At a later date than that mentioned in the opening part of this chapter, a number of Baptist churches of different branches from those mentioned in connection with the pioneer church history, were organized. One of the earliest of these was the Hillsboro Church, organized in 1849, and which erected a church building in the western part of Blandinsville Township. Prairie City Baptist Church was organized in that city November 9, 1856, by ELDER E. J. LOCKWOOD, with fourteen members. Services were held in the school-house for a time, when a frame church building was erected at a cost of $2,000. The First Baptist Church of Macomb was organized by REV. D. D. GREGORY in 1857, with J. PENNINGTON, T. AXFORD, J. W. BLOUNT, M. T. WINSLOW, MRS. RICE, MRS. MCCABE, MRS. SUMMERS, and ALEXANDER MCLEAN as the first members. The congregation purchased the Macomb Female Seminary building, which was occupied for church purposes until a new edifice was erected in 1869. Those who have served as pastors since the organization of the church include REVS. L. M. WHITMAN, J. C. METCALF, C. W. PALMER, J. L. BENEDICT, C. B. ROBERTS, J. L. M. YOUNG and REV. MR. WEBB, the present pastor. HON. ALEXANDER MCLEAN was superintendent of the Sabbath School for some twenty years. The present church building is of handsome design, and erected at a cost of $16,000, on East Carroll Street. Tennessee Baptist Church was organized February 8, 1860, by ELDERS FARRIS and GARNETT, and held its services in a school-house until 1863, when a church building was erected costing $2,000. Bushnell Baptist Church was organized March 1, 1862, and a church building erected in 1867, valued at $2700. Sciota Church, organized in the spring of 1870, held meetings for a time in the Christian Church and in 1871 erected a building of its own costing $1,950. Blandinsville Church was organized June 24, 1870, by ELDERS SAMUEL PICKARD and WILLIAM HOBBS. The original twelve members were: J. C. FEIGLEY, MRS. J. R. HARMON, EDITH PORTER, MARY A. WARD, HELEN GRUBER, ELIZA FEIGLEY, JANE RAY, ELESEPH RAY, MATILDA SEYBOLD, PAULINA LOGAN, HENRY HARMON and ISAAC H. BOGARTH. The Second Baptist Church (colored) of Macomb was organized May 9, 1875, with eight original members. Baptist churches also existed about the middle of the last century in Emmet and Walnut Grove Townships - the former known as the Independent Church, organized July 4, 1847, and the latter as Cedar Creek Church.