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This is one of four churches that belong to the LaSalle County Episcopal Ministry. (see also: Christ Church, Ottawa, St. Paul’s Church, LaSalle; and St. Andrew’s in the Fields Chapel, Farm Ridge.

Christ Church is over 120 years old, and the congregation still worships in the original building that was dedicated on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 1895. Planning for the church had begun in the 1850's when Moline was a fledging community. Episcopalians worshiped first in family homes and later in other denominations' churches. In 1891, some 60 people met with Bishop Burgess in the Diocese of Quincy and organized a mission church. Finally, in 1895 a lot was purchased, and a simple frame building, 35 feet wide and 75 feet long, was constructed. The church was named Christ Church. Within ten years a rectory was acquired, the vestry was added, and a parishioner donated a magnificent rose window. Over the years there have been additions and renovations.

*In 2009 Christ Church left the protestant Episcopal church to join the Anglican Church in North America where it remains to date.

The congregation of Christ Church, Limestone was started in 1834. Philander Chase accepted Christ Church into the Diocese of Illinois in 1836 and in 1838 was accepted as a parish. The church building was consecrated in 1845 and the parish remained strong until the early 1900s. By 1924 there ceased to be regular services and by 1937 the church building was in serious disrepair and completely closed. In 1960 there was a move to reopen Christ Church and a congregation was revived as a mission parish in the Diocese of Quincy.

*In 2009 Christ Church left the protestant Episcopal church to join the Anglican Church in North America where it remains to date.

Today Christ Church, Ottawa is one of four Episcopal congregations in LaSalle County which joined together in January 1994 to form the LaSalle County Episcopal Ministry (LCEM). This combined ministry is under the direction of a lay Board of Directors with representatives from all four congregations. The member congregations retain local governing bodies to maintain and develop local programs and to care for congregational properties and other concerns. In 2022 the four churches are served by a senior pastor, The Reverend Mark A. Geisler and other supply priests as needed. The four member congregations are: Christ Church, Ottawa (670.153); Christ Church, Streator (670.11); St. Paul’s Church, LaSalle (670.131); and St. Andrew’s in the Fields Chapel, Farm Ridge (670.69).