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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1950

Page

3

Mechanicsville Presbyterian church marks ninety fifth anniversary

Gazette correspondent notes Mechanicsville Presbyterians organized in 1855 with 24 charter members led by figures including Robert and Bardue and James Wilson. It traces church growth, building milestones, fires, a 1906 cornerstone, ministers such as Robert Boag and Rev. A P Cooper, and the current pastor Rev Keith Tabor.

Mechanicsville Mechanic’s Presbyterian Church Robert Bardue James Nancy Andrew Rebecca E.george Parmelia Elliot Mary Blaney James Vv Wilson Samuel Jane Alexander Mary Wild William H. Cooper

Cedar Rapids Church Notices

Directory of Cedar Rapids churches with addresses and service times listing pastors and sermon topics across multiple denominations. Includes First Church notices at several streets, Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Latter Day Saints, Seventh Day Adventist, Salvation Army with service schedules and Sunday school times.

Grace-D Avenue Service at Twenty Ninth Street NE

The Rev. Arnold R. Kriegbaum leads Bible school at 10 a.m. Worship follows at 11 a.m. with the sermon titled Three Essentials to an Absolute Confession. An evening service at 8 p.m. features Revolution Everywhere.

Grace D Avenue Twentyninth Street Arnold R. Kriegbaum

Parish Mass Schedules For Multiple Churches

List of Catholic parishes with street locations and priest assignments. Immaculate Conception on Tenth Street SE. St Ludmila’s on Twenty-first Avenue SW. St Patrick’s on First Avenue NW. St Matthew’s on First Avenue NE. St Wenceslaus on Twelfth Avenue SE. All Saints on Dalewood Avenue SE. Sunday and weekday Mass times noted for each church.

Immaculate Conception Third Aye Tenth Street John M. Molloy Alphonse P. White John E. Thornton St. Ludmila’s Twenty - First Avenue Second Street Frank Hruby St. Patrick’s First Avenue Fifth Street St. Matthew’s Twenty-fourth Street St. Wenceslaus Twelfth Avenue A. W. Chihak Joseph Kissling All Saints Dalewood Avenue Twenty-ninth Street George A. Stemm

Ung Pastor Schedules Bible School and Sermon

Norris M. Peterson, Ung pastor, leads Bible school at 10 a.m. and worship service from 11 a.m. on First Twenty-fifth Street at 6 Averne NE. Sermon titled The Secret of Refreshments.

Twenty-fifth Street

Edgewood-E Avenue church notices usher Sunday worship

Rev. Chester Ainsworth leads services at Edgewood Church on Edge Wood Road NW. Sunday school begins at 9 45 am with worship at 11 am and an evening service scheduled.

Edgewood E Avenue Edge Wood Road Chester Ainsworth

Sunday Worship Times for NE-The &Cha Church

Read by William F. Kissell. Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Evangelical service at 7:45 p.m. Location noted as NE-The &Cha.

NE — the &Chagelist William F. Kissell Evanic Service

Sermon Titles and Bible Class Schedule Noted

On Park L avenue at Eighth SE NW the Rev Mr and Mrs Dooty announce Bible classes at 9 45 a m and worship service at 10 30. Evening service is required by law with sermon titled God Steps In at 7 30.

Evening Services and Sunday Schedule At Local church

The Rev. L Colbert preaches at 3 and 8 pm at 30 Ht street SW with worship and address near Tenth avenue and Tenth street SE. Rev. James C Lewis conducts Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 30 am followed by evening service at 7 45 pm.

L. Colbert Tenth Avenue Tenth Street James C. Lewis

Local church services listed at multiple city sites

The fragment shows church activity with references to ministers and services. Bible study at 1500 First Avenue NW with sermon at 11. Communion at 716 Eighth Avenue SW and another Bible study at 10:15 a.m. Evening service at 7:15 p.m.

First Avenue NW Es W. Nichols Eighth Avenue

Sunday Services at Rev Charles Thompson Church

The Rev Charles Thompson leads offerings at First-619 Third Street SW with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Worship follows at 11 a.m. Evangelistic services are held at 7:30 p.m.

Third Street Charles Thompson

Sunday worship at First-1242 Second Ave SE

Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with services at 11 a m on the subject Sacrament. Community church notes the address and service times for worshippers.

