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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1956

Page

3

Oxford Junction Methodist Church History Recap

The Oxford Junction Methodist Church began with a 1885 Sunday school and built a debt-free church by 1887. It later joined a four-point circuit, then a two-point circuit with Wyoming. Now led by Kenneth Harden, the church has 97 members, a 124-enrollment Sunday school, and ongoing building plans including a kitchen addition and classroom spaces.

S. V. Williams Mt. Vernon Oxford Junction Church Hale Oxford Mills Lowden George Cress John Buresh Jerry Neff John Burhop Glenn

Cedar Rapids Church Notices Across Several Denominations

A listing of local church services in Cedar Rapids including Assemblies of God, Church of God in Christ, Little Mission Temple Emanuel, Islam and Moslem Temple. Details include addresses, pastors, Sunday school times, worship and evening service times. The material summarizes weekly schedule details from multiple congregations in the area.

Area church services and sermons listed for Sunday

Listings show multiple area churches with pastors, Sunday schools, worship times, and sermon topics. Includes Dairy Dale Mt Vernon road, Calvary Third avenue SW, Mt Zion Eighth street SE, Berean YMCA, Cedar Baptist Temple First avenue NE, Edgewood Edgewood road NW, Noelridge Regent street NE.

Second Avenue James M. Webb Dairy Dale Mt. Vernon Road Arthur Westerhoff Calvary Third Avenue Don L. Andersen Mt. Zion Eighth Street Percy Burt Berean—Ymca Glen V Edgewood E Avenue Edgewood Road Arlan Stohre Noelridge Regent Street Lauren Gerber

Grace Bible School and Services Schedule

The Rev. Richard E. Grant leads Bible school at 10 with worship at 11 followed by a sermon titled The First Martyr of the Church. Evening service at 7 45 features A Simple Test of Salvation. Grace-2905 D avenue NE hosts the programs.

Grace D Avenue NE Richard E. Grant Bible School

Catholic Churches Mass Schedules for Several Parishes

The listing shows Mass times and clergy for several churches including Immaculate Conception St. Ludmila St. Patrick St. Matthew St. Wenceslaus All Saints. Clergy names include Monsignor William H. Schulte Monsignor Frank R. Hruby and assistants. Mass times range from early morning to noon.

Covington Church Schedules Worship and Sunday School

Covington: The Rev. Hugh Orchard presides as Sunday school begins at 9 30 and worship at 10 45.

Covington Hugh Orchard

Community Alliance Service Times Posted

The Rev. M. E. Stombaugh leads services at Community Alliance located at 2302 Oakland Road NE Sunday school starts at 10 30 a m worship at 9 30 a m and the evening service at 7 45 p m Comments note the schedule for the church and its pastor.

Community Alliance Oakland Road M. E. Stombaugh

Covenant Church Service Schedule at First-701 Twenty-fifth St NE

The Rev Norman Swenson leads Covenant Church with Sunday school at 10 worship at 11 and the evening service at 7. The address is First-701 Twenty-fifth Street NE.

Covenant Twenty-fifth Street Norman Swenson

Church of theofen Bible Service Times at 1311 L Street SW

The Church of the Ofen Bible at 1311 L Street SW led by Rev. Neil B. Gail offers Sunday school worship at 11 and an evening service at 5. The record notes the church location and pastor with service times.

Church OF the Ofen Bible L Street Neil B. Gail

Church of Christ Service Times at Central

The Church of Christ on Central at 1500 First Avenue NW offers Bible study at 9:30 AM, communion and worship at 10:30 AM, and an evening service at 6 30. Minister George Darling conducts the programs.

Church OF Christ Central First Avenue NW George Darling

Church of the Brethren Sunday School on Fourth Avenue SE

The Church of the Brethren on 1057 Fourth Avenue SE holds a Sunday school service led by the Rev. W. R. Buriss.

Church OF the Brethren Fourth Avenue W. R. Buriss

Church Schedules At Bethany And First Avenue

The Rev J Richard Wagner leads First-361 Seventeenth Street SE with classes for juniors to adults at 9 45 and beginners to primary at 10 55 worship at 10 55 and sermon How We Can Nurture Faith. At Bethany 1300 Sixth Street NW the Rev Milton E White oversees Sunday school 9 30 worship 10 30 and evening service 7 30.

