Our History
Church of the Pioneers
The Somonauk United Presbyterian Church
was organized on March 18th in 1846, by the
Reverend R. W. French in the cabin of
George Beveridge.
On the north-east corner across the bridge
from the church, a small cabin was built in the
spring of 1834 by an unknown trapper. This
was the first building ever erected by a white
man in DeKalb County, IL. It was also used as
a station on the mail route inaugurated in
1834 between Chicago and Galena. In 1842,
it became the home of George Beveridge and
his wife, Ann Hoy. It was used as a station on
the underground railroad where runaway
slaves were concealed and forwarded on to
Canada.
The present church was dedicated June 24th,
1875 and the membership at that time was
over 200 people. It is the oldest rural
congregation in DeKalb County.
The Somonauk United Presbyterian Church
Beyond all question, the
mystery of Godliness is great
I Timothy 3:16
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