Dr Martin to Speak During Holy Week Services
Dr Warren B Martin, associate religion professor at Cornell College, will deliver the Cedar Rapids Holy Week talks at the Paramount Theater March 27 to 31 at noon. The theme The Light and the Darkness derives from John 1 5. A Lent series at Mt Vernon Methodist Church with topics God Man Christ Church runs March 9 16 23 30 at 8 p m.
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Warren B. Martin
Cornell College
Union
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theater
First Presbyterian Church
Martin
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Churches To Assist Youth Building Drive
Cedar Rapids area churches will distribute leaflets Sunday for the Youth Building Campaign aiming to raise 1 565 000 dollars for new YMCA YWCA and Jane Boyd Community House facilities. The leaflets urge church members to support agencies founded on religious principles not as church systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
YWCA
Jane Boyd
Churches Unite After Long Separation
The statement notes that Northern and Southern Methodist churches remained split for decades and did not reunite until 1939, marking a key event in American church history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Southern Methodist Churches
St Andrews Lutheran Church Drives $120000 Building Fund
St Andrew's Lutheran of Cedar Rapids launches a building fund drive with a dinner at Town House featuring Paul I. Folkemer of Baltimore as speaker. The project, designed by William M. Cooley, plans a 67 by 81 foot masonry and wood unit seating 160 plus 15 in a choir loft and 7 classrooms at Center Point road and Walker street NE.
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St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church of
Cedar Rapids
Paul I. Folkemer
Baltimore
Luthro.kemeneran Church Film Productions
St. Andrew’s
William M. Cooley
Park Ridge, III
Center Point Road
Walker Street
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Holy Redeemer Lutheran
Kenwood Methodist
St. Paul’s
Christ Church
Mental Health Meeting Is Set
A daylong session on "The Minister and Mental Health" is planned in Mt. Pleasant with sponsors from the state mental health institute and Iowa Wesleyan College. The 9:30 a.m. breakfast session will be in John Wesley Holland student union, with an afternoon program at the institute. Dr. Paul Pruyser, a noted psychoanalyst from The Netherlands now at the Menninger Foundation, will lead, aided by institute and college staff. Ministers may contact Rev. Carl V. Bretz or Dr. George E. LaMore Jr. for details.
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MT. Pleasant
State Mental Health Institute
Iowa Wesleyan College
John Wesley Holland
Paul Pruyser
Netherlands
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Carl V. Bretz
George E. LaMore, Jr
Kalona Church Lets $47,000 in Contracts
Kalona contracts totaling 47000 for remodeling of United Christian and Baptist church were let this week. Work includes a basement addition with four Sunday school rooms a fellowship hall and a new kitchen plus a new second floor with a nursery and four classrooms. A new chancel and pastor s study will be built on the main floor. The former Christian church building dates to 1911.
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Kalona
United Christian and Baptist Church
Christian Church
Lent Devotion Emphasized By Collegians And Ruth’s Example
A Lenten devotional from Iowa Wesleyan college students reflects on Ruth’s vow to Naomi and urges full steadfast devotion to God and neighbors. Karen Fiala, daughter of T. E. Fiala of Solon, authored the piece and is noted as a former Homecoming Queen attendant who plans to teach elementary grades next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Wesleyan College
Karen Fiala
T. E. Fiala
Solon
Church Thelves Briefs Feature Sunday Sermons and Events
Sunday church broadcasts originate from St James Methodist Cedar Rapids with Rev Ralph Barron 11 to noon. Dr J I LaFavre speaks at Faith Evangelical United Brethren church. Linda Robledo from Luzon Philippines to speak at a school of missions session 530 p.m. at Asbury Methodist. Harmony a cappella choir performs at Mt Zion Baptist Cedar Rapids with Louise Reed directing and James Tanner as soloist.