Seventeenth Street J. Richard Wagner Bethany Sixth Street NW Milton E. White

First 1242 Second Avenue SE Church Notice

Sunday school 11 o clock and worship at 11 are listed for a local church. The fragment mentions "Man" as part of sparse OCR text, suggesting a sermon or speaker reference.

First Second Avenue SE

Prairie Street Chapel Service Times and Address

Ellis Park parish at 726 L Avenue NW with Rev Samuel C Ritchhart holds church school at 9 45 Worship at 10 45 and evening service at 7 30 Prairie Street Chapel North American 3336 Prairie Street NE with Rev Harold Justice on Sunday

Ellis Park L Avenue NW Samuel C. Ritchhart Prairie Street Harold Justice

Clergy Services at First and First Church

Rev Frazer A Thomason leads church school at 9 45 and worship at 8 30 and 10 50 with sermon Follow Me at 526 Cedar Third Avenue SW First Church. Rev Jack A Oliver conducts church school 9 45 worship with communion at 10 45 and sermon You Shall Not Gossip at 840 Third Avenue SE.

Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Service Schedule

CHRISTS SANCTIFIED HOLY CHURCH at 1230 Fifteenth Street SE lists Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with an evening service at 8 led by Elder H G Darden.

Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church Fifteenth Street H. G. Darden

Church of the Nazarene Services at 1328 K Street SW

The Rev C D Gadbow leads Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 10 45 and the evening service at 7 30 at the Church of the Nazarene located at 1328 K Street SW.

Church OF the Nazarene C. D. Gadbow

Evangelical United Brethren Church Listings

Sunday worship and Sunday school times for multiple churches listed with street addresses and reverends including Salem First Avenue SW and St Andrew's SE. Details show worship at 9 45 and 10 45 and Sunday school at 9 45 across locations.

Religious services and schedule at Grace Avenue NE church

Grace Avenue NE presents Matins at 8, Communion at 8 15, Children's Mass at 9 45, Sung Mass and sermon at 11 with the sermon titled Negative versus Positive Religion. Evening service at 7 45 features The Man Who Carried the Cross. St John’s at 355 Nineteenth Street SE led by Rev D A Leoferski offers Communion at 8, morning prayer and Sunday School at 11, and Communion on the first Sunday each month.

A Avenue A. T. B. Haines St. John’s Nineteenth Street D. A. Leoferski

Church Services at First and Czech Churches

First Church at 351 Eighth Avenue SW led by Dr. R Franklin Galloway holds church school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled Gethsemane Czech Church at 1510 Second Street SW led by Dr Milo Filipi conducts Bible school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 with a sermon Our Leader Then and Now Czech.

Eighth Avenue R. Franklin Galloway

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL SERVICE AT 609 FIRST AVE SW

The Rev. Herman Mullis leads Sunday worship at Foursquare Gospel Church located at 609 First Avenue Southwest with services beginning at 7 30.

Foursquare Gospel First Avenue Herman Mullis

Interdenominational Service at Fifth Avenue Chapel

The Rev A J Stokes leads Sunday school and service at Interdenominational church located at 225 Fifth Avenue SW. Details emphasize upcoming sessions and community worship across denominations.

Interdenominational Fifth Avenue A. J. Stokes

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob Services and School

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob at 1947 Washington Avenue SE under Rabbi Marvin M. Reznikoff held sabbath service Friday at 8 p.m. Religious school meets Sunday at 9:45 a.m.

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob Washington Avenue Marvin M. Reznikoff

Kingdom Hall Center Point Read NE Public Address Trio

Kingdom Hall at 1221 Center Point Road reads public address at 3 pm. A Watchtower study titled Attaining Victory in Christian Warfare begins at 4 15. The program contrasts The Table of Demons with The Table of Jehovah.

Kingdom Hall Center Point

Latter Day Saints Services Noted at Two Churches

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds priesthood at 8:30, Sunday school at 10:30, and sacrament service at 6 p.m. at Thirty-second street and Dairydale Court SE. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meets on Avenue at Nineteenth Street NE with D. M. Cassidy. Sunday school is at 9:50 and worship at 11.

Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormon Dairydale Court SE Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Nineteenth Street D. M. Cassidy

Lutheran church listings show sermons and service times

A compiled church directory lists multiple congregations with addresses, pastors, Sunday school times, and worship services. Sermon topics include Forgiveness in the Light of the Cross, Communion, Thy Way God Is Holy, and The Finger of God.

