Early Cedar Rapids Sunday School Founded by Waterhouse
In 1889 William Waterhouse led a neighborhood push to establish a local Sunday school in the Central Park Kenwood area, with aid from C. S. Billings of the American Sunday School Union. The April meeting sparked strong enthusiasm and the school began serving nearby families.
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Central Park
Kenwood
Cedar Rapids
William Waterhouse
Waterhouse
C. 8. Billings
The
American Sunday School Union
Kenwood Park
Hope Mansion
A Avenue
Seventeenth Street
History of East Iowa Churches timeline and pastors
The article traces the church’s milestones from the corner stone in 1904 to its 1928 Christian education building with 22 classrooms and a gym. It lists pastors from Dr. Evans in 1906 through Rev. Korteling and others, ending with Rev. Allah B. Schoft arriving in 1944.
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East Iowa
Br. Evans
Evans
Coe
Samuel Conybeare
P.W. Jacobson
Jacobson
Borge
E Korteling
Korteliing
Lansing
Mick
el More
e.Hookard
John Vanne Meiien
Allah B. Schoft
Cedar Rapids church notes mark anniversaries and events
The column details Rev. Robert M Hall planning attendance at a world Disciples of Christ convention in Melbourne overs 190 words. It also notes Rev Nelson J Baxter elected moderator of the Congregational Christian conference of Iowa in Mason City and a farewell for Rev A Nesset of West Clermont Lutheran. It covers Hope Mission Union Sunday school history and the Central Park Union history in Cedar Rapids plus a Mother's Day concert by Central Park Presbyterian and a Grace Brethren two week meeting in Covington Virginia with speakers Cleve G Miller and Estella Myers.
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Robert M
Hall
First Christian
Sigourney
The
Disciples of Christ
Melbourne
Australia
Nelson J. Baxter
Sioux City
Congregational’ Christian Conference of Iowa
Mason City
Nesset
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont
Hope Mission Union Sunday School
Waterhouse
F. McClellland
Hible
Carrol Farm
Twentieth Street
Franklin High School
John Thomas Water
House of
Honolulu
Central Park
Dundee Mission Sunday School
Daniels Park
Dar Rapids
Organ Fund
Arnold E. Kriexghaum
Grace Brethren Church
Cedar Rapids
Covington
Cleve G. Miller
Waterloo
Estella Myers
French Equatorial
Africa
Cedar Rapids Church Notices
Cedar Rapids church listings show a film The Doctor Speaks His Mind About Cancer at Interdenominational church with Dr Frank Petersen speaking. Numerous services span Baptists Catholics Lutherans Methodists and more across Cedar Rapids with sermons on families mothers and faith themes.
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Interdenominational Church
Frank Petersen
St Marks Hosts Luther League Convention in Cedar Rapids
The forty ninth central district Luther League meeting at St Marks Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids featured a banquet opening Friday with Miss Aileen Steen of Cedar Rapids as toastmistress and Rev Roger Carl of Madrid as speaker on Living for Jesus By Sharing A Saturday program included an 8 am communion led by Rev Roland W Johnson and a meditation by Rev Carl Soderblom of Vinton A 9 30 am business meeting led by Miss Bonnie Brenholdt of Ogden a 10 30 am Bible study led by Donald Johnson of Des Moines a noon luncheon a 1 pm Gazette building tour and a 2 30 pm rally with Pastor Carlson on Living for Jesus By Caring about 90 delegates attended from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Madrid Boxholm Boone Ogden Marshalltown and Vinton.
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St. Mark’s
Augustana
First Avenue
Roland W. Johnson
Bethany
Missouri
Javenue
E. W. Wag
Gazer
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Village
Fred Rowert
Christian Science
Second Avenue
Adam
First Lutheran
U. S. CG
Third Avenue
Church OF the Nazarene
H. G. Schwegler
Fifteenth Street
H. G. Darden
Family
P.m. St. Stephen’s
E.L.C
Meadowbrook
N. EL. Wogen
Cedar
Third Avenue SE
Galen L. Rose
Bible School
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Aileen Steen
Roger Carl
Madrid
Carl Soderbloom
Vinton
Jesus
Bonnie Brenholdt
Ogden
Donald Johnson
Des Moines
Gazette
Carlson
Caring
Boxhelm
Boone
Marshalltown
Trinity Lutheran Conroy Names New Pastor
The Rev. H. H. Kespohl of Argonia Kansas has accepted the call to Trinity Lutheran church in Conroy. He and his family plan to arrive in Conroy about May 21 with installation plans not yet completed.
