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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