Wayne County, Ohio Churches (Table)

Table of Wayne County, Ohio Churches

Name of Church	Denomination	Location	Active Years	Other Names	Source
Apostolic Christian Church of Rittman	Apostolic	Rittman 10699 Steiner Rd	1855 - present	Rittman Apostolic Christian Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Apostolic Christian Church of Smithville	Apostolic	Smithville 8530 Fulton Rd	1985 - present	Smithville Apostolic Christian Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Apostolic Pentecostal	Pentacostal	Wooster 3030 Columbus Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Connection Church	Assembly of God	Wooster 1633 Portage Rd		EV4 Church Assembly of God Evangelical Church Connection Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Calvary Assembly of God	Assembly of God	Orrville 2061 Wadsworth Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Crossroads Assembly of God	Assembly of God	Creston 10220 Wooster Pike	23 April 2000-present	Crossroads Assembly of God	March 2012 Telephone Book
Wooster Baptist Temple	Baptist	Wooster 2695 Cleveland Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Canaan Free-Will Baptist Church	Baptist, Free-Will	Creston 12723 Cleveland Road		Canaan Free-Will Baptist Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Calvary Baptist Church	Baptist	Rittman 500 W Sunset Dr		Calvary Baptist Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Dalton Baptist Church	Baptist, Independent	Dalton 400 Lincolnview Dr			March 2012 Telephone Book
First Baptist Church of Marshallville	Baptist	Marshallville	1 October 1978 - present	Marshallville Baptist Mission	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 1)
First Baptist Church of Orrville	Baptist	Orrville 12720 Burton City Rd	1924 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 2)
First Baptist Church of Rittman	Baptist	Rittman 19 W Ohio Ave	30 December 1936 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 3) March 2012 Telephone Book
First Baptist Church of West Salem	Baptist, Independent	West Salem 129 S Main			March 2012 Telephone Book
First Baptist Church of Wooster	Baptist	Wooster 246 N Market St	1804/1806 - present	Regular Baptist Church of Jesus Christ Bethany Baptist Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 6)
Good News Baptist Church	Baptist	Smithville 238 N Milton			March 2012 Telephone Book
Grace Baptist Church	Baptist	Orrville 182 N Carr Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Heritage Baptist Church	Baptist	Smithville 679 W Main St	1992-present	Heritage Baptist Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Independent Missionary Baptist	Baptist, Missionary	Smithville 292 E Main			March 2012 Telephone Book
Moscow Baptist Church	Baptist	Moscow US Rt 30 and CR52	1840s/1850s - 21 March 1907	Arnold Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 7)
Joy Baptist Church	Baptist	Orrville 11095 E Old Lincoln Way			March 2012 Telephone Book
North Pointe Baptist Church	Baptist, Independent	Wooster 3540 Burbank Rd # 119			March 2012 Telephone Book
Orrville Baptist Church	Baptist, Southern	Orrville 204 Bell Ave			March 2012 Telephone Book
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church	Baptist	Sterling 7605 Pleasant Home Rd		Pleasant Hill Baptist Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Rittman Community Free Will Baptist Church	Baptist, Free-Will	Rittman 354 N Market St	1958-present	Rittman Community Free Will Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church	Baptist	Wooster 245 S Grant St	1892/1894 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 8)
Truth Baptist Church	Baptist, Independent	West Salem 12457 N. Elyria Rd.			March 2012 Telephone Book
Victory Baptist Church	Baptist	Orrville	1983 - present	Victory Baptist Temple	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 10)
West Hill Baptist Church	Baptist	Wooster 2241 Mechanicsburg Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Westwood Baptist Church	Baptist, Southern	Wooster 969 Blachleyville Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Beech Grove	Brethren	Chippewa	1877-1893	Progressive Brethren Paradise Church of the Brethren	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 18)
Progressive Brethren	Brethren	Chippewa	1893 - 1915	Beech Grove Paradise Church of the Brethren	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 18)
Chippewa Church of the Brethren	Brethren	Creston 10230 Honeytown Road	June 1819 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 11)
East Chippewa Church of the Brethren	Brethren	Orrville 7487 Chippewa Rd	1890 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 12)
Christ Church of the Brethren, Orrville	Brethren	Orrville	1869 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 14)
Christ Church of the Brethren, Wooster	Brethren	Wooster 1068 Country Club Dr.	November 1959 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 13)
Grace Brethren Church of Rittman	Brethren	Rittman 44 1st St	1906-present	Rittman Grace Brethren Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Grace Brethren Church of Wooster	Brethren	Wooster 4599 A Burbank Rd		Grace Grace Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Grace Church of Reedsburg	Brethren	Reedsburg	1839 - 1900		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 15)
Mohican Church of the Brethren	Brethren	West Salem 7759 N Elyria Rd	1830 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 16) March 2012 Telephone Book
Orrville Grace Brethren Church	Brethren	Orrville 2200 Paradise Rd	1981-present	Orrville Grace Brethren Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Paradise Church of the Brethren	Brethren	Smithville 3000 Apple Creek Rd	1826 - present	East Chippewa (Orrville) (geographic division 1877) Beech Grove (Chippewa) (geographic division 1877) Wooster (Paradise) (geographic division 1877)	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 18) March 2012 Telephone Book
Salt Creek Brethren in Christ	Brethren	Salt Creek Twp	1848 - 1783		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 19)
Smithville Brethren Church	Brethren	Smithville 193 E Main			March 2012 Telephone Book
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church	Catholic	Wooster 527 Beall Ave	1817 - present	St. Mary Catholic Church St Mary Catholic Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 21) March 2012 Telephone Book
Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church	Catholic	Doylestown	1826 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio
St Stephen's Catholic Church	Catholic	West Salem 44 Britton	1952 - present	St Stephen's Catholic Church St Stephen Catholic Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 23) March 2012 Telephone Book
St Agnes Church	Catholic	Orrville 541 Spring St.		St. Agnes Parish	March 2012 Telephone Book
St Anne Church	Catholic	Rittman 139 South 1st St.		St. Anne Parish	March 2012 Telephone Book
St Genevieve's Catholic Church	Catholic	Calmoutier	1832 - 1981		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 20)
St Therese Parish	Catholic	Brewster 512 Wabash Ave. South	1927 - present	Holy Family - St. Therese Parish	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 24)
Blachleyville Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Blachleyville 8482 Blachleyville Rd	1864 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 25)
Central Christian Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Wooster 407 N. Market St.	1835 - present	Central Christian Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 26)
The Church of Christ of Fredericksburg	Church of Christ	Fredericksburg 131 Clay	1861 - present	Christian Church of Fredericksburg	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 27) March 2012 Telephone Book
Christ United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Orrville 301 N. Main St.	1840/1845 - present	Christ Church United Church of Christ Christ Church German Reformed Church Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 30)
Church of Christ of Wooster	Church of Christ	Wooster	1981 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 32)
Emanuel United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Chester Township 6000 Congress Rd.	1862 - present	Evangelical and Reformed Church Emanuel Reformed Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 33)
Emanuel United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Chippewa Township	1817 - present	Reformed and Lutheran Christian Church High Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 34)
Faith United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Brewster	1912 - present	Brewster Evangelical and Reformed Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 35)
Orrville Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Orrville 314 North Main Street	1902 - present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 36)
St. Michael's United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Baughman Township Marshallville	1961 - present	St. Michael's Lutheran & Reformed Church (1830) St. Michael's Evangelical and Reformed Church (1934)	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 37)
St Paul United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Mt Eaton	1957 - present	French congregation (1835) German congregation (1825)	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 39)
Trinity United Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Wooster 150 E. North St.	1957 - present	Reformed and Lutheran congregation (1819) German Lutheran & Reformed Church of Wooster (1838) Christ Church (German Lutherans sector, 1869) Majority Reformed (English Reformed sector, 1869) First Church (1888) Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church (1934) First Evangelical & Reformed Church (1934) Trinity Evangelical & Reformed Church (1954)	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 40)
Shreve Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church	Christian, Disciples of Christ	Shreve 500 N Market	1831-present	Christian Church of Clinton, Wayne County, Ohio	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 43) March 2012 Telephone Book
Aukerman Church of God	Church of God	West Salem Congress Township 12292 Franchester Rd	1839-present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 44)
Creston Church of God	Church of God	Creston 111 Sterling St.	1890-present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 45)
First Church of God	Church of God	Wooster 1953 Akron Rd.	1848-present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 47)
Smithville First Church of God	Church of God	Smithville 147 N. Milton St.	1833-present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 48)
Canaan Evangelical Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Canaan 10851 Friendsville Rd	1830-present	Kopp's Church (1830-1870) Lutheran and Reformed Church Canaan Evangelical (1957-present)	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 49)
East Union Lutheran Church	Lutheran	East Union Township 7063 E Lincoln Way	1832-present	East Union English Evangelical Church (1839)	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 50)
Jacobs Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Franklin Township	1844-?		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 51)
Mt Zion Union Church	Lutheran Reformed	Hermanville	1831 - 1915		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 17)
St. Michael's Lutheran Church	Lutheran German Reformed	Baughman Township Marshallville 7404 Coal Bank Rd.	1828-present	Fox Run Congregation (1828-1830) Lutheran congregation German Reformed congregation St. Michael's Lutheran Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 52)
St. Paul's Lutheran Church	Lutheran German Reformed	Smithville 777 South Summit St.	1848-present	Lutheran congregation German Reformed congregation St.Paul's Lutheran Church	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 56)
St Paul Plain Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Plain Township	1835-present)		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 57)
St Peter's Reformed Church	Reformed	Apple Creek	1864-present	St. Peter's United Church of Christ	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 58)
St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church	Lutheran	New Pittsburg 9451 Ashland Rd.	1835-present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 59)
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Madisonburg County Rd. 41	1828-present	Evangelical Lutheran congregation German Reformed	Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 60)
Trinity Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Franklin Township	1861-1935		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 61)
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Doylestown	1837-present		Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio (p. 62)
Dove Outreach Center	Christian	Wooster 1022 Heyle Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Christian & Missionary Alliance	Christian & Missionary Alliance	Orrville 300 S Walnut St		Christian & Missionary Alliance Church	March 2012 Telephone Book
Christian Science Church	Christian Science	Wooster 1736 Cleveland Rd			March 2012 Telephone Book
Wayne Presbyterian Church	Presbyterian	Wayne County 7152 Burbank Rd.	1833-present	Wayne Presbyterian Church website
Baptist Church of Millbrook	Baptist	Clinton Township		Dunbar Church	History of Wayne County Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 650 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Morningstar Baptist Church	Baptist	Orrville 106 West Oak St.			January 1985 Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory and the January 1995 Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory
Nold Avenue Baptist Church	Baptist	Wooster 342 Nold Ave.			1965 Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, pg. 25. The latest source found was the Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, January 1995, pg. 80
Shreve Calvary Baptist Church	Baptist	Shreve 9339 Schaaf Rd.			Church Directory, The Wooster Daily Record, 9 September 2016, page A6
First Brethren Church	Brethren	Sterling			1965 Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, page 24
Evangelical United Brethren Church	Brethren	Wooster 5100 Cleveland Rd.			1965 Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, page 24
Honeytown United Brethren in Christ	Brethren	County Rd. 54	5 March 1855		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 46, pg. 147
Concord Baptist Church	Baptist	Wooster Township	circa 8 April 1826		Wayne County Land Deeds, Volume 11, page 155 and The Beginnings of Wayne County in 1812, Richard Smith (compiler), page 34
Free Will Baptist Church	Baptist	Rittman 144 East Seneca St.			Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, December 1975, pg. 38
Hillside Baptist Church	Baptist	Rittman 19 West Ohio Ave.		First Baptist Church
Pleasant Valley United Brethren	Brethren	Dalton 129 West Main St.			Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, Jan 1995, page 82
Windsor United Brethren in Christ	Brethren	Canaan Center	circa 15 Dec 1851		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 37, pg. 72
Milton Township Catholic Church	Catholic	Milton Township	1858
St. Michael's Church	Catholic	Baughman Township	1849	St. Joseph's Catholic Church	History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 709 and History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1, page 273
Bethel Christian Church	Independent	Rittman 2684 Seville Rd.	1832 - present	Bethel Mennonite Church	Bethel Christian Church
Orrville Christian Church	Independent Christian Churches	Orrville 925 North Elm St.	1902	Orrville Church of Christ Orrville Christian Church	Wipert’s Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio, History of Wayne County, Ohio, 1987, pg. 52 and Wayne-Holmes Telephone Directory, March 2005, pg. 80
Rittman Christian Church	Independent Christian Churches	Rittman 50 North Main St.		First Church of Christ Rittman Christian Church	Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, October 1975, pg. 39 and the Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, March 2005, pg. 80
St. Peter's United Christian Church	United Church of Christ	Apple Creek 68 West Main St.	circa 1866	German Reformed Church St. Peter's United Christian Church	St. Peter's United Christian Church
Burbank Road Church of Christ	Non-denominational	Wooster 1847 Burbank Rd.		Burbank Road Church of Christ	Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory 1965, page 24
Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Wooster	1835		History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878
Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Rittman 130 North Main St.			1965 Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, page 24
Mt. Zion Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Sterling 6604 East Pleasant Home Rd.			Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, January 1985, page 44
Rittman Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Marshallville	1887	Mt. Zion Union Church	Wipert’s Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio
St. Paul United Church of Christ	United Church of Christ	Kidron 8478 North Market St.			Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, Jan 1995, page 82
The Church of Christ	Church of Christ	Rittman 12555 Benner Rd.			Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, October 1975, pg. 39 and Wayne-Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, January 1995, pg. 80
Chester Church of God	Church of God	Chester Township	circa 9 June 1841		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 23, pg. 617
West Salem Church of God	Pentecostal	West Salem 129 Flemming Rd.		Church of God	Wayne/Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, Jan 1999, page 80 and Wayne /Holmes Countywide Telephone Directory, Mar 2013, page 69
Dalton Church of God		Dalton	circa 20 November 1846		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 29, pg. 153
First Church of God		Moreland	1843	Moreland Church of God	History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 605 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Highland Avenue Church of God	Church of God (Anderson)	Wooster 669 West Highland Ave.		Highland Avenue Church of God	Church Directory, The Wooster Daily Record, 31 December 1999, page A9
Madisonburg Church of God	Church of God	Wooster Township State Route 3	circa 8 Apr 1849		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 32, pg. 444
Orrville Church of God	Church of God	Orrville 128 East Market St.			January 1985 Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, page 44
Plain Township Church of God	Church of God	Plain Township Angling Rd. (CR 18)	circa 17 Jan 1846		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 28, pg. 160
Portage Road Church of God	Church of God	Wooster 1410 Portage Rd.			Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory 1965, page 25
Rittman Church of God	Church of God (Mountain Assembly)	Rittman 2600 Eastern Rd.	mid-1950's	Eastern Road Church of God	Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, January 1985, page 44
Rittman First Church of God	Church of God	Rittman 47 East Ohio Ave.			Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, January 1985, page 44
South Main Street Church of God	Church of God	Rittman 261 South Main St.		Christian Tabernacle	Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, January 1985, page 45
South Market Church of God	Church of God	Wooster 429 South Market St.			Wooster/Wayne County Telephone Directory, January 1985, page 44
Union Church of God	Church of God	Lattasburg	circa 1 April 1847		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 32, pg. 249
Bethel Church	Lutheran (English)	Canaan Township	1841		History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878
Congress Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Congress Township	circa 14 December 1829		Wayne County Land Deeds, Volume 34, page 512 and The Beginnings of Wayne County in 1812, Richard Smith (compiler), page 34
English Lutheran Mission Church	Lutheran	Orrville	6 January 1877		History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 694, History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1. page 253 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church	Lutheran	Wooster 245 South Grant St.	1819	Church of Peace (1819) German Lutheran and Reformed Church of Wooster Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church (1869)	Church Histories of Wayne County Ohio, Wipert, History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1, page 252 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Evangelical Lutheran Church	Lutheran	West Salem Paint Township	1831/1832		History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 591 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Evangelical Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Canaan Township	1870		History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 776 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Fountain Hill Church	Lutheran (German Reformed)	East Union Township North Carr Rd.	1845		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 26 page 33 and History of Wayne County, Ohio, 1987, page 54 and Beginnings of Wayne County in 1812, Richard Smith (compiler), page 36
Fox Run Congregation	Lutheran	Baughman Township	circa 13 February 1820		Wayne County Land Deeds, Volume 8, page 61 and The Beginnings of Wayne County in 1812, Richard Smith (compiler), page 34
Jacobs Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Franklin Township	1844-1861	Trinity English Lutheran Church	Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 26 Pg. 318 and History of Jacobs and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Wayne County, Ohio booklet, 1990, (located in the Genealogy Dept. at the Wayne County Public Library), Wipert’s Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio, page 605, History of Wayne County, Ohio, 1987, page 54, History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1, page 254 and Beginnings of Wayne County in 1812, Richard Smith (compiler), page 36
Kopp’s Meeting House	Lutheran and German Reformed	Canaan Township	1830-1870		History of Wayne County, Ohio Ben Douglas, 1878, History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1, page 252 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948
Reedsburg Zion Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Wooster 51 South Reedsburg Rd.	circa 1905		Church Directory, The Daily Record, 21 December 2018, page A6
Solomon's Congregation	Lutheran	Congress Township	circa 3 June 1837		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 22, Pg. 55 and Beginnings of Wayne County in 1812, Richard Smith (compiler), page 35
Trinity Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Franklin Township	1861-1935	Trinity English Lutheran Church (1861)	Wipert’s Church Histories of Wayne County, Ohio, History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, page 605, History of Wayne County, Ohio, 1987, page 56 and History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1, page 254
Canaan German Reformed Lutheran Church	Lutheran	Canaan Township	circa 19 November 1839		Wayne County Land Deeds, Vol. 21, pg. 528 and History of Wayne County, Ohio, Ben Douglas, 1878, History of Wayne County, Ohio, B.F. Bowen & Co., 1910, Vol. 1, page 250 and Wooster Daily Record, 6 Sep 1948