The Church at Waltersburg, the Immanuel German M. E. Church, was the center of county Sunday School activities and held annual conventions for many years.

The first Presbyterian Church in Golconda is the oldest continuous Presbyterian congregation in the state of Illinois. It was planted by Mather B. Derrow on 24 October 1819. The present building was built in 1869. It has survived three floods, two fires, numerous earthquakes, and even several bolts of lightning.