First Second Avenue SE

Fourteenth Avenue and K Street SW Church Services

The Rev. C. D. Gadbow leads Sunday worship with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 45 a m followed by an evening service at 7 45 p m at the church on Fourteenth Avenue and K Street SW.

Fourteenth Avenue K Street C. D. Gadbow

Church Services List at Two Locations in City

On First Washington Avenue at Seventeenth Street SE the Rev. J Richard Wagner conducts church services with Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 10 55 featuring a sermon River of Ice. At Bethany on Sixth Street at L Avenue NW the Rev. Milton E White holds Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with evening service at 7 30 and sermons The Law of Love and The Wall Between.

Washington Avenue Seventeenth Street J. Richard Wagner Bethany Sixth Street L Avenue NW Milton E. White Love

Worship and Sunday Services at 1230 Fifteenth Street

Elder H. G. Darden hosts religious services at 1230 Fifteenth Street SE. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. Worship services are held at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Fifteenth Street H. G. Darden

Sermons and services listed for Cedar Third and First Church

The Cedar Third avenue at Sixth street SW hosts Rev. Leon G. Triggs with church school at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 50 a m delivering Up Into the Mountain. First 840 Third avenue SE led by Dr. Galen L. Rose with Bible school 9 45 a m and worship 10 45 a m delivering Are You a Yes Man

Cedar Third Avenue Sixth Street Leon G. Triggs Galen L. Rose

Church Services at Grace-Avenue and St John’s

Rev A G Colbourne leads Holy Communion at Grace Avenue near Sixth Street at 8 a.m. A choral eucharist and sermon follow at 11. Rev D A Loferski conducts services at St John’s Nineteenth Street at Park Avenue SE with Communion at 8 a.m. and a Communion and sermon at 10 a.m.

Sixth Street A. G. Colbourne St. John’s Nineteenth Street Park Avenue D. A. Loferski

Evangelical United Brethren Churches Sunday Schedule

Sharon Fighteenth avenue and Ninth Street SW hosts Rev J Paul Stevens with Sunday school at 9 45 am The Salem First avenue and Third Street SW offers Rev G H Bamford with 9 45 am class The St Andrews Fourth Avenue and Seventh Street SE lists Rev Lyle K Anderson church school 9 45 am worship 10 50 am sermon by Dr G E MacCanon UB conference superintendent guest speaker

G. E. MacCanon The Iowa Conference

Sacred rites and Bible school schedule listed

On Czech and First Avenue churches, Bible school begins at 9:30 a.m. Worship follows at 10:30. The Rev. Frederick Haag leads services at First Avenue and L Street SW with classes at 9:30 and worship at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.

Second Street Milo Filipi Church Bible School Eighth Avenue L Street Frederick Haag

Church Schedule at 609 First Avenue SW

Rev. H. T. Wood leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 11 a m and an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m at the 609 First Avenue SW church with offerings and program details not specified.

First Avenue H. T. Wood

St John the Baptist Church Service Schedule

The Rev. George Hadjis leads weekly services at St. John the Baptist at 501 A Avenue NE. Orthrose and Sunday school begin at 9:30 a.m. Liturgy follows at 10:30 a.m.

St. John the Baptist George Hadjis

Sunday Worship and Evangelistic Service Details

Third street at Fifth avenue SW hosts worship with Rev A J Stokes. Sunday school begins at 10 a m and an evangelistic service is scheduled for 7 30 p m.

Third Street Fifth Avenue A. J. Stokes

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob on Washington Avenue

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob at 1947 Washington Avenue SE are led by Rabbi David Raab.

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob Washington Avenue David Raab

Area churches Sunday services list with sermons

A calendar of church worship times. Our Savior s American St. Mark s Augustana St Stephen s ELC Trinity Missouri First Lutheran U L C A Bethany Missouri Hiawatha Mission list addresses pastors service hours and sermon titles such as But Deliver Us from Evil Today s Church in Tomorrow s World The Greater Sin Trees of God Come Tarry Go and more.

