- organized Oct. 2, 1858, with 24 members
- deacons: Hector McLean and Lorenzo Clisby
- Rev. Z. K. Hawley began Nov. 8, 1858, installed April 18, 1859
- rented a place of worship, a few weeks showed the necessity of building.
- Within 40 days from the vote to build, a small but neat chapel was erected, completed and dedicated, with some aid from abroad, chiefly from the Church Building Fund
- Ref: Illinois Association., Carter, W., & Emery, S. H. (1863). A memorial of the Congregational ministers and churches of the Illinois Association: On completing a quarter of a century of its history. Quincy, Ill: Whig and Republican Steam Power Press. http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:memorialofcongre00cong
Rev. Zerah K. Hawley served Macomb Church 1859-1863
- Ref: General Association of Illinois., & General Association of Illinois. (1870). Minutes of the … annual meeting at … with reports and statistics. Ottawa, Ill: Osman & Hapeman, General Book and Job Printers. http://books.google.com/books?id=96sUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR17
Membership in 1859
- Rev. Z. K. Hawley, pastor
- 22 members as of April 1, 1859: 9 female, 13 male
25 members added during 1858-9: 5 professions, 20 letters of transfer
3 removals during 1858-9: no deaths, 2 dismissals, 1 excommunication
3 baptisms: 3 infants, 0 adults - Ref: American Congregational Yearbook (1859). http://books.google.com/books?id=5TZOAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA124
Membership in 1871
- Rev. Lemuel Jones, pastor, ordained in 1865, called by church in 1870
- 60 members: 20 males, 40 females
- added 19 by profession, 10 by letter
- 3 dismissals
- Ref: http://books.google.com/books?id=96sUAAAAYAAJ
Original members:
- Hector McLean (deacon) and wife (Catherine) – The McLeans immigrated from Scotland about 1850. He was a stone cutter and mason by trade.
- Harvey Chase
- J. P. McCandless (Joseph) and wife (Mary) – from Pennsylvania about 1840, a carpenter
- James L. Anderson (deacon) and wife
- Lorenzo Clisby (deacon & clerk) and wife
- Z. T. Trull
- Mrs. Mary Bartleson
- Thomas Gilmore and wife
- Mary Smith
- John McLean and wife (Martha) – son of Hector McLean
- Isabella McLean – daughter of Hector McLean
- Reid and family
- Mrs. S. Beardsley
- 1858 – ? Rev. Z. K Hawley
- 1863 -1867 no regular pastor
- 1867 -1869 Rev. G. L Granger
- 1869 – Rev. Lemuel Jones
- later pastors: Ira Norris, A. R. Dodd, H. M. Burr, and H. M. Perkins
- no pastor since about 1884
- In 1872 and 1873, the congregation erected a neat church edifice on Carroll street, east of Randolph street, at a cost of $6,500.
- In November, 1883, the society, which consisted of about 70 members, united for one year with the Baptist church.
- building was leased to the Episcopal society for 3 years.
- No services are held at present, although the society has not disbanded, but still sustain their officers
- Ref: History of McDonough County, Illinois, 1885, Centinental Historical Co., Springfield, Illinois