Michigan, Church Records, 1819-1991

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains church records from various denominations in Michigan for the years 1819 to 1991. The record content and time period varies by denomination and locality. Additional records may be viewed by clicking the Family History link and then clicking on the camera.

The churches represented include:

• St. John Evangelical Lutheran (Detroit) FamilySearch Catalog
• North Woodward Avenue Congregational Church (Detroit) History Library Catalog FamilySearch Catalog
• Second Congregational Church (Detroit) FamilySearch Catalog
• St. James Episcopal Church (Birmingham) FamilySearch Catalog
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Jackson) FamilySearch Catalog
• Holton Evangelical Lutheran Church (Holton) FamilySearch Catalog
• Immanuel Lutheran Church (Ida)FamilySearch Catalog
• Trinity Episcopal Church (Monroe) FamilySearch Catalog
• Bethany Lutheran Church (Ishpeming) FamilySearch Catalog Church register contains information on memberships' places of nativity and dates of arrival to the United States
• Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Whiteford Center) FamilySearch Catalog
• First Congregational Church (Wyandotte) FamilySearch Catalog
• Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (various locations) FamilySearch Catalog
• First Congragational Church (Augusta) FamilySearch Catalog

and

• Ingham County, Michigan, marriages (Daughters of the American Revolution) FamilySearch Catalog

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can these Records Tell Me?

Church records may include:

• The names of individuals
• Dates of birth, christening, marriage, and death
• Names of witnesses to events
• The officiator
• Names of parents or other relatives

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Births 1868 Kalamazoo County

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  1925-38 Baptisms Wayne County

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  Marriages 1887 Jackson County