890 - ?) Spring Branch Cemetery

Jasper

Spring River (?-1917?)

Summerset Cemetery

Green Springfield (1883- 1903)  

Green

Springfield: Good Shepherd

 

Cedar

Third Cedar County (Jerico Springs) (1964?)

 

Oregon Two Mile Creek (1891 - ?)  

Lincoln

Troy (1839?-?)

 

Benton

Turkey Creek (1888-)

No church cemetery.

Some members are buried in Fristoe Community Cemetery at Warsaw

Ray

Wakenda (1871-1959?) (1957-)

Wakenda Cemetery

Johnson

Walnut Creek (1860?-1914?)

Wampler Cemetery

Johnson Warrensburg (1914-) Mother church was the SouthWarrensburg congregation

Pulaski

Waynesville (Dixon) (1873-1921)

Dunkard Cemetery

Hickory Weaubleau (1892 - )  

Nodaway

White Cloud (1878-87)

 

Cape Girardeau

White Water Creek (Cape Girardeau) (1810?-40?)

 

Andrew

Whitesville (1866-1908?)

 

 

List of books on  history for the churches in Missouri.

History of the Church of the Brethren in Southern Missouri and Arkansas by Earl Harvey 1964 

Ernest R. Vanderau's "A Historical Compilation of the District of Northern Missouri" (Bethany BD thesis, 1945)

 

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County

Church

Andrew

Whitesville (1866-1908?)

Bates

Happy Hill (1919?-48?)

Bates & Cass

Adrian (Mound) (1878-1950?)

Benton

Spring Branch (1890-)

Benton

Turkey Creek (1888-)

Buchanan

St Joseph (1881-87)

Buchanan

 Saint Joseph: South (1904-)

Butler

Little Brushy (1907-12)

Butler Poplar Bluff (1897-1925?)

Caldwell

Log Creek (Oak Grove) (1866?-1949?)

Caldwell & Daviess

Kidder (Hamilton) (1868-1921?)

Cape Girardeau

White Water Creek (Cape Girardeau) (1810?-40?)

Carroll & Henry

Grand River  (1871-?)

Cass

Eight Mile (1888 - ?)

Cass

Mound Valley (?-1920?)

Cedar

Cedar County (El Dorado Springs) (1852-1932)

Cedar

Third Cedar County (Jerico Springs) (1964?)

Clinton

Plattsburg (Smith Fork, Walnut Grove) (1866-) (1874-1950?)

Dallas

Buffalo

DeKalb Osborne
Douglas Bryant (1891 - ?)

Douglas

 Fairview: Shoal Creek (1870-)

Douglas

Mount Hermon (Oak Forest) (1904-19)

Gentry

Gentry (1879-?)

Green

Leper (Leper Prairie) (1875-?)

Green

Springfield: Good Shepherd

Harrison

Long Branch (1874-09?)

Henry

Deepwater (1878-)

Henry & Carroll

Grand River (1871-?)

Hickory Weaubleau (1892 - ?)

Holt

North Bethel (1882-)

Holt

South Bethel (Bethel) 1872-1924)

Howell

Peace Valley (1904-)

Jackson

Kansas City: Messiah (First) (1911-)

Jasper

Carthage (1908-)

Jasper

Jasper (Dry Fork) (1881-1954)

Jasper

Joplin (1909-25)

Jasper

Spring River (?-1917?)

Johnson

Mineral Creek (1870)

Johnson

Smith Grove (1894-1912)

Johnson

Walnut Creek (1860?-1914?)

Johnson

Warrensburg (South Warrensburg)(1880-)

Johnston

Centerview (1869-1938?)

Johnston

Holden (1879-?)

Knox, Lewis & Shelby

Shelby (Novelty) (1870-)

Laclede

Bethany (Conway) (1908-10?)

Laclede

Lebanon (1884-1901)

Lincoln

Troy (1839?-?)

Mercer

Somerset (1871-?)

Mercer

 Sandy Creek (1884 - 10?)

Mississippi

 East Prairie (1897-1911)

Monroe

Monroe (1891-1910?)

Morgan Morrean Creek (Marrow Creek, Marrow Creek) (1874 - ?)

Morgan

Prairie View   (1874-1950?)

Morgan Richland (1891-?)

New Madrid

Laforge (Farrenburg) (1887-)

Newton

Fairview (Mansfield)  (1885-)

Newton

Fairview: Shoal Creek (1870-)

Nodaway

Honey Creek (1878-1920?)

Nodaway

White Cloud (1878-87)

Phelps

Beaver Creek (1877- ?)

Polk

Bolivar (1892-99?)

Pulaski

Waynesville (Dixon) (1873-1921)

Oregon Two Mile (1891 - ?)

Ray

Bethany (Stet , Pleasant View) (1897-)

Ray 

Rockingham (1897-)

Ray

Wakenda (1871-1959?) (1957-)

Saline

Backwater (Saline Co.) (1873-?)

Saline

Clear Creek (1881?-1910?)

Schuyler

Schuyler (1861-?)

Shelby, Lewis & Knox

Shelby (Novelty) (1870-)

St. Clair

Oak Grove, (Brush Creek) (1894-1961)

St. Clair

Osceola (Brush Creek) (1866)

St. Louis

Saint Louis: Fellowship (1955-60)

St. Louis

 Saint Louis: First (1881-87)

Stoddard

Broadwater (1900-)

Stoddard

Essex (1921?-23?)

Texas

Cabool (Greenwood)

Texas

Greenwood (1890-)

Texas

Mountain Grove (Greenwood , Texas County , Cabool)  (1923-)

Vernon

Nevada (1870-1954)

Wright Mansfield (1888-?)

 

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