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H. H. Kespohl
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Kan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Minister Pitches Double Header at Church and Hospital
For 18 years Rev. Paul A. Cullens has preached twice weekly, first at his church then at Fairfield State Hospital. The sermons uplift patients who feel valued and sought after. One patient gave a $35,000 check as a touching gesture, though Cullens noted the check was not valid.
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Newtown
Conn
Paul A. Cullens
Fairfield State
Cullens
Ventriloquist Minister Uses Dummy To Spread Message
In Bealsville Pennsylvania the Rev. Gerland E. Bonney preaches with his mouth closed and lets a wood dummy named Jerry do the talking. The ventriloquist angle helps reach listeners who might not otherwise hear the Good Word. Jerry has featured in Bonney's evangelistic work for 20 years. The dummy aids hymn singing with Bonney supplying the lead voice.
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Bealsville, Pa
Gerland E. Bonney
Jerry
Mr. Bonney
Methodist Church
Bonney
Station Wagon Now for Circuit Riding Parson
The circuit riding parson of yesteryear returns with a Station Wagon serving four northern Wisconsin counties as a Methodist mobile minister. His vehicle contains a church address system glide projector screen portable organ hymn and prayer books for field services.
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Washburn
Wis
Yesteryear
Charles KE. Browne
Wisconsin
Wagbn Sre
Little Brown Church to Get New Minister in Nashua
The famous Little Brown Church in the Vale Nashua will welcome a new pastor after July 1 as Rev F I Hanscom resigns effective June 30 after twelve years in the post He cites the need for a younger man to lead the church built in 1860 following the death of Rev William Kent during his tenure
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Nashua
Little Brown
Vaile
F. I. Hanscom
Hanscom
William Kent
California Extending Religion to Prisons
In Columbus Ohio UP report educator Dr Richard BE Lentz says after a three year California prison program prison morale rose and students earned higher grades. He cites 2992 students completing 79 classes at San Quentin San Pedro and Chino prisons.
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California
Columbus
Ohio
Richard BE. Lentz
Tive
Division of Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Lentz
San Quentin
San Pedro
Chino
Church Record Set in Pittsfield Sunrises
First Congregational church in Pittsfield Massachusetts reports 136 annual sunrise praying meetings. Eighty year old Mary E Wellington has missed only one in the last 43 years.
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Pittsfield
Mass
First Congregational Church
Mary E. Wellington
Cornerstone of St. Sebald Church Yields Dust
In Strawberry Point Iowa the 1867 cornerstone of St. Sebald Lutheran church was opened during basement construction. A hollowed limestone container held a rusted metal capsule but contained only dust, despite old tales of coins and papers. The church measures 24 by 40 feet and work on a new concrete block wall proceeded nearby.
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Gazette
Strawberry Point
St. Sebald Lutheran Church
Here
Armed Forces Day Prayer Prepared for Cedar Rapids Observance
The Armed Forces Chaplain board prepared a prayer for this year’s Armed Forces Day observance in Cedar Rapids. The prayer asks for divine guidance for leaders and troops, remembrance of fallen comrades, and a vow of selfless devotion to duty to defend home and world peace.
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Armed Forces
Armed Forces Chaplain Board
Ceder Rapids
Earth
Kean
Swiss Bell Ringers To Appear in Cedar Rapids
The Mason Swiss Bell Ringers a minister and his wife will present concerts Sunday at 5 30 p.m. and 7 30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist church in Cedar Rapids. They use novel instruments including Swiss hand bells musical glasses a singing saw a Vibraharp a Solovox a piccolo sheep bells triple octave Ichimes and a Victor Theremin.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
Benard Mason
Former C R Pastor Named EUB Secretary
The Rev G H Bamford of Hubbard a former Cedar Rapids pastor has been elected secretary of the Iowa conference of the Evangelical United Brethren church for the thirtieth consecutive term. His assistants include R R MacCannon. Five ministers were honored at a gathering in Waubon. The Rev Raymond Duffy of St Marys parish retired from active service. Lycurgus pastor sailed May 7 from New York to attend the thirty fifth international eucharistic congress at Barcelona Spain with 40 Iowa pilgrims.
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G. H. Bamford
Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Bam= jford
R. R. MacCannon
Waukon
Raymond
Duffy
St. Mary's
Lycurgus
E. A. Donovan
New York