First Avenue Thirty-seventh Street J. F. Wipperman St. Mark’s Augustana Twenty-first Street Roland W. Johnson St. Stephen’s Third Avenue H. G. Schwegler Armin G. Wong Bethany Missouri E. W. Waggazer Hiawatha Mission Willman Street Hiawatha Village A. W. Mommens

Faith and Worship Schedules at Local Churches

A listing of Sunday school and worship times for multiple churches including St. James Ellis Boulevard Freeport Ave NW. Rev Floyd Hingshaw and Rev C F Olson. Evan Evangelistic service at 7:30 p.m. John Huss Fourteenth Ave SW. Trinity at Fifth SW. Bethel AME Sixth SE. Kenwood Park Thirty third NE. St Pauls Fourteenth SE. Sermons include Faith in Our Church and The Assurance of God and Facing Life Fairly with guest speaker district superintendent Dr Frank Travis.

St. James—Ellis Boulevard N Avenue Floyd Hinshaw G Avenue C. F. Olson John Huss Fourteenth Avenue Ruth Husband Trinity Third Avenue Fifth Street H. M. Grant Assurance of God Bethel A.M.E Sixth Street C. H. Copeland Kenwood Park Thirty Third Street J. Arthur Young St. Paul’s Fourteenth Street Marvin B. Kober John K. Moore Frank F. Travis

Multiple Churches Schedule Services Across City

A list of church services across several locations names pastors and service times. Bible school and worship hours are provided for each site including sermons titled Vision What Has God To Say The Winner and other details.

Syrian Orthodox Churches Schedule in SE area

St George on Twelfth avenue at Tenth street SE led by Rev. George T. Habib offers Sunday school at 8:30 a.m. and liturgy at 9:30 a.m. St John the Baptist at 600 Seventh Street SE provides service details.

St. George Twelfth Avenue Tenth Street George T. Habib St. John the Baptist Seventh Street

Sunshine Mission Service Schedule

The Rev. Frank H. Ward leads Sunday school at 3 p.m. and Gospel service at 7 30 p.m. at 121 Second Street NE.

Sunshine Mission Second Street Frank H. Ward

Unity Center Service Plans Sermon on Moral Law Evolution

The Unity Center at 1015 Second Avenue SE hosts Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 11 00 a m led by Mabel Swanson. The sermon titled Evolution of the Moral Law will be delivered during the service.

Unity Center Second Avenue Mabel Swanson

United Presbyterian Church Service Details

Kenneth McArthur acting pastor leads Sabbath school This Is a Day of Trouble at Grande Avenue 1601 Grande Avenue SE Bible school 9 45 a m and worship at 11 with sermon Walking in the Truth at First Third avenues and Second Street SW. Dr H K Galloway assists.

United Presbyterian First Third Avenue Second Street Kenneth McArthur Grande Avenue H. K. Galloway

Unitarian Faith Service at Peoples Third Avenue Church

The Unitarian congregation on Peoples Third Avenue at Sixth Street SE hosts a service led by Rev. Waldemar Argow.

Unitarian Peoples Third Avenue Sixth Street SE Waldemar Argow

Church Plans 200 German Students For Year In U S

The Church of the Brethren will bring about 200 German high school students to the United States for a year. About 115 arrived in New York this week and 85 more arrive Monday. The group will include roughly 70 girls and 130 boys and will stay with Brethren and other denomination families.

Elgin Service Commission of The Church of the Brethren United States W. Harold Row Commission New York Brethren Service Center New Windsor

Evangelist Levon Coe to Speak at Church of Christ

Des Moines evangelist Levon Coe will preach at the Church of Christ 716 Eighth avenue SW on Sunday at 11 and 7 15. Revival services begin Sunday at the Church of God in Christ 1014 Tenth avenue SE with Evangelist Missionary Blake ly of Des Moines also a musician. Services each night at 7 45. A first evangelistic service is set for Sunday at 3 p m at Center School four miles north of Cedar Rapids on highway 150 with an 8 p m service every evening through July 24 led by Rev C D Wood of California in a tent on the school grounds. Norris M Peterson, student pastor, will conduct summer services at First Covenant Church Twenty fifth street at 6 avenue NE with a permanent pastor to be appointed in the fall.

