Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

Milwaukee Houses of Worship & Their Clergy

As Listed in City Directories

1848-49
1857-58
1870
1878
1881
1889
1910

From the 1848-49 Rufus King City Directory:

In 1848-49 there were upwards of fifteen Churches (or places of public worship) 
in Milwaukee.

The Catholics have two completed, 
St. Peter's church on Martin street, a frame building
St. Mary's on the corner of Main and Biddle streets, a 
	brick building 103 feet by 48.  A cathedral of 
	spacious dimensions and imposing style of 
	architecture, is likewise in progress, and when 
	finished, will be one of the chief ornaments of the city.

There are three Episcopal churches, all frame in the Gothic style; 
St. Paul's at the corner of Jefferson and Mason streets, 
	which is about to be enlarged so as to accommodate 
	a Congregation of 800 persons;
St. John's on Walker's Point, a very neat little edifice, 
	with seats for 100 or 125 persons, and Trinity in 
	Kilbourntown, a handsome structure, accommodating 200.

The Presbyterian Church, a large and handsome frame building,
	occupies the lot at the corner of Mason and Milwaukee.

The Congregational Church, a spacious brick edifice on the 
	North side of Spring street, is one of the largest 
	in the city.

The Methodist Church, also of brick, and measuring 90 feet 
	by 52 stands at the corner of Spring and West 
	Water streets.

The Baptist Church, a large and neat frame building, occupies 
	the lot on the corner of Wisconsin and Main streets.

The Universalist Church stands on the corner of Michigan and Main.

The Unitarian Church on the corner of Spring and Second streets.

In addition to these Churches there are several places of 
	public worship belonging to different denominations 
	of German Protestants.

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From the 1857-58 City Directory (Erving Burdick & Co's)
For a more detailed list and some 
histories of these churches please see this page

Protestant Episcopal
St. Paul's Church-Corner Mason and Jefferson Streets
St. James' Church- Spring Street Hill
St. John's Church-Corner Hanover and Pierce Streets

Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church-Corner Mason and Milwaukee Streets
North Presbyterian Church-Corner Milwaukee and Martin Streets
South Presbyterian Church-Hanover Street near park, 5th Ward

Congregational
The Plymouth Congregational Church-Milwaukee and Oneida Streets
Spring Street Congregational-Corner of Spring and Sixth Streets.

Baptist
The First Baptists Church South East corner of Wisconsin and 
	Milwaukee Street
Second Baptist Church- Concert Hall

Unitarian
Church of the Redeemer Cass Street between Martin and Division

Methodist Episcopal
Spring Street Methodist Episcopal-Corner Spring and Second 
	Streets
Summerfield Methodist Episcopal-North West corner of Biddle 
	and Van Buren Streets
Asbury Methodist Episcopal- Fifth Ward

Roman Catholic
St. John's Cathedral-Jackson St. between Oneida and Biddle
St. Mary's Church-Corner Main and Biddle Streets
St. Gaul's Church- Corner Second and Sycamore Streets
Holy Trinity Church-S.W. corner Greenbush and Park Streets
St. Joseph's Church-Corner Cherry and Eleventh Streets
St. Peter's Church Martin Street between Jackson and Jefferson

In the following churches the Services are in Foreign Language

Evangelical Lutheran-Corner Main and Division 
Old Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession, corner of 
	Fifth and Wells Streets
First Lutheran Church-Corner Tamarack and Fifth Streets
St. Steven's Church Corner Hanover and Elizabeth
St. Paul German Evangelical Church-Fifth Street between 
	Tamarack and Prairie
St. Johanne's Lutheran Church-Corner Fourth and 
	Prairie Streets
Reformed Lutheran Church-Fourth Street, between 
	Cherry and Vliet
Zion's Church-Corner Fourth and Cedar Streets
Scandinavian Church (Norwegian) Corner Reed and Scott 
	Streets
German Methodist Church-Fifth Street between Tamarack 
	and Prairie
German Baptist Church-Fourth Street between Cedar 
	and Wells
Holland Presbyterian Church-Cherry Street between 
	Ninth and Tenth
First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church-Corner Michigan 
	and Van Buren Streets

Synagogues
Jewish Synagogue-Fourth Street between Tamarack and Prairie
Jewish Synagogue-River Street between Division and Knapp

Harmonial Philosophy
Spiritalists-Treat's Hall

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From the 1870 City Directory

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From the 1878 City Directory

CONGREGATIONAL

First Congregational, Bay View; no pastor. 

Hanover Street Congregational Church, s. e. cor. Hanover and Park; ___
pastor.

Plymouth Church, Rev. H. T. Rose, pastor; s. e. cor. Oneida and
Milwaukee.

Spring Street Congregational Church, Rev. G. T. Ladd, pastor; s. w.
cor. 6th and Grand av.

Tabernacle Church (Welsh), Rev. E. R. Lewis, pastor; e. s. Jefferson,
bet. Michigan and Huron.

DUTCH REFORMED

First Dutch reformed, 675 10th; Rev. Wm. Moerdyk, pastor.

EPISCOPAL

Rt. Rev. Edward R. Welles, D. D., Bishop of Wisconsin.

All Saints Cathedral, n. w. cor. Marshall and Division; Rev. Erastus W.
Spaulding, rector.

