City of Lorain

Church  Est. Records
Agudath B'nai Israel Synagogue
1715 Meister Rd
Lorain OH 44052
440-282-3307

???? Not surveyed
Antioch Baptist Church
3035 Toledo Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-245-1674

???? Not surveyed.
Apostle's Doctrine Church
2314 Leavitt Rd
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-8543

???? Not surveyed.
Apostolic Church
3724 Omaha Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-233-6705

???? Not surveyed.
Beacon Baptist Church
3407 W. Erie Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-0552

???? Not surveyed.
Bethel Chapel
4065 Broadway
Lorain OH 44052
440-233-6410

???? Not surveyed.
Body of Christ Pentacostal
2116 West 23rd St
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-9251

1966 Baptism from 1986 possibly earlier,
marriage from 1971, membership
records from 1970.
Broadway Assembly
5495 South broadway
Lorain, OH 44053
440-233-8575
Formerly Lorain Gospel Tabernacle

1956 Incomplete baptism, marriage, burial 
records since mid-50's.
Membership records and minute books.
Calvary Baptist Church
550 W 6th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-245-8538

???? Not surveyed.
Chapel of the Redeemer
1786 E 32nd St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-6370

???? Not surveyed.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
E 33rd at Pearl Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-7602

???? Not surveyed.
Christ United Methodist
3015 Meister Rd
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-2383 
1882 Not surveyed.
Originally Simpson Chapel on Woodland Ave.
(nka Reid);became Kent Street Methodist 
(Kent nka 20th) in 1899; became Twentieth Street 
Methodist in 1909; renamed Christ Methodist 
when moving to Meister Rd in 1963.
Christian Life Church of God of the Mount Assembly
3559 West Erie Ave
Lorain OH 44053
440-244-6789

???? Not surveyed.
Christian Pentacostal Church
301 w 22nd St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-2859

???? Not surveyed.
Christian Temple Disciples of Christ
940 W 5th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-5883

1878 Not surveyed.
The Church in Lorain
5025 Oberlin Ave
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-6959

1984 Baptismal and membership 
records since 1989.
Church of Christ-Lorain
5057 Toledo Rd
Lorain OH 44052
440-233-5489

???? Not surveyed.
Church of God of Prophecy
1600 E 34th St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-0033

???? Not surveyed.
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
3501 Kolbe Rd
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-9595
1955 Birth, marriage, death, communion,
confirmation, membership and
minute books. All records have been
microfilmed and are also available
at the church.
Church of Jesus Christ
2655 Broadway
Lorain OH 44052
440-6602

???? Not surveyed.
Church on the North Coast
4125 Leavitt Rd
Lorain OH 44053
440-960-1100
Formerly Christian Assembly of God

1971 Some records from 1971.
Baptism, marriage, burial, 
membership records and
minute books from 1986.
Community Baptist Church
617 west 24th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-4169

???? Not surveyed.
Compassion Baptist Church
520 W 22nd St
Lorain OH 44052
440-246-2093

???? Not surveyed.
Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church
658 East Erie Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-288-3239 
Formerly Gawn Avenue Methodist.

1899 Baptism, marriage, deaths, 
membership records back to 
the turn of century
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
400 6th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-282-3365

1855 Not surveyed.
 This is the oldest Protestant church in 
Lorain City (formerly known as Charleston)
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
647 Reid Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-3134

1904 Not surveyed.
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
1306 Euclid Ave
Lorain Oh 44052
440-288-6209

???? Not surveyed.
Faith United Methodist Church
2201 Reid Ave.  
Lorain OH 44052 
244-3144

1898 Baptism, marriage, death, confirmation
records since 1895. 
Minute books from 1898 (to 1952 scattered). 

 
Fellowship Baptist Church
5046 Broadway
Lorain OH 44052
440-233-8052
Formerly Emmanuel Baptist,
Penfield Junction Baptist


1931 Baptism and membership records
from 1960. Minute books 1960's on.
First Baptist Church of Lorain
1510 Foster Pard Road West
Lorain OH 44052
440-282-3838

???? Not surveyed.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
2203 Meister Rd
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-9210

19?? Questions on survey are either 
irrelevant to the church or
are of a private nature.
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
423 Washington Ave
Lorain OH 44052-1492
440-244-6283
Formerly, Meeting House

1872 Baptism records begin 1872,
but some are missing.
Membership directories 
and records from 1950's
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
603 Washington Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-6286

