Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

Milwaukee County Baptist Churches

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Baptist Churches

From History of Milwaukee County 1881

See also 1907 Directory from First Baptist Church Milwaukee

SOUTH SOCIETY OF BAPTISTS

Established 1836
Later became First Baptist Church 1841
Locations:
1836 - First Avenue & Washington St.
1841 - Hall on Walkers Point
1844 - West Water St. north of the Oneida Street bridge
1844 - Northeast corner of West Water St. and Spring St. (where Chapmans store eventually built
1844 - purchased lot on Southeast corner of Milwaukee & Wisconsin Sts and built church edifice
1863 - disbanded with most members joining West Baptist Church

First Pastors:
1836 - Elder Griffin - pastor
1838 - Rev. Mathews
Group disbanded
1841 - reorganized as First Baptist Church under Rev. Peter Conrad
1843 - Rev. Stickney
- Rev. I E. Ambrose (No date provided) so either 1843 or 1844
1844 (May) - Rev. L. L. Pillsbury
1844 (Oct.) - Rev. Lewis Reaymond
1850 - Rev. Thomas S. Griffith
1853 - Rev. R. A. Tybe
1855 - Rev. S. A. Kingsbury
1856 - Rev. James Pyper
1860 - Rev. J. E. Gates
1863 - disbanded
Members merged to form Union Baptist Church

WEST BAPTIST CHURCH

formed in 1857

1857 - Rev. W.W. Moore

Locations:
1857 - Sycamore St where lot was purchased and edifice erected
1865 - disbanded when most of the members united to form Union Baptist Church

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH

1865
(merger of First Baptist & West Baptist Church)
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (renamed in 1877)

Location:
1865 - Jefferson St. with Church building dedicated August 12, 1866

First Pastors:
Rev. James Dixon - 1866
Rev. C. Monjean - 1869
Rev. G. M. Stone - 1870
Rev. J. H. Griffith - 1873
Rev. M. G. Hodge - 1878
Rev. A. F. Mason - 1881

1881 Officers:
Deacons: John Martin
A. V. Bishop
John G. White
Trustees: George Knowles
J. G. Roundy
M. P. Jewett
A. V. Bishop
James Ackerman
E. J. Lindsay
John Antisdel
Joseph L. Colby
Charles L. Colby
James D. Mc Intosh - Clerk

SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH

1875
Locations:
1874 - first met in the home of Pastor Ellis
1874 - then began meeting in the homes of other people
1875 - Met in Hall of the German/English Academy at Greenbush & Walkers Sts.
1875 - Lot purchased and edifice built at Washington St. and 1st Avenue

First Pastors:
Rev. Edward Ellis 1874 (organizer)
Rev. R. E. Manning

SOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH

Organized by members of the West Baptist Church and Union Baptist
No other information

GRAND AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH

1879
First called Sycamore St. Baptist Church - 1867
Then Second Baptist Church of Milwaukee, 1873
Then Spring St. Baptist - 1875

Locations:
1867 - In location of abandoned West Baptist Church on Sycamore St.
1872 - rented First Universalist Church Building at Grand Avenue & Seventh St.
1875 - purchased the Grand Ave. & Seventh St. location.

First Pastors:
1867 - Rev. C. W. Dennison
1868 - Rev. J. E. Johnson
1869 - Rev. A. L. Cole
1870 - Rev. H. H. Beach
1871 - Rev. J. L. Sunderland
1872 - Rev. G. A. Cressy
1874 to 1879 - Rev. A. R. Medbury
1880 - Rev. T. W. Powell

Committee appointed by interested people - 1867
George B. Davidson
D. D. Post
First Members:
George B. Davidson
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson
D. D. Post
Mrs. Mary A. Post
Thomas A. Conway
Mrs. Valona Hood
William Drake
Mrs. Dane C. Drake
W. H. Van Horn
W. D. Williams
Mrs. Emily C. Williams
Paul Gibson
First Officers:
Deacons: D. D. Post
G. B. Davidson
W. D. Williams
Trustees: G. B. Davidson
T. A. Conway
W. D. Williams
Joel Hood
N. Brick
D. D. Post - Clerk & Treasurer

1881 Officers:
Deacons: D. D. Post
J. D. Wood
H. M. Robert
Simon Dickens, Jr.
J. S. Turner
Trustees: Hiram Bond - President
George Allanson
D. D. Post
G. L. Plympton
William H. Hanchett - Treasurer
H. M. Robert - Sunday School Supervisor
Ransom Rice - Clerk

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH

1871

Locations:
1871 - met in private home
1871 - then used lower hall of the Union Baptist Church on Jefferson St.
1872 - purchased building of the Trinity Evangelical Society and moved it
from Sixth & Sherman St. to the present location (1881)
of the Church but no address provided.

First Pastors:
Rev. Klincker - 1871
Rev. Hieronimus - no date provided
Rev. J. F. Hoefflin - no date provided
Rev. L. Wepf - no date provided

1881 Officers:
Trustees: R. Wegener
M. Bagemihl
E. Riesen
H. Brinkman - Clerk

THE GERMAN CLOSE COMMUNION BAPTIST CHURCH

1855
( later renamed - First German Baptist Church)

Locations:
1855 - rented hall on corner of Chestnut & Third Sts.
1859 - purchased lot on Galena St between Ninth & Tenth Sts. and rebuilt
there and altered for Church purposes.
1864 - sold old lot & building after purchasing lot on Seventh & Harmon Sts.
where they erected their new church

First Pastors:
1855 - Rev. Carl Kleppe
1856 - Rev. Th. Ulbricht
1861 - Rev. Frederick Mayer
1863 - Rev. Theodore Klinker

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

1867
(formed by 24 members of First Baptist Church)

Served by: Elder Henry Heesch

Officers: (1881)
H. Heesch - Elder
Rich Riesen - Clerk
Trustees: Carl Bitter
Rudolph Riesen
M. Dobrinsky
Deacons: Rich. Riesen
C. Bitter
(see also Grand Ave Church)