First Second Avenue Twelfth Street Herman N. Renner Dairy Dale Mt. Vernon Read Thirty-fourth Street Timothy Starr Bible Israel Heaven Hell Calvary Third Avenue Rodney C. Gould Frank Ward Rockmount College Quartet Denver Mt. Zion Eighth Street B. H. Hunter Y.M.C.A H. M. Robison Rompet Chapel Otis Road Memorial Drive Levon Coe Des Moines Church of Christ Eighth Avenue Church of God In Christ Tenth Avenue SE Blakely Center School Cedar Rapids Highway 150 Norris M. Peterson First Covenant Church Twenty-fifth Street Avenue NE Marengo St. John's Lutheran Church Court Avenue W. J. Brown T. C. Spitz

Owls Found In Belfry Behind Danville Church

Police in Danville Virginia investigated reports of eerie screams from an old church and found five owls roosting in the belfry causing the unsettling sounds.

Danville, Va

Coe Graduate Takes Moville Pastorate in Iowa

The Rev. William Green a Coe College and Boston University Theological School graduate has taken the Moville Iowa Methodist Church assignment after being ordained at the North Iowa Conference in Fort Dodge. He preached his first sermon there last Sunday. His wife Nona Belle Slick Green also a Coe graduate will support his work and has no planned career. Green, native of Cedar Rapids, previously served as assistant pastor in Cambridge Massachusetts and as pastor in Medford, Massachusetts during studies.

William Green Coe College Theological School Boston University Moville Iowa Green North Iowa Methodist Conference Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids Trinity St. Paul’s Coe Cambridge, Mass Congregational Church Medford Mass

Fishin First Then to Church Sermon Sparks Church Outing

The Rev. Arthur Farrell of First Baptist in Council Bluffs plans a Sunday fishing trip with his men to Lake Manawa. He aims to fill baskets then pews with an object lesson that recreation need not interfere with religion. A church breakfast follows and a special balcony section for fishermen.

Council Bluffs Arthur Farrell First Baptist Church Lake Manawa

Holy Name Rally Set for August 27 in Mason City

Archbishop Rohlman announces the Holy Name Societies archdiocese rally will be August 27 at Roosevelt Field Mason City. Rev. James Keller N M will lead the holy hour. Keller, author of You Can Change the World and Three Minutes a Day, travels from Hollywood where he is filming his second movie. About 15 000 people are expected to attend.

Dubuque Henry P. Rohlman Holy Name Societies Mason City Roosevelt Field James Keller N.M New York City Father Keller Hollywood

Work To Begin Sunday On Iowa Falls Church

The cornerstone of a new Christian church in Iowa Falls will be laid Sunday. The building replaces the one destroyed by an explosion on August 28, 1948. Speakers at the ceremony include Rev. Ross J. Allen of Indianapolis and Rev. Richard Williams of Mason City.

Iowa Falls INS New Christian Church Ross J. Allen Indianapolis Board of Church Extension Richard Williams Mason City

Also Mentioned on This Page

J O Presbyterian Church Alen D. Jackson George Porter Tipton Daniel Comstock A. S. Thorne Lisbon Charles Lamley Robert Boag Emil Boxa A. P. Cooper George Albright E. Winslow Brown Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church Keith Tabor Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids Church Assembly OF God Oakland Road Ivan Kramer Baptist Fourth Avenue John B. Wieand Mt. Zion Baptist Church E. Zook Waterloo Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church School Seventh-Day Adventist Harry B. Davis Salvation Army Wiliam W. Kyle Salvation Meeting Brethren Catholic Community Alliance Church OF God Church OF the Open Bible Christian Science Church OF the Nazarene Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church Christian Episcopal Evangelical United Brethren Evangelical & Reformed Foursquare Gospel Interdenominational Lutheran Methodist Presbyterian Theodore G. Lilley Central Park B Avenue Allan E. Schoff Hus Memorial Ninth Avenue Z. F. Pauk R. Franklin Galloway Oliver Tenth Street NW Keith Irwin Sinclair Memorial Ralph B. Colton Daniels Park Center Point Road F. A. Munneke Westminster Andrew E. Kurth U.S Church Briefs Mr. Green Fishin Iowa Falls Church A&p's Dairy Department Jane Parker Candy Department Pastor Wood Foursquare Church First Ave Oldee Basket Bever Park Crusaders KWCR
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