Methodist church services and pastors listed citywide

Trinity Third avenue at Fifth street SW Dr H M Grant Sunday school 9 30 Worship 10 50 Sermon The Great Responsibility Kenwood 302 Thirty third street NE Rev Bernard G Olson Sunday school 9 45 Worship 8 45 and 11 Sermon We Are What We Are Now St Pauls 1340 Third avenue SE Dr Jackson Burns Dr H Hughes Dill associate Church school 9 30 and 11 Worship 9 30 and 11 Sermon The Voices and the Silence at the Cross St James 1426 Ellis boulevard NW Dr Arthur Schuldt Sunday school 9 45 Worship 8 30 and 10 55 Sermon Tough minded Realism Bethel AME 512 Sixth street SE Rev Theodore Hudson Church school 9 45 Worship 11 Free 800 G avenue NW The

St. Mark’s Augustana First Avenue Richard W. Engstrom Bethany Missouri E. W. Waggazer Trinity E. H. Widmann Zion Hiawatha Ralph C. Underwager First USCA Third Avenue T. A. Youngquist Roger A. Johnson Thirty-seventh J. F. Wipperman St. Stephen’s Meadowbrook Thirty-first N. L. Wogen Good Shepherd Wisconsin Tenth Street NW W. F. Sprengeler Jesus Holy Redeemer E Avenue NW Norman A. Erikson Hope Hayes School Robert N. Harter Finger of God Fifth Street H. M. Grant Kenwood Thirty-third Street Bernard G.olson St. Paul’s Jackson Burns H.hughes Dill St. James Ellis Boulevard Arthur Schuldt Bethel Ame Sixth Street Theodore Hudson G Avenue NW The

Saint church schedules and leaders listed in two notes

St John the Baptist Syrian at 600 Seventh St SE with Rev Jerome S Yared holds Orthros at 10 and Sunday school at 10 30 and High Mass at 11 St George Syrian at 1202 Tenth St SE overseen by Rt Rev George Ghannam with Sunday school at 9 45 Orthros at 10 and Liturgy at 11 St John s Hellenic at 501 A Ave NE led by Dr Elias Georges with Sunday school at 9 30 and Liturgy at 10 30

St. John the Baptist Seventh Street Jerome S. Yared St. George Tenth Street George Ghannam St. John’s A Avenue Elias Georges

Weekday notices of church services and sermons across multiple parishes

A compilation of Sunday school times worship hours and sermon titles for Olivet Kenwood Park Westminster Hus Memorial Sinclair Memorial Central Park First and Knox Wright schools with ministers named and service schedules listed. Sermons include How's Your Stewardship Handling Our Temptations A Sure Evidence of Christian Discipleship Prayer Concerning God's Will The Christ of Lent and Lazarus among others.

Hus Memorial Ninth Avenue Joseph Havlik Sinclair Memorial Twelfth Avenue Ralph S Colton Bible School Central Park B Avenue Reuben J. Traden Fifth Street Theodore G. Lilley Knox — Wright William E. Pfeffer Lazarus

Rev. O L Kirk Sunday Services

629 I avenue NW details Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 11 and evening service at 745 given for Rev. O L Kirk with address 629 I Avenue Northwest.

I Avenue NW O. L. Kirk

Senior Captain LaLone Hosts Sunday Service Schedule

1123 Third Street SE notes Sunday school at 10. Holiness meeting at 11. Evening service at 8. Hosted by Senior Capt. and Mrs. J. E. LaLone.

Third Street J. E. LaLone Holiness Meeting

Reverend Walter A. Pierce Services and Schedule

The Rev. Walter A. Pierce conducts services at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 7:00 p.m. on Sundays at 121 Second Street NE.

Second Street Walter A. Pierce

Seventh Day Adventist Service Details at First Avenue

The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE lists Sabbath school on Saturday at 9 30 a.m. Worship follows at 11 00 a.m. Pastor Paul Gregoroff leads the congregation with standard weekly services.

First Avenue Paul Gregoroff

Waldemar Argow Preaches at Church Service Nocturne Sermon

The Rev. Waldemar Argow leads the church service at Peoples-600 Third Avenue SE with a church school at 11 and a sermon titled Nocturne A Sermon in Praise of Night at 11.

