Christ Church, Moline
The Episcopal church was late in coming to Moline. It was organized May
22, 1891, as a mission under grant from Bishop Burgess. Sixty persons
signed the application to the Bishop and called the Reverend Robert Hewitt
as first priest in charge. For several years the organization met in the
association rooms in the auditorium. The congregation was incorporated
under the laws of the State on September 11, 1891, and adopted a
constitution. The first wardens were George B. Hull and John A. Mann.
Reverend L. Sinclair came from Sudbury, Ontario, to the charge of the
parish in September, 1892, and remained until the spring of 1894, when a
call was extended to Reverend F. K. Howard of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to
become rector.
During the rectorship of Father Howard the present church building was
erected and occupied January 1, 1895.
Reverend Robert Hewitt was again called to the parish in 1897 and remained
in charge until June 1, 1899. The parish was then without the regular
ministrations of a priest until June 1, 1900, when the Reverend Doctor F.
H. Burrell was called from Darlington, Wisconsin.
No missions have been organized as off-shoots of this parish, but it is in
a healthy, growing condition, and future prospects bright.
Churches of Rock Island County
Source: Historic Rock Island County, pub. Kramer & Company, Rock Island, Illinois, 1908