Church work has been going on in Beaverhead County since 1867 when Protestant work was started at Bannack.  Beaverhead County has had nine protestant churches and as of 1922 had six which were active. Source: "The Church on the Changing Frontier" by Helen O Belknap, 1922. Source: "The Church on the Changing Frontier" by Helen O Belknap, 1922. Courtesy of Project Gutenburg.

 

First Baptist Church of Dillon, Montana

Mentioned in a 1906 directory of Dillon as organized in 1883
with a membership of 70. 
Located then at Idaho on the NE corner of Sebree. 
Pastor, Rev Horace W Tilden.

1887: Rev. Mr. Bostwick (Dillon Tribune)

Catholic Church of Dillon, Montana

Mentioned in the 1906 Dillon directory as the St. Rose Lima Church,
at Atlantic on the SE corner of Sebree.  Pastor, Rev Charles McGlynn.

Church was built in 1887 according to the Dillon Tribune 30 Dec 1887. 
Brick work by McCune, carpenter work by Meyers & Gibson, Cost $5,000.

Bannack Methodist Church,
Bannack, Montana

 

St. James Episcopal Church

Located at NE corner of Glendale and Washington, Dillon, Montana.
Mentioned in a 1906 directory of Dillon as organized in 1881
with a membership at that time of 95.  Rector, Rev. Sidney D Hooker. 
Earlier minister was Rev. E Gregory Prout.  A D Drummond was rector in the
early-mid 1880s (per marriage records).

A link to their site, which includes a history and a picture of the present day church.

Rev. Hooker of St. James Episcopal, with Mrs. Pickman at the organ,
was mentioned in the December 1887 Dillon Tribune .

Catholic Church, Dillon, Montana