Churches/Ministers

Jan Monin developed this page to document the history of Perry County’s churches and houses of worship, both ones that no longer exist and ones that currently exist.

Jan wanted these things included on this page:

  • Alphabetical list below of churches starting with churches currently listed in the yellow pages then adding other church names as people send them
  • Links to separate pages for each church including biographies or histories for each church
  • Pictures of the various churches
  • Any other information about the churches, will be added, such as transcribed newspaper articles, lists of members, stories or recollections about the church, etc.

Please e-mail Jerry L Butler, your Perry County TNGenWeb coordinator if you have any of this information, for any church (past or present) in Perry County.  Thank you.

NOTE:  TSLA refers to the Tennessee State Library and Archives.  Their website is:  http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/

Thanks to Von Unruh for providing additional information on the Methodist Episcopal Church – South clergy.

Name of Church Location Dates of Operation Selected Genealogical Information
Antioch Methodist Episcopal Church(later merged with 2 other churches to become the Riverside Methodist Church) http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/mguide07.htm#mf677 border of Wayne & Perry Counties Microfilm of records available at TSLA from 1881 – 1977.  TSLA item no. Mf.677
Beardstown Church of Christ Beardstown
Brush Creek Church of Christ Linden 1885-1958?
Cedar Creek Church of Christ
Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cedar Creek, Linden 1831 – ? See Cedar Creek page
Cedar Grove A.M.E. Church (African Methodist Church) – now known as Roberts Chapel Linden See Cedar Grove page
Cedar Grove United Methodist Church
Cedar Valley United Methodist Church
Christ Church Lobelville
Church of Christ Lobelville
Coon Creek Primitive Baptist Church See Coon Creek Church page
Crooked Creek Church of Christ
Dixon Church (African Methodist Church) located near the Dixon Cemetary (Lower Lick Creek See Dixon Church page
First Baptist Church Linden
First Baptist Church Lobelville
First Baptist Church of Lobelville Lobelville
First Christian Church Linden
First United Methodist Church Linden
First United Pentecostal Church Linden
Goshen Primitive Baptist Church
Heavens Hand Ministry Lobelville
Howard’s United Methodist Church
Lick Creek Baptist Church Linden
Lighthouse Tabernacle Linden
Linden Apostolic Church Linden
Linden Church of God Linden
Linden Church of Christ Linden
Lobelville Methodist Church Lobelville
Marsh Creek Buckford Methodist Church Marsh Creek pictures, short history
Mt. Auburn United Methodist Church
New Life Christian Church Linden
Pleasantview Mennonite Church Lobelville
Robert’s Chapel AME (African Methodist Church) see Cedar Grove page
Seventh Day Adventists Church Lobelville
Simmons Primitive Baptist Church
Spirit Filled Christ Church Lobelville
Toms Creek Baptist Church Linden
Warren’s United Methodist Church
Whitwell Chapel United Methodist Church Linden see Whitwell Chapel page

Ministers:

Note from county coordinator: While I was going through the marriage records in the 1860s and 1870s, there were several ministers of the gospels who performed the marriages.  Below is the list.  If you know which church they were affiliated with, I would appreciate knowing that, as well as the source of your information (bible record, obit, family story, etc).
Notes on abbreviations: Thank you Barbara Gillham McCarthy for this helpful info.
M.G. Minister of the Gospel
V.D.M means verbi divini minister (minister of the divine word), used most often by one who has had a “calling” to the ministry but no formal advanced education.
D.D. means Doctor of Divinity…usually has an advanced degre
Minister(click on name to take you to a link with more info on that person) Time frame that marriages were performed in Perry County Church affiliation Photo
S. __ Anderson, M.G. 1876
W.M.P. Bippy or Rippey, Minister 1871 – 1872
J. Blackwell, M.G 1870 – 1871
J.C. Blanton, M.G 1874 Cumberland Presbyterian
J.G. Bottom, M.G 1872
C.S. Brandon, M.G. 1872 – 1874
M.D. Braton, M.G. 1878
M.D. Brown, M.G 1877 – 1878
Harry Burns, M.G 1873
Prestan Campbell, ,M.G 1875
Thos L Carter, M.G. 1868 – 1879
G.W. Caster, M.G. 1872
George W. Coleman, M.G 1877 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
J.F. Corhim, M.G 1878
P.E. Cotton, M.G. 1875
P.L. Cotton, M.G 1865 – 1878
James S Davis, M.G. 1870
John S Davis, M.G. 1868 – 1870  Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Willis McKendree Doyle, M.G 1874  Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Thomas S. Duncan, M.G. 1872 – 1873 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
John A. Edwards, M.G. 1865 – 1875 Baptist
A.J. Edwards, M.G. (same as JA Edwards?) 1869 – at least 1879)
D.L. Edwards, M.G. 1869 – 1876
Robertson Lanier Fagan, M.G. 1868  Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Isaac A Gilham, V.D.M. 1868 – 1878 Cumberland Presbyterian
J.A. Gilham, M.G. 1870 – 1872
A.P. Gilham, M.G. 1874
P.A. Gilburn, V.D.M. 1875
P.A. Gilham, V.D.M. 1879
W.G. Godwin, M.G. 1879
David R Harris, M.G. 1869
C.C. Henderson, M.G. 1877
P. Horner, M.G. 1870
W.A. Johnson, M.G. 1868 – 1872
J.C. Lackey, M.G. 1878 Cumberland Presbyterian
Elkanah A. Land, M.G. 1868-1879 Church of Christ
E.T. Ledbetter, M.G. 1877 – 1879
Henry Summerfield Ledbetter, M.G. 1871 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Isaac Ledbetter, M.G. 1870 – 1873
John A. Long, D.D. 1868 – 1873
David Ham Merryman, M.G. 1866 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Wm. Rainbolt, M.G 1866
James Richmond Randle, M.G. 1869 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
D.R. Rivers, M.G. 1874
John Wesley Rooker, M.G. 1879 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
G.C. Stockard, M.G. 1872 Cumberland Presbyterian
S.R. Sunsway, M.G.(note marriages performed were noted as “colored”); 1878
N.P. Tatum, M.G. 1871
J.W. Taylor, M.G. 1876
J.H. Thomas, M.G. 1870 – 1872
J.W. Thompson, M.G. 1879
George M.B. Turner, M.G. 1868 – 1875
C.C. VanDivers, M.G. 1868 – 1875
Jno H. Vandives, M.G. 1870
Jno H Vandewin, M.G. 1869 – 1870
W.C. Walker, M.G.  1865 Cumberland Presbyterian
William P. Warren, M.G. 1876 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Isaac R Whitwell, M.G. 1874
P. Whitwell M.G. 1866 – 1874

Please contribute any information, pictures or biographies or links to this info
to Jerry L Butler, your county coordinator.

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