1903 Not surveyed.
First Presbyterian Church
1897 E 30th St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-5216
 
???? Not surveyed.
First Spanish Baptist Church
East 31st St & Gary Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-5946
 
???? Not surveyed.
First Spanish Evangelical Disciples of Christ
1714 Reid Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-9439

???? Not surveyed.
First United Presbyterian Church
1897 E 30th St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-5216

???? Not surveyed.
First United Methodist
Formerly: Methodist Espiscopal Church
First Methodist Church
1856 Pre-1924 records destroyed by tornado. Birth, marriage,
membership records and minute books from 1924

Merged in 2001 with Vincent United Methodist Church and
officially renamed the Cornerstone United Methodist 
Church
and is located at
 2949 W. River Road, N., Elyria, OH 44035  Tele. 440-324-1202.  
Webpage 
www.seeyouinchurch.net
Friendship Baptist Church
2160 Reeves Ave
Lorain OH 44052
44-245-8939

???? Not surveyed.
Full Gospel Tabernacle
1215 W 19th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-246-0545

???? Not surveyed.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
3334 Wilson St
Lorain OH 44052
440-288-0722

???? Not surveyed.
Grace Baptist Church
719 Root Rd
Lorain OH 44052
440-288-8159

???? Not surveyed.
Grace Community Church
1908 W 20th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-4823

???? Not surveyed.
Grace Gospel Hall
3002 Elyria Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-246-1370

???? Not surveyed.
Greater Noel Tabernacle Church of God in Christ
3529 Ada Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-233-83221
 
???? Not surveyed.
Greater St Matthew AME Church
1909 W 24th St
Lorain OH 44053
440-288-2156

???? Not surveyed.
Holy Trinity Slovak Church
2426 Elyria Ave
Lorain Oh 44052
440-244-1235

1906 Not surveyed.
House of Praise
4321 Elyria Ave
Lorain OH 44066
440-233-6433

???? Not surveyed.
Hungarian Reformed Church
1691 E 31st St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-8177

1902 Not surveyed.
Jehovah Witnesses
2330 Skyline Dr
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-9000

???? Not surveyed.
Jehovah Witnesses
2340 Crehore St
Lorain OH 44052
440-266-4111
 

???? Not surveyed.
Lorain Baptist Church
3640 Palm Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-1113

???? Not surveyed.
Lorain Community Foursquare Church
49204 North Ridge Rd
Lorain OH 44001
440-988-5729

1984 Records are at Pastor Balas' residence.
Mount Zion Baptist Church
1516 E 30th St
Lorain OH 44055 
440-277-5402

???? Not surveyed.
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
418 W 15th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-9090

1820 Early records in Polish.
Baptismal, burial? from 1820.
Marriages start 1908.
Membership records from 1900.
New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
859 Reid Ave
Lorian OH 44055
440-244-6061
 

???? Not surveyed.
New Haven Baptist Church
5290 French Creek Rd
Lorain OH 44054 
440-934-4293

???? Declined interview.
New Morning Star Primitive Baptist Church
3020 Surf Ave
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-4514

1857 Baptism, marriage, burial 
communion and membership records
minute books since 1957.
New Hope Baptist Church
1512 E 28th St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-0017

???? Not surveyed.
New Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
331 West 12th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-245-3319

???? Not surveyed.
Northminister Presbyterian Church
3840 Kolbe Rd
Lorain OH 44052
440-960-2700


1962 Baptism, marriage,burial,confirmation,
communion, membership records
and minute books from 1962
Our Savior Lutheran Church Nuestro Salvador
4501 Clinton Ave 
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-6123

???? Not surveyed.
Pentacostal Church of God
1736 E 32nd St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-0776
 
???? Not surveyed.
Principe De Paz Hispanic Luthern Church
1607 E 31st St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-0777

???? Not surveyed.
Sacred Heart Chapel (Spanish)
4301 Pearl Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-7379 (rectory)

1952 Not surveyed.
The Salvation Army
25th St and Broadway
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-1530

???? Not surveyed.
Second Baptist Church
300 West 13th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-1530 or 282-5035

???? Not surveyed.
Second New Hope Baptist Church
3001 Elyria Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-244-4006

???? Not surveyed.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1981 E 30th and Clinton
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-7544

???? Not surveyed.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
3670 Broadway
Lorain OH 44055
440-233-5660

???? Not surveyed.
Spanish Pentecostal Church of God
3660 Globe Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-4446

???? Not surveyed.
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
1305 E Erie Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-288-0106

