Second Congregational Church, Moline
The Second Congregational Church of Moline was started as a Mission
Sunday School sometime between 1880 and 1890. It was organized as a church
June 7, 1891, Reverend J. M. McKnight being its first pastor. There were
thirty-two members, twenty-six coming in by letter and six on confession
of faith. The first clerk and treasurer was William Gamble. The trustees
were C. T. Guy, W. V. Richards, John Williams, J. Stofft and W. T. Ball.
The parsonage was built in 1903. The present membership is one hundred and
seventy. The present pastor is Reverend Richard S. Haney.
Churches of Rock Island County
Source: Historic Rock Island County, pub. Kramer & Company, Rock Island, Illinois, 1908