Local Churches
History
Christian Science Society
First Church of Christ
St. Mary of Mount Carmel - Fancher
Records
Anglican/Episcopal
Church of the Intercession — Formerly located at 1417 Church Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481. Founded December 6, 1852, with records beginning within two years. A brief history appeared in the Stevens Point Daily Journal on December 3, 1932.
St. Olaf Episcopal Church, Amherst — 227 North Main, Amherst, WI 54406; 715-824-3739. Some records may be at St. Marks of Waupaca or Church of the Intercession. This church holds the records for confirmation, burials, baptisms, memberships and marriages from 1896-1944. They have treasury records from 1916 to present, service records from 1896-1904, 1891-1894, and 1937-1951.
See this article on St. Olaf's which was published in the Tomorrow River Times on January 4, 1979.
Baptist
Berea Baptist Church, Stevens Point — 2216 Ellis Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481; 715-344-7038. Founded in 1959, records for baptisms and marriages begin in 1960.
1st Baptist Church (American Baptist), Stevens Point — 1948 Church Street,
Stevens Point, WI 54481; 715-344-9265.
Founded in 1855. Holds records fro baptisms, deaths and transfers from
May 25, 1858 to June 29, 1889, and from June 12, 1912 to present.
Catholic
The following Catholic churches of Portage County are in the Stevens Point
Deanery in the La Crosse Diocese. The dates
indicate the years in which the records of birth, marriage and death begin for
the respective parishes or missions. To request a particular record
or to have a search done for a record you need to contact the
La
Crosse Diocese Archives.
Church |
Births
|
Marriages
|
Deaths
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point, St. Stephen | 1857 |
1857 |
1859 |
| Stevens Point, St. Casimir | 1875 |
1875 |
1875 |
| Stevens Point, St. Joseph | 1886 |
1887 |
1888 |
| Stevens Point, St. Peter | 1876 |
1877 |
1876 |
| Stevens Point, St. Stanislaus | 1917 |
1917 |
1917 |
| Almond/Heffron, G. Angels/St. John | 1904 |
1904 |
1905 |
| Amherst, St. James | 1873 |
1888 |
1906 |
| Buena Vista, St. Martin | 1951 |
1951 |
1950 |
| Custer, Immaculate Conception | 1886 |
1886 |
1886 |
| Fancher, St. Mary of Mt. Carmel (see above also) | 1886 |
1886 |
1886 |
| Junction City, St. Michael | 1883 |
1883 |
1883 |
| Lanark, St. Patrick | 1890 |
1891 |
1890 |
| Mill Creek, St. Bartholomew | 1892 |
1892 |
1892 |
| Plover, St. Bronislava | 1896 |
1896 |
1896 |
| Polonia, Sacred Heart | 1875 |
1888 |
1888 |
| Rosholt, St. Adalbert | 1899 |
1899 |
1899 |
| Torun, Immaculate Conception | 1899 |
1900 |
1900 |
The UW-Stevens Point Area Research Center, located on the 5th floor of the campus library has the Kitowski/Groshek Collection. Included are the following birth, marriage, and death records of Sacred Heart of Polonia and of St. Casimir's of Stevens Point (town of Hull).
Sacred Heart: Baptisms - 1875 to 1908 (large .pdf file). Marriages - 1875 to Aug 1882; Apr 1888 to Nov 1913 (large .pdf file). Burials - Feb 1878 to Mar 1882; Apr 1888 to Mar 1926 (large .pdf file).
St. Casimir: Baptisms - Sep 1875 to Jun 1916 (large .pdf file). Marriages - Feb 1876 to Nov 1914 (large .pdf file). Burials - Oct 1875 to 1948 (large .pdf file).
Lutheran
(Information as to where records are kept will be added as it is obtained. )
Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of
Alban (1878)
(see Faith Lutheran Church)
Christ Lutheran Church, Galloway (1928-1956)
(see Faith Lutheran Church)
Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rosholt (1905)
(see Faith Lutheran Church)
Evangelical Lutheran German Church, Stevens Point
(see St. Paul Lutheran Church, Stevens Point)
Faith Lutheran Church — P.O. Box 6,
Rosholt, WI 54474; 715-677-4631.
The church was founded in 1961 (church building built in 1971). This
church was merged with the following churches:
Alban Lutheran Church (1878)
Concordia Lutheran Church, Rosholt (1905)
Christ Lutheran Church, Galloway (1928)
Nelsonville Lutheran Church — 3061 Oak,
Nelsonville, WI 54458;
715-824-2682.
The records date from 1888 to present.
North New Hope Lutheran Church — 845 County Road T, Amherst Junction, WI 54407; 715-824-2883. Founded in 1857. In 1887, split into North New Hope and South New Hope (see below). Early records were destroyed in a fire in 1946.
