South Elgin, Illinois, Christian Churches

In South Elgin, church services were first held in the early 1890s in a room over a store in the village. The cornerstone for the first church was laid Sept. 12, 1892 in the 200 block of Spring Street, just west of Route 31. In 1942, the church celebrated its Golden Jubilee. However, the original church burnt to the ground in 1949. The very next day, a rebuilding campaign began. New lots just west of the old location, at 400 West Spring, became the location of the new church. May 6,... More »