Christ Church, w. s. 4th, bet. Walnut and Sherman; Rev. Edward R. Ward,
pastor.

St. Edmond's Church, Humboldt av., nr. Beaubian.

St. James', s. s. Grand av., bet. 8th and 9th; Rev. W. H. Throop,
pastor.

St. John's, cor. Pierce and Hanover; Rev. David Keene, D. D., rector.

St. Luke's, Bay View.

St. Paul's, n. e. cor. Mason and Jefferson; Rev. John Fulton, rector.

EVANGELICAL

Evan. Luth. Society Church, e. s. 6th, n. of Burleigh; Rev. J. L.
Osterhus, pastor.

Friedens Kirche, Rev. C. G. Haack, pastor, n. e. cor. Chestnut and
13th.

EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION

Salem Church, n. w. cor. 6th and Washington; Rev. John Hammetter,
pastor.

Zion's Church, Rev. John Stroebel, pastor; S. W. cor. 5th and Walnut.

FREIE GEMEINDE

Freie Gemeinde, 262 and 264 4th, A. Keye, pres., Charles Ringer.  Meet
first Tuesday every month.

GERMAN REFORMED

German Reformed Church, 495 4th; Rev. Johannes E. Terborg, pastor.

HEBREW

Bne Jeshurun, Temple of the Congregation, 5th, bet. Wells and Cedar;
Rev. Elias Eppstein, rabbi.

Temple Emanu-El, Rev. Moritz Spitz, rabbi; n. e. cor. Broadway and
Martin.

LUTHERAN

Emanuel Church, n. e. cor. 12th and Beaubian; Rev. George Kuechle,
rector.

Evangelical (Norwegian), Scott, s. e. cor. Grove; Rev. Sebastian
Geelmuyden, pastor.

Grace Church, Rev. Theodore Jaekel, pastor; n. w. cor. Broadway and
Division.

Kreuz Church, cor. 14th and Wine; Rev. J. H. Wuerfelmann, pastor.

Norwegian Lutheran, n. w. cor. Reed and Scott; Rev. Paul Andersen,
pastor.

St. Jacoby Church, cor. Mitchell and Forest Home av.; Rev. Wm. Dammann,
pastor.

St. John's Church, n. w. cor. 4th and Prairie, Rev. John Bading,
pastor.

St. Lucas (German), Bay View.

St. Mark's, n. w. cor. Beaubian and Island av., Rev. Joseph
Westernberger, pastor.

St. Matthew's Church, n. w. cor. 10th and Beaubian; Rev. Adolph
Hoenecke, pastor.

St. Paul's Church, n. w. cor. 7th and Galena; Rev. Chas. Gram, pastor.

St. Peter's, n. w. cor. Scott and 3d av., Rev. Reinhold Adelberg,
pastor.

St. Stephan's Church, Rev. Christopher H. Loeber, pastor,; n. e. cor.
Scott and Grove.

Trinity, Rev. H. F. Sprengler, pastor, e. s. 9th, bet. State and
Prairie.

LUTHERAN REFORMED

Lutheran Reformed Church, Rev. Asmus Diederichsen, pastor, 460 4th.

Trinity Church of the 6th Ward, s. w. cor. Sherman and 6th; Rev. Wm.
Geyer.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL

African M. E. Church, s. e. cor. Cedar and 4th; Rev. Wm. H. Brown,
pastor.

Asbury M. E. Church, cor. 1st av. and Park; Rev. H. Sewell, pastor.

First German Methodist, s. e. cor. Chestnut and 11th; Rev. F. Rinder,
pastor.

German M. E. Church, 699 3d; Rev. J. J. Koeller, pastor.

M. E. Church, Bay View, Rev. Samuel Lugg, pastor

Norwegian M. E. Church; Rev. J. H. Johnson, pastor; n. s. Walker, bet.
Hanover and Greenbush.

Spring St. M. E. Church, s. w. cor. 5th and Grand av.; Rev. Henry
Coleman, pastor.

Summerfield  M. E. Church, n. w. cor. Van Buren and Biddle; Rev. O. J.
Cowles, pastor.

Third German Methodist, n. e. cor. 5th av. and Railroad; Rev. John C.
Render, pastor.

CALVINISTIC METHODIST

Welsh Calvinistic Methodist, cor. Martin and Milwaukee; Rev. H. T.
Howell, pastor.

PRESBYTERIAN

Bethany, Winchester, bet. Bay View and Lincoln avs.

Calvary Church, s. e. cor. 10th and Grand av.; Rev. J. B. Stewart,
pastor.

Immanuel Church, e. s. Astor, bet. Martin and Division; Rev. G. P.
Nichols, pastor.

Perseverance Presbyterian Church (Holland), cor. 18th and Walnut; Rev.
Jacob Post, D. D., pastor. [this one specifically lists and English
Sermon time, so the other services must have been in another language]

Second Holland Church, s. w. cor. 13th and Walnut, Rev. Evert Bos,
pastor.

UNITARIAN

Church of the Redeemer, Rev. G. E. Gordon, pastor; e. s. Cass,bet.
Martin and Division.

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From the 1881 City Directory

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From the 1889 City Directory

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From the 1910 City Directory