19th Century Churches of Orange County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by William Morgan, WSMORGANV@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Gleaned from: "A Guide to Supplementary Vital Statistics from Church Records in Florida" Volume III: Orange - Washington Counties The Historical Records Survey Jacksonville, 1942. Year is date established. * Asterisk denotes African-American congregation. APOPKA 1870 - Apopka Methodist Church 1873 - First Presbyterian Church of Apopka 1878 - Baptist Church in Christ (renamed First Baptist Church of Apopka in 1880) 1888 - St. Paul's AME Church* 1892 - New Hope Missionary Baptist Church* 1897 - Congregational Church of Apopka (disbanded 1899) BEULAH 1871 - Beulah Congregational Methodist Church (disbanded 1880) CHRISTMAS 1871 - Pine Grove Baptist Church CLARCONA 1886 - Lakeville Union Congregational Church (disbanded 1920) CONWAY 1874 - Conway Methodist Church FAIRVILLA 1898 - Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church, South (disbanded 1933) GOTHA 1886 - Zion Lutheran Congregation MAITLAND 1874 - Maitland Methodist Church (disbanded 1932) 1876 - The Church of the Good Shepherd (disbanded 1935) 1881 - St. Laurence AME Church* 1885 - Maitland Presbyterian Church 1885 - Macedonia Baptist Church* OAKLAND 1881 - Oakland Methodist Episcopal Church, South (disbanded 1927) 1887 - Oakland Prebyterian Church 1887 - Oakland Baptist Church (disbanded 1897) 1890 - St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church* 1893 - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (disbanded 1921) OCOEE 1870 - Ocoee Methodist Church 1888 - Ocoee Baptist Church (removed to Winter Garden 1896) 1890 - Ocoee AME Church* (disbanded 1920) 1891 - Withers Memorial Christian Church 1893 - Grace Protestant Episcopal Church (disbanded 1922) 1896 - Friendship Baptist Church* (disbanded 1920) ORLANDO 1871 - First Baptist Church of Orlando, 105 South Main Street 1872 - Orange Primitive Baptist Church, corner of W. Church St. and Kentucky Ave. 1876 - First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, corner of Main & Church Streets 1880 - First Methodist Church of Orlando, corner of S. Main St. and E. Jackson Street 1881 - Mt. Olive AME Church*, corner of W. Washington St. & Bryan Ave. 1881 - Mt. Zion Baptist Institutional Church*, 527 West Washington Street 1883 - St. James Catholic Church, 221 North Orange Avenue 1889 - Episcopal Church Mission, Highway 29 (disbanded 1905) 1891 - Ebenezer CME Church*, 524 West Church Street 1894 - Seventh Day Adventist Church of Orlando, 201 East Robinson Street 1896 - St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church*, 103 South Terry Street 1898 - Christian and Misionary Alliance Church, corner of Anderson St. & Delaney Ave. 1899 - Shiloh Baptist Church*, 600 West Jackson Street PINE CASTLE 1883 - Pine Castle Baptist Church PLYMOUTH 1893 - Plymouth Baptist Church TAFT 1881 - Boggy Creek Baptist Church (disbanded 1912) TANGERINE 1885 - Congregational Church of Christ WINTER GARDEN 1895 - First Methodist Church of Winter Garden 1896 - First Baptist Church of Winter Garden (formerly Ocoee Baptist Church) WINTER PARK 1883 - All Saints Episcopal Church 1885 - First Methodist Church of Winter Park 1885 - Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church* 1890 - Ward Chapel AME Church* ZELLWOOD 1870 - Bethel Methodist Church (disbanded 1929) 1877 - St. James Episcopal Church (disbanded 1922)