page_title: Hume, Illinois
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Hume, Illinois / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: Christian Church of Hume, Illinois, USA. Photo taken from intersection of First Street and Center Street.
context_page_description: Hume is a village in Shiloh and Young America townships, Edgar County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 380.
context_section_description: Until 1875, Christians in Hume traveled to Chrisman, Illinois to attend religious ceremonies. The Christian Church was organized in 1875 by Christopher C. Boyer. J. W. Perkins was the first minister. In 1880, the congregation built a church at the corner of East and Second Streets. In 1916, the church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on August 4, 1917, at the corner of Center Street and First Street.
  A society of Methodists was formed in 1877, with meetings held in a schoolhouse on the northeast corner of East Street and First Street.
  The Catholic Church of Hume is named St. Michael's.
caption: Christian Church of Hume, 2008
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