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Aring March
KCRG
St. James Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Barron
J. I. LaFavre
Faith
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Linda Robledo
Luzon Island
Philippines
School of Missions
Asbury Methodist Church
Harmony
Payne Chapel Ame Church
Waterloo
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Louise Reed
James Tanner
Tayne Chapel
A.M.E
Iowa
Louis Reed
Eastern
8Th Street
LE Percy Burt
Immanuel Baptist Enters Building Dedication Planned
Immanuel Baptist Church moves into a new $100000 building on 1900 Fave NW with a 300 seat auditorium and 18 classrooms on a four acre tract. Dedication services are set for March 19 with Rev James Shirley president of the Missouri Baptist convention as speaker.
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Immanuel Baptist Church
Sixth St
James Shirley
Missouri Baptist Convention
Kinderwill Sing
Knowit Construction Co
Kenwood
Southern Baptist Church
Immanuel
Cedar Rapids
Lewis A. Miller
Disciples of Christ Organization Origin
The Disciples of Christ formed in the early 19th century in the United States as a branch of the Restoration Movement. They pursued unity among Christian groups and emphasized adult baptism and weekly Communion.
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Disciples of Christ
United States
Lutheran Camp Site Purchased
A Lutheran Bible camp will be built southwest of Strawberry Point Iowa covering 280 acres along the Maquoketa River adjoining the Joy Springs area. Architect W Glenn Wallace of Minneapolis will draft a development plan for the site intended to serve the Dubuque Cedar Rapids Decorah and Waterloo conferences. Church leaders Rev Dennis Strudut and Rev William Biedermann are on the camp committee with plans for all season buildings.
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Strawberry Point
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Maquoketa River
Joy Springs
Clayton County Conservation Commission
W. Glenn Wallace
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Waterloo
Church
Dennis Stutrud
Elgin
William Biedermann
Marion
Lenten Services In Cedar Rapids Churches
A list of midweek Lenten services across Cedar Rapids churches with dates, times, and topics. Notable sessions include First Baptist on Wednesday on Significance of Medieval Christianity and Grace Episcopal with evening prayers and inquirers sessions, plus multiple Lutheran and Episcopal churches detailing sermon topics and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Cedar Rapids
First Baptist
John Moore
Salem
Grace Episcopal
St. John’s Episcopal
Missionary to Japan Speaker Visits Cedar Rapids Church
Miss Lois F. Kramer missionary to Japan will present an illustrated talk Sunday at 7 p.m. in Salem Evangelical United Brethren church Cedar Rapids. It is the fourth in a series of mission meetings sponsored by Cedar Rapids EUB churches. Refreshments to follow in the church parlors.
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Lois F. Kramer
Japan
Salem
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American Society of Church History
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First Baptist Church
2Nd Ave
12Th Sr
Trinity Lutheran
Tot Ave
S. W
Ivine Services
A.M Bible and
Robert
Church of the Lutheran Hour
E Avenue
Edgewood Road
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C.R. Church
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Wright School
Marvin Martin
Thailand
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
George Klein
Gabon
Kalona Church
Ruth
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Lew Miller
First Pentecostal Church Little Theater Ymca
Co. M. Benninghoff
R. W. Johnson
Gazette
New Cedar Baptist Temple
Cedar Baptist Temple
Old Marion Rd
IOOF
W. L. Smith
Church Thelves Briefs
Darwin C. Cave
Chicago
Robert H. Stevenberg
Have
Commission On Publications
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Fair Oak
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
United Lutheran Board of Social Missions
Fair ‘Oaks Congregational Church
Andrew Pettit
Sixteenth St. SW
Everett C. Pratt
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Lincoln Church
Pale
Covington Church
G. W. Emmons
North English Methodist’ Church
Webster Church
O. E. Cooley
Keswick Methodist Church
Mark Hale
University of Iowa School of Social Work
Iowa Lutheran Welfare Society
Fort Dodge
D. Reisdorph
Ind
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Dr. Reisdorph
Miltonvale College
Immanuel Baptist
Kurt Horn
Nuernberg
Germany
Postville
Lutheran
St. Michael’s Episcopal
St. John’s Church
St. Mark’s Lutheran
First Lutheran
Bethany
Our Savior’s Lutheran
St. Stephen’s
Kenwood Presbyterian
August Cramer
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L. Hubart Evangelist
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