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Began as a mission in 1902 in Chicago Heights, Illinois in a local hall. The congregation was able to build its first building in 1905. The church was a vibrant, growing congregation for many years. In addition to the Women's Guild Auxiliary, the mission organized a choir, Bishop Anderson Guild, Saint Monica's Altar Guild, a young people's organization and a church school. In 1947, it officially became a Church. It began a slow and steady decline as parishioners began to move to larger churches in neighboring suburbs. During the 1990s, Saint Ambrose Church joined with Christ the King Church (Lansing, Ill) and Church of the Good Shepherd (Momence, Ill) to form the Trinity Episcopal Ministry. All efforts to grow failed and the church held its last service on July 24, 2005.

First interracial church on the West side of Chicago, established in June 1889, closed its doors in 1892 because of insufficient funding.

In 1878, the Church of the Atonement and Saint John's Church merged to form Saint Andrew's Church. Church of the Resurrection merged with Saint Andrew's Church in 1926.

Founded in 1880, it still exists today.

Founded in 1878 as an unorganized mission, Saint Andrew's became an organized mission in 1885. Services were held in various homes and buildings in the town, until a church building was built in 1896. In 1993, Saint Andrew's became the first church to leave the Diocese of Chicago and join the Diocese of Quincy. It may have ceased to exist in 2008.

Saint Andrew's was started as a mission / chapel of Christ Church (Streator) and shared a rector for a number of years. It was one of the only truly rural churches in the diocese of Chicago. Originally consisted of a church, parish hall, and cemetary. Currently St. Andrew's is only open Easter Day through Christmas Eve and is one of four churches that comprise the consortium of churches known as the LaSalle County Episcopal Ministry.

Began in 1907 in Grayslake, Illinois. In 1916, the church became an official organized mission and was finally able to erect a church building in 1927. Finally, in 1955, the church became a parish within the Chicago Diocese.

Organized in 1919 as Saint Andrew's mission for Colored People. In 1945, it became a church, however, due to a loss of members, it was returned to mission status in 1985. In 2006, it was merged with the Church of the Pentecost (Fellowship) (Chicago, Ill), another small mission in Chicago, adding Pentecost to its original name.