Church Records
Fran, at the Clinton Library, got the wonderful idea to write to the churches of Clinton County and ask what they have available regarding records they keep that can be searched by genealogists. Many also noted that they have directories and/or history books available.
DONATIONS
Anyone requesting information from any religious institution-- church, archives, etc., --should keep in mind that the purpose of these institutions is not to find your ancestors for you. It is common courtesy to send some donation to defray the cost of any research, regardless of the size of the request. Typically, there is only one archivist, receptionist, priest, or whatever to do the work, and his or her priority must be to look after the day-to-day business matters that keep that institution open.
Also, the person doing the research typically has to search through old un-indexed records, sometimes in barely legible handwriting. Because most diocese and other religious archives are given fairly small budgets, they have to depend on the donations to keep these records in the first place. Because many of these originals records are not microfilmed or otherwise duplicated or preserved, just turning pages is causing some to deteriorate, and some record keepers are reluctant to handle them at all. Most of all, researchers must realize that because of the booming interest in family history research, archivists everywhere are often overwhelmed with requests. If we expect to have these institutions continue to help us, we need to be considerate of their needs and give a little back.
| CHURCH | ADDRESS | EST. | RECORDS: Dating from |
| Catholic Churches | The five traditional parishes of Clinton were merged a number of years ago and now the only administrative office is: Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish 505 9th Avenue South Clinton, Iowa 52732 (563) 242-3311 |
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| First Baptist Church | 2020 N. 3rd St., Clinton, IA 52732 | Jan 1857 | Baptism and/or membership dates: 1857 Deaths: 1857 |
| First United Methodist | 621 S. 3rd St., Clinton IA 52732 | Jan 1888 | Baptism: Jan 1888 Marriage: Nov 1887 |
| First Congressional, UCC | 700 N. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, IA 52732 | 1866 | Baptism: 1921 Marriage: 1973 Death: 1914 |
| Grace Episcopal | 2100 N. 2nd, PO Box 3052, Clinton, IA 52732 | 1855 | Baptism: 26 Dec 1860 Marriage: 31 Oct 1860 Death: 30 Mar 1861 They also have communicants, confirmations, etc. |
| St. John's Episcopal | 238 4th Ave. S., Clinton IA 52732 | 23 Dec 1855 | Baptism: 1923 Marriage: 1923 Death: 1923 |
| Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Parish | 505 9th Ave. S., Clinton, IA 52732 | Jul 1990 | Baptism, Marriage, Death
They have the records of St. Patrick's (see below) |
| Sacred Heart | 316 S. 4th St., Clinton, IA 52732 | Baptism, Marriage, Death: Nov 1902-July 1990 | |
| St. Boniface | 2500 N. Pershing Blvd., Clinton, IA 52732 | 1862 | Baptism: Jan 1862 Marriage: Feb 1863 Death: Jan 1866 |
| St. Irenaeus | 2811 N. 2nd St., Clinton, IA 52732 | 1851 | Baptism, Marriage: 1851 Death: 1933 Plus 1st Communion & confirmations |
| St. Patrick's | Closed: was at 240 4th Ave., N., Clinton | 1889 | Baptism, Marriage, Death
Records are at Prince of Peace |
| St. Mary's | 520 9th Ave S., Clinton, IA 52732 | 1867 | Baptism, Marriage: 1867 Death: 1933 |
| First Congregational UCC | 520 E. 11th St., DeWitt, IA 52742 | 1842 | Baptism, Marriage, Death: 1842 |
| Grace Lutheran | 415 10th St., DeWitt, IA 52742 | 1925 | Baptism: 1925 Marriage: 1924 Death: 1924 They have an historical room and an Historical Circle with quite a bit of info. |
| St. Joseph's | 417 6th Ave., DeWitt, IA 52742 | 1860 | Baptism, Marriage, Death: 1860 |
| Sacred Heart | 301 Hwy 136, PO Box 127, Lost Nation, IA 52254 | 1895 | Baptism: 1913 Marriage: 1914 Death: 1914 |
| St. James (Toronto) | PO Box 127, Lost Nation, IA 52254 | 1853 | Baptism: 1870 Marriage: 1871 Death: 1918 |
| Christian Free Lutheran | 407 N. Main St., Wheatland, IA 52777 | 1988 | Baptism, Marriage, Death: 1988 |
THE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE PHONE BOOK:
Clinton IA 52732
Bethel African American Episcopal, 303 S. 3rd St.
New Life Assembly of God, 214 N. 4th St.
Second Baptist, 438 4th Ave. N.
Gateway Baptist, 722 S. 16th St.
Calvary Baptist, 1619 2nd Ave. S.
Bible Missionary Church, 2121 Iowa Ave.
First Church of Christ Scientist, 562 5th Ave S.
Clinton Church of Christ, 210 N. 13th St.
Northside Church of God, 2035 N. 5th St.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1825 NW 16th St.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints, 2409 13th Ave. N.
Evangelical Free, 1010 13th Ave., N.
Foursquare Gospel-Church of the Open Door, 816 13th Ave. N.
Jehovah's Witnesses, 3704 N. 3rd St.
Elvira Zion Lutheran, 2207 380th Ave.
Chancy Lutheran, 2315 Wallace St.
Immanuel Lutheran, 819 S 5th St.
Lutheran of the Atonement, 1500 2nd Ave S.
St. Paul Lutheran, 715 S. 3rd St.
St. Stephen's Lutheran, 401 N. 4th St.
Zion Ev Lutheran, 439 3rd Ave. S.
St. John's Lutheran, 416 Main Ave.
Trinity Lutheran, 656 5th Ave. S.
Lyons United Methodist, 2118 N. 2nd St.
Trinity United Methodist, 1605 13th Ave. N.
First Church of the Nazarene, 2416 Stockwell Ln. W.
Apostolic Temple of Victory, 413 4th Ave. N.
Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal, 311 S. 3rd St.
First United Presbyterian, 400 5th Ave. S.
Riverside Presbyterian, 1405 S. 5th St., PO Box 1433
Community Reformed, 747 N. 12th St.
Salvation Army The Citadel, 219 1st Ave.
Seventh Day Adventist, 532 8th Ave. S.
First Spiritualist, 541 6th Ave. S.
Sunflower Spiritualist, 65 Mt. Pleasant Park (You can get more info on the Spiritualist churches at
https://nsac.org/)
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 309 30th Ave. N.
Community Congregational UCC, 2300 Pershing Blvd.
Camanche IA 52730
Church of the Visitation, 1032 Middle Rd.
Lighthouse Christian, 512 N. 18th St.
Immanuel Lutheran, 1519 S. Washington Blvd.
St. Mark's United Methodist, 808 3rd St.
DeWitt IA 52742
DeWitt Evangelical Free, 1921 Elmwood Rd.
DeWitt Foursquare, 712 6th Ave.
Jehovah's Witnesses, 116 E. 4th St.
DeWitt Lutheran Fellowship, 1811 Elmwood Rd.
United Methodist Church of DeWitt, 222 12th St.
First Congregational UCC, 520 E. 11th St.
Other
St's. Mary & Joseph, 147 Broadway, Charlotte IA 52731
Assumption-St. Patrick's, 147 Broadway St., Charlotte IA 52731
SS Philip & James, 606 Fulton St., Grand Mound IA 52751
Immanuel Lutheran, 702 Smith St., Grand Mound IA 52751
St. Paul's United Methodist, 911 Clinton St., Grand Mound IA 52751
God's Family Baptist, 612 Clinton St., Grand Mound IA 52751
Low Moor United Methodist, 315 3rd Ave., Low Moor IA 52757