Peoples Third Avenue SE Waldemar Argow Church School

First Meeting For Teaching Mission Is Set

A mass meeting in Cedar Rapids for organizing a National Christian Teaching Mission is set for March 22 at 7 30 p m in the Sunshine Mission. The mission runs Oct 18 to 25 and includes a citywide census for evangelistic programs. Dr J O Nelson of Des Moines will outline the mission and answer questions. Fourteen churches are to send reps with pastors superintendents and lay leaders urged to attend.

Cedar Rapids Sunshine Mission J. O. Nelson Des Moines Iowa Council of Churches Hubert L. Sunderman Christ’s Evangelical United Brethren Church

Christ Church Service at 11 With Sermon on World Needs Most

At Christ Church on First Avenue NW, Rev. Franklin T. Jones leads worship at 11 o clock. Church school meets at 9 45 with sermon titled What the World Needs Most.

Christ Church First Avenue NW Franklin T. Jones

Worship Service At 1015 Second Avenue SE

Mabel Swanson leads Sunday school at 9 45 with worship at 11. Sermon titled The Authority of Christ planned for the service.

Second Avenue SE Mabel Swanson Christ

Notice of Administrator Appointment in Linn County Iowa

State of Iowa Linn County notices announce that on February 24 1956 Julius C Vernier deceased name shows administrator appointed and qualified. All debtors urged to pay promptly and claimants to file claims with the clerk of Linn County Iowa in court. Administrator Ricive Veriner Willis A Glasscow attorney listed.

State of Iowa Linn County Julius C. Vernier Lave Ose Ainst Clore Incourt RiCive Vernier Willis A. Glasscow

ARING March Sunday church broadcasts on KCRG

ARING reports Sunday broadcasts originate from St. Paul’s Methodist church in Cedar Rapids with Dr. Jackson Burns as pastor. Program runs 11 a.m. to noon on station KCRG. Volga and Wadena churches extend a six month pastorate to John Reiners, a University of Dubuque seminary senior, who would reside in the Wadena manse. Delia Strange funds What Cheer Methodist altar and choir renovations including pulpit, reredos, paneling, floors refinishing, and pew rebuilding with May dedication. Zion Reformed of Waukon to dedicate its new parsonage day service followed by open house. Bruce Rush of England will speak at Community Presbyterian Postville church night, as he farms at Walnut? Hagen farm in Waterville.

Aring KCRG St. Paul’s 'Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Jackson Burns Volga Wadena John Reiners University of Dubuque Seminary James Crane What Cheer Delia Strange Greenville What Cheer Methodist Church Bruce Rush England Farm Bureau Community Presbyterian Church Postville Rush Walter Hagen Waterville

Cana conference for married couples planned in Volga

The Rev. Robert Palen of St. Mary's Straw berry Point will lead a Cana conference for married couples on April 29 at Sacred Heart church in Volga.

Robert Palen St. Mary’s Church Strawberry Point Sacred Heart Church Volga

Ministers Lead Spring Lecture Series Across Iowa

Dr. Hyman J. Appelman opens a Calvary Baptist Church series in Cedar Rapids Monday at 7 30 p m with the topic Think Fast America You Are Losing Out He will also broadcast on KCRG radio 445 to 5 p m March 5 9 and 12 16 Prof Robert Welch from the University of Iowa School of Religion speaks on Youth of Today Thursday in Knights of Columbus hall Marengo The Altar and Rosary Society of St Patrick s church sponsors the events Combined choirs plan an Easter cantata at Palm Sunday in the Christian church Rev Elmer Bostow directs with Miss Twila Palmer at the organ Five South English area churches cooperate in the event

Union Church South English Baptist Scotland Presbyterian English River Church of the Brethren Kinross Christian Edward Sears St. Paul’s Stephen’s Lutheran Church Hall St. James Methodist Church Cedar Rapids Hyman J. Appelman Calvary Baptist Church America Robert Welch School of Religion University of Iowa Knights of Columbus Hall Marengo The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Patrick’s Church Keota

Midweek church services and sermons schedule

Wednesday and Tuesday service times and sermon titles across First Assembly of God First Baptist Grace Brethren Salem Evangelical United Brethren Grace Episcopal St Marks Trinity Bethany Zion First Lutheran Our Savior's St Stephens Good Shepherd with pastors and sermon topics such as Our Doubts Birds of a Feather Jesus and Idolatry With Jesus Betrayed by a Kiss The Voice from the Cross Jesus Herod and Amusements The Savior Lamented.

