Historic Churches

The Mokelumne Hill Community Church
The Mokelumne Hill Community Church celebrated its 152nd birthday in 2005. The church was built in 1853 as the Congregational Church and was headed by Rev. Benjamin D. Henry, of Maine . The original building burned down in the fire of 1854 and the church that visitors see today was built and dedicated in 1856. Services have taken place in this church continuously over the last century and a half.

The Catholic Church in San Andreas
This church began with the transfer of raw land from Charles H. Schroebel and Daniel Pillsbury to three men known only as Dennis, Wyllie and Dunning. The land transfer was recorded on April 6, 1857 . Dennis, Wyllie and Dunning paid $250 for the property on which to build the existing church. It is located on, where else but Church Street . Heading north on Hwy 49, turn right at the only flashing yellow light in San Andreas and the church is directly ahead. 

Serbian Church - Angels Camp
The intriguing architecture of Angels Camp's Serbian Church is one of the best-restored and most consistently maintained churches in the southern Mother Lode. Sitting on the left side of the road on Highway 49 that runs south directly through Angels Camp, this delightful structure has been photographed frequently.

First Congregational Church of Murphys
The quaint white church in Murphys’ historic hamlet began with a small group of Protestant's gathering in a home for Sunday services in 1853. There were 10 members to be exact. By 1866, a church that was already built at the present site in 1853, became the permanent home of the First congregational Church of Murphys . It wasn't until 1885 that the church was legally incorporated. A new church, on the current site, was built in 1895 as the old one was becoming unsafe. The cost of the new building, the one seen today, was $1,622 with much of the labor and materials having been donated.