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-?) |
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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?) |
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Polk |
Bolivar (1892-99?) |
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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 - ?) |
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Jasper |
Carthage (1893-) |
No church cemetery. Some members are buried in the Park Cemetery |
Cedar |
Cedar County (El Dorado Springs) (1852-1932) |
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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 - ?) |
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Cedar | Eldorado (1882 - ??) | |
Stoddard |
Essex (1921?-23?) |
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Newton |
Fairview (Mansfield) (1885-) |
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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-) |
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Gentry |
Gentry (1879-?) |
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Carroll & Henry |
Grand River (1871-?) |
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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-) |
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Caldwell & Daviess |
Kidder (Hamilton) (1868-1921?) |
Mother churches were the Log Creek and Smith Fork congregations |
Laclede |
Lebanon (1884-1901) |
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New Madrid |
Laforge (Farrenburg) (1886-) |
No church cemetery. Member are buried in community cemetery about 1/4 mile west of church house
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Green |
Leper (Leper Prairie) (1877-?) |
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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) |
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Monroe |
Monroe (1891-1910?) |
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Cass |
Mound Valley (?-1920?) |
Church cemetery??? Other cemeteries used: Thomas Cemetery
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Douglas |
Mount Hermon (1911?-19) |
Cemetery |
Texas |
No church cemetery. Some members are buried in the Greenwood Church of the Brethren Cemetery |
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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 - ?) |
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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?) |
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Poplar Bluff (1897-1925?) | ||
Morgan |
Prairie View (Murrow Creek, Munean Creek) (1874-1950?) |
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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-) |
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St. Louis |
Saint Louis: Fellowship (1955-60) |
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St. Louis |
Saint Louis: First (1881-87) |
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Mercer |
Sandy Creek (1884 -10?) |
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Schuyler |
Schuyler (1861-?) |
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Shelby, Lewis & Knox |
Shelby (Novelty) (1870-) |
Brethren Cemetery |
Johnson |
Smith Grove (1894-1912) |
No church Cemetery |
Mercer |
Somerset (1871-?) |
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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?) |
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Green | Springfield (1883- 1903) | |
Green |
Springfield: Good Shepherd |
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Cedar |
Third Cedar County (Jerico Springs) (1964?) |
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Oregon | Two Mile Creek (1891 - ?) | |
Lincoln |
Troy (1839?-?) |
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Benton |
Turkey Creek (1888-) |
No church cemetery. Some members are buried in Fristoe Community Cemetery at Warsaw |
Ray |
Wakenda (1871-1959?) (1957-) |
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Johnson |
Walnut Creek (1860?-1914?) |
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Johnson | Warrensburg (1914-) | Mother church was the SouthWarrensburg congregation |
Pulaski |
Waynesville (Dixon) (1873-1921) |
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Hickory | Weaubleau (1892 - ) | |
Nodaway |
White Cloud (1878-87) |
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Cape Girardeau |
White Water Creek (Cape Girardeau) (1810?-40?) |
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Andrew |
Whitesville (1866-1908?) |
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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)
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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