Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ningtonPoint Methodist Episcopal Church, was organ-ized at Pennington Point, New Salem Town-ship, 1835 or 1836, and a commodious edificewas erected there in the sixties or seventies, agood frame parsonage also being erected in con-nection with the church. What is known as Bardolph Methodist Epis-copal Church was organized in 1836 at the res-idence of .Joseph Kepple. about a mile south ofthe present village of Bardolph. the first mem-bers being William H. and Ann Jackson, Kepple and Mrs. Gulp. Meetings wereheld for a time at Mr. Kepples house,
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ningtonPoint Methodist Episcopal Church, was organ-ized at Pennington Point, New Salem Town-ship, 1835 or 1836, and a commodious edificewas erected there in the sixties or seventies, agood frame parsonage also being erected in con-nection with the church. What is known as Bardolph Methodist Epis-copal Church was organized in 1836 at the res-idence of .Joseph Kepple. about a mile south ofthe present village of Bardolph. the first mem-bers being William H. and Ann Jackson, Kepple and Mrs. Gulp. Meetings wereheld for a time at Mr. Kepples house, later atthe residence of Mr. Jackson, and in a unionchurch erected jointly by the Methodists andCumberland Presbyterians. Some of the earlypastors were Revs. B. E. Kaufman, D. S. Main,A. P. Hull, J. Ferguson, Jacob Matthews andJ. E. Taylor. The present pastor is Rev. Other Methodist organizations which cameinto existence in the county previous to, orduring. 1876. include the following: Stickle Methodist Episcopal Church, organ-. First Baptist Church. Macomb
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