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 Swede Baptist Church, west of New Bedford, was organized February 18, 1881, by Rev. A. B. Orgeren. The members were N. Pierson, O. Johnson and John Nyman. Present number twelve. Ministers preaching to this church since its organization have been C. Celene, N. Pierson. The building is of wood and cost $800. Average Sunday-school of fifteen.

Church of St. Paul, Fairfield Township, three miles south of York Town*. The denomination is Evangelical Lutheran German, and was formed in 1876, by Rev. John Witting. Names of first members are Fred Barenthin, Jacob Mathies, Casper and George Luckhard, Casper Ackermann, Jacob Wolf families and some young men. Names of ministers since the first, viz: William Reinhardt, John Herlein, who is the presentpastor. They have no church edifice yet, but meet in a schoolhouse. Have a Sabbath-school of twenty-five.

The Swede Lutheran Church is situated about two miles west of New Bedford, in the township of Fairfield. It was organized September 17, 1874, by the pastor Rev. Malmabery. The corporate members were G. R. Carlson, A. Johnson, F. A. Wyberg, S. Youngdohl, Carl Anderson, J. Heurlin. Membership, 101. Ministers since the first, N. Nordling, P. J. Kallstrom. The church is of wood, and cost $925. The Sabbath-school averages twenty-five.

The Methodist Episcopal of Yorktown Village, in Fairfield Township. (No information given)

* This is the way the town is spelled in the book - with a space between York Town.