1923 Not surveyed.
St Cyril and Methodius Slovenian Church
1709 E 31st St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-8286

???? Declined interview
St Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church
Rectory, 1775 E 33rd St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-5195

???? Not surveyed.
St George Serbian Orthodox Church
2210 E 33rd St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-1333
 
???? Not surveyed.
St John's Roman Catholic Church
2140 E 36th St 
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-6285
Formerly St John the Baptist

 
1900 Records in Latin until 1950.
Baptism, marriage, burial, communion, 
confirmation records and membership 
list since 1900.
St John Ukrainian Catholic Church
3038 Charleston Ave
Lorain OH 440-44055
440-277-7114

???? Not surveyed.
St John's United Church of Christ
715 Reid Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-5440
Formerly German United Evangelical
St John's Evangelical and Reformed Church

1880 Early records in German.
Baptism, marriage, burial, confirmation 
records since 1880. Communion and 
membership records start in 1957.
St Joseph Catholic Church
317 15th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-244-2179

???? Not surveyed.
St Ladislaus Catholic Church
1412 E 29th St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-8187

???? Not surveyed.
St Mary's Catholic Church
310 8th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-245-5283


1883 Records in Latin and English.
Baptism, marriage, burial 
communion and confirmation records
from 1883.
St Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church
2304 E 34th St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-8757

???? Not surveyed.
St Michael Byzantine-Rite Catholic Church
3056 Reeves Ave
Lorain OH 44052
440-282-3808

1903 Not surveyed.
St Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church
2711 W 40th St
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-7525
1914 Records in Russian, Latin and English.
Baptism, communion, confirmation
marriage and burial records from 1914.
membership lists with misc information
Misc. minute books.
St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
2000 Tower Blvd
Lorain OH 44053
440-960-2992

1922 Not surveyed.
Church of St Peter 
3501 Oberlin Ave
Lorain OH 44053
44-282-9103
Formerly called St Peter's 
Roman Catholic Church

1909 Early records in Italian.
Baptism, marriage, burial, communion,
confirmation records from 1909.
Membership records from 1960's.
St Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
1500 Lincoln Blvd
Lorain OH 44055
440-233-5166
1905 Baptism, confirmation, marriage and deaths from 1920-1999;
Transfers to 1957-1996, transfers from 1956-1999. 

Contact Sylvia J Price for church record lookups
Sts Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church
2238 E 32nd St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-5281
1913 Records are in Russian, Greek, Serbian or English.
Some baptisms held in the home were not recorded. Baptism, marriage, 
confirmation, and burial records from 1913 incomplete for early years.
Membership lists and minute books.
St Stanislaus Catholic Church
2702 Elyria Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-244-4185
1908 Latin, Polish, English records.
Baptism, communion, confirmation,
marriage, burial records since 1908.
Parish societies keep minute books
St Vitus Croatian Church
1785 E 32nd St
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-8210
???? Not surveyed.
Temple Emmanuel Assembly of God
4230 Clinton Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-5651

???? Not surveyed.
Tower Baptist Church
1313 Tower Blvd
Lorain OH 44053
440282-3100
???? Not surveyed.
Wesley United Methodist Church
220 W 7th St
Lorain OH 44052
440-245-2407
 
???? Not surveyed.
Wings of Pentacostal Church
4110 Gary Ave
Lorain OH 44055
440-277-1008

???? Not surveyed.
Zion Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
5100 Ashland Ave
Lorain OH 44053
440-282-8418
1901 Not surveyed.
Vincent United Methodist Church
2283 North Ridge Rd E
Lorain OH 44055

1898 Not surveyed
Merged in 2001 with the First United Methodist  Church and officially renamed
the Cornerstone United Methodist 
Church and is located at 2949 W. River Road,
N., Elyria, OH 44035  Tele. 440-324-1202.  Webpage 
www.seeyouinchurch.net

North Eaton

Church  Est. Records
Church of God of Prophesy
11797 Island Rd
North Eaton OH 44044
440-748-2254

???? Not surveyed.
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
100 S Durkee Rd
North Eaton OH 44044
440-748-1090

???? Not surveyed.
North Eaton Baptist Church
163 S Reed Rd
North Eaton OH 44044
440-748-2552

???? Not surveyed.
North Eaton Christian Church Disciple
35895 E Royalton Rd
North Eaton OH 44044
440-748-2230

???? Not surveyed.
North Eaton Church of God
12096 S Island Rd
North Eaton OH 44044
440-748-748-3794

???? Not surveyed.


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