First Assembly of God First Baptist David I. Berger Grace Brethren Salem St. Mark’s Lutheran First Jesus St. Stephen’s Herod Amusements Good Shepherd

Berger Next Speaker In Baptist Lent Series

Dr. David I. Berger, professor of homiletics at the seminary of the University of Dubuque, will be the speaker for Wednesday night’s Lenten service at First Baptist Church. Native of Vienna and a former…

David I. Berger Seminary University of Dubuque First Baptist Church Vienna

Final speakers listed for Lent series at Coe College

A faculty member at Coe College will discuss The Spiritual Significance of Lent. The final two speakers are Dr George Forell of the University of Iowa and Dr Floyd Massey Jr of Pilgrim Baptist Church in St Paul.

Coe College George Forell University of Iowa Floyd Massey, Jr Pilgrim Baptist Church St. Paul

Two National Relief Drives Begin Sunday

New York reports Protestant and Catholic relief drives starting Sunday for overseas aid. The One Great Hour of Sharing and The Bishops Fund aim to raise large sums to feed clothe and provide medicines for war famine and disaster victims worldwide. Jewish Passover appeal adds to United Jewish Appeal collection with March 27 to April 3 climax.

New York America United Jewish Appeal Bishops’ Fund Catholic Relief Service National Catholic Welfare Conference U. S

Pastor Accepts Arlington Church Call

The Rev. J. F. Wipperman, longtime pastor at Our Savior's Lutheran in Cedar Rapids, accepts the pastorate of St. John's Lutheran in Arlington. He plans to move in early April after finishing Easter confirmation duties. A temporary pastor from Waverly has led Arlington since last September. Wipperman, 34, is married with two children.

Arlington J. F. Wipperman Cedar Rapids St. John’s Lutheran Church Waverly Charles Hart Wipperman

Also Mentioned on This Page

East Iowa Oxford Jct Methodists Cyecad Junction Methodist Church of Oxford Junction Methodist Church Robert A. Miller Frank Nowachek Don Ferguson Maggie Messer Hiram Bailey Oxford Junction Group Jones County C. W. Corwin George Haun Frank Mattis A. C. Maxwell Cornell College North Iowa George H. Goodrick Harley W Elliott Shirk Charles Baird Kansas City Hobart M. Grant Keneth Harden Elizabeth Brackney Anthony Blizek Methodist Guild Women’s Society of Christian Service Robert Barber Walter Carstens Lisbon Cedar Rapids Church Assembly OF God L. N. Huffman God A Avenue NW Donald J. Bogue Church OF God IN Christ H Street L. C. Colbert Little Mission Temple Emanuel Tenth Avenue SE Elder Bassett ISLAM C. W.oscarson John Huss Fourteenth Avenue Ruth Husband Ninth Street NW Baptist Brethren Immaculate Conception William H. Schulte Cyril F. Engler Thomas F. Currier Robert J. Reiss St. Ludmila’s Twentyfirst Avenue Frank R. Hruby Clarence Frana St. Patrick’s St. Matthew’s Twenty Fourth Street St. Wenceslaus A. W. Chihak Louis J. Trzil All Saints Dalewood Avenue Twenty-ninth SE L. V. McDonough John P. Ptacek Christian Science Church OF God Evangelical United Brethern Union Ely Road William Suckow Leonard E Denver T Believe Holy General Church St. Andrew’s Sharon Eighteenth Avenue Walter Cerka Episcopal Evangelical and Reformed Jehovah's Witnesses Presbyterian Pentecostal Evangelical Salvation Army Unitarian Nelson Reuben Tjaden Leonard Deaver John Berger E. W. Oliver Willard Gibbs Frazer A. Thomason Evangelical Lutheran Church Cedar Christian Church G. Bromley Oxnam Monmouth College Illinois Olivet Presbyterian Church Ackley United Presbyterian Unity Center Lavina Ross Fowler David Zion Reformed Church Waukon Bethany Lutheran Trinity Lutheran E. W. Wuggazer Berger MR. Cofield Garland Cofield Hyman Appelman Kcrg Radio DR. Appelman 3Rd Avenue 12Th Street Cedar Rapids, Iowa Church World Service National Council of Churches C.R Arlington Church Christian Science Try K.C
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