Kemp is an unincorporated community in Bowdre Township in Douglas County, Illinois, in the eastern part of the state.

Kemp was originally known as Leasure, Illinois and was still named this at the time of the publishing of the "Plat Book of Douglas County Illinois, Compiled and Published by Geo.A.Ogle and Company in 1893.

[4] Even in the earliest plat maps found for the town, the church is clearly identified.

The church still stands today and is well attended by many faithful members from around the community.

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