Source: History of Bureau County, Illinois, H.C. Bradsby, Editor
Chicago: World Publishing Company, 1885

Transcribed by: Denise McLoughlin
Tampico Area Historical Society
www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com

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The Methodist Protestant Church of New Bedford, was organized in 1839 by Rev. Daniel Young. Corporate members were: John Whittington, J. M. Draper, John Vaughn, S. N. Davison, F. Jackson, Daniel Dixon. Present membership, six. Ministers serving the church since its formation, viz., T. Rack, John Breck, S. M. Davison, W. S. Stubles, Isaac Wood, George Briden, Isaac Fradenburg and Joseph Ducworth, the present pastor. The church is a frame building, costing $2,000. The parsonage, $300. A Sabbath-school of fifty-five members. The church has been repaired this year at a cost of $120.

The Greenville United Brethren Church is situated about one mile South of New Bedford and was organized n 1852 by Rev. Clifton. Corporate members were Jacob Sells, Merrit Lathrop, Robert Gibson, Lucy McUne, and others. Present membership about forty, and a Sabbath-school of about thirty. The church is a wooden structure and cost $1,100. The principles of this church are anti-slavery, anti-rum, anti-tobacco, anti-secret society. The names of the nimisters since the first are: Revs. Lugger, Starnes, Diltes, Boenwell, Lambert, Dunton, Brown, Bird, William Pope, J. H. Young, Chitty, Ezra Parmer, Bender, J. Lewis, Margeleth, Franc, and the present pastor.

The Free Methodist Church of New Bedford (No information given)