Norwegian Evangelical Mission Church, near Dancy
(see Trinity Lutheran)
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Benson Corners — Hwy
161 & Cty. T; 920-685-0319. Mailing
address:
N6916 TU Lakes Road, Scandinavia, WI 54977-9249.
(Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Founded in 1922.
Peace Lutheran Church, Amherst — 293 S.
Main, Amherst, WI 54406; 715-824-5615. (ELCA)
Birth and baptismal records of this church begin in 1879, marriages in 1881
and confirmation and death records in 1882. They also hold transfer
records up to the 1920s. The languages are Norwegian and English.
St. Johns Lutheran Church, Almond — 1165
County Road D, Almond, WI;
715-366-2480. Mailing address:
PO Box 126, Almond, WI 54909-0126. (Missouri Synod)
Founded in 1870. Records begin in 1902, German and English. St.
Johns also holds records for:
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Buena Vista (see next entry for more information)
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Wild Rose
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Buena Vista — Blaine, WI.
Information on this church is in a binder in the Archives of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Stevens Point, WI. (Click here for a table of contents of what is available.) People with questions may contact the church office by email at:
office@stpaulequips.com. Their web site is: stpaulequips.com.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Amherst — 203
Grant Street, Amherst, WI 54406;
715-824-3314. (Missouri Synod)
Founded in 1870. Records date from 1877 to present and include secretary
and treasurers reports. German and English.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Junction City —
1225 Main St, Junction City, WI 54443;
715-457-2405. (Missouri Synod)
Founded in 1918. Holds records from that date. Early records are
in German language and script. They also hold the records for Dancy
Lutheran Church, beginning in 1895, in German and English, and some records from the
Carson Lutheran Chapel.
St.
Paul Lutheran Church, Stevens Point —
1919 Wyatt Ave, Stevens Point, WI 54481; 715-344-5664. (Missouri Synod)
Founded in 1872 as the Evangelical Lutheran German Church. Records from 1874.
South New Hope Church - 1410 County Rd T, New Hope, WI.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Stevens Point — 1410 Rogers Street, Stevens Point,
WI 54481; 715-344-2869. (ELCA)
Founded in April 1874 as the Norwegian Evangelical Mission
Church. Records,
from 1881 to early 1900s are in Norwegian.
Methodist
Plover United Methodist Church, Plover — 2820 Plover Springs Drive, Plover,
WI 54476; 715-344-9192.
Founded in 1843. Holds records for births from 1884 to present, for
baptisms from 1902 to present, and marriage and transfers from 1900 to present. In
1993, the congregation published a booklet on the history of the church
(commemorating the 150th year) available with a great deal of background
information.
St. Paul's United Methodist, Stevens Point — 600 Wilshire Blvd., Stevens
Point, WI 54481; 715-344-3557.
Services were held from 1848, but this church was officially organized in
1857. The records prior to 1960 are minimal and reconstructions, due
to fire in 1960. Records after that date are very complete. In
2007, this church celebrated its 150th year. Click here for
a church profile. Click here for
additional history.
United Methodist Church, Amherst — 163 Laconia, Amherst, WI 54406;
715-341-0395.
Founded in 1858, this church holds records beginning in 1876, in English.
United Methodist Church, Almond —
P.O. Box 36, Plainfield, WI 54966;
715-335-6738.
Almond United Methodist Church was formed by joining the English and German
Methodist in the 1940's. One book from the German Church (1880-1890s)
was burned in a fire in a parishioner's house. The birth records
from English Methodist run from 1862 to 1928 and to present, German Methodist
from 1907 to 1954. The baptism records are partial from 1879 to 1907. The
marriage, death and transfer records fall into the same time periods. They
also hold records from the following churches:
Blaine Methodist, from 1940
Grant Methodist, one book
Presbyterian
Frame Memorial United
Presbyterian, Stevens Point — 1300 Main Street,
Stevens Point, WI 54481;
715-341-3040.
Founded in 1865. They do not currently hold copies of their early records.
Death, transfer and membership records begin in 1890, confirmation records
in 1943, and marriage and baptism records in 1953, all in English.
Protestant
Community Evangelical Free Church, Junction City — 4072 Hwy. H & O, Junction
City, WI 54443; 715-457-2330.
Founded in November 1892. The records are spotty, with the early ones in
Swedish.
Peace United Church of Christ, Stevens Point — 1756 Dixon Street, Stevens
Point, WI 54481; 715-344-7104.
The original name of this church, founded in 1895, was the German Evangelical
Friedens Church, later called Peace Evangelical Church (Synod of North America). In
1935, they united with the Reformed Church in the USA, known as the Evangelical
and Reformed Church. In 1957 another merger took place with the Congregational
Christian Church, taking the present name. Records from 1895 to 1920
are in German. Later records are in English.
Jewish
Beth Israel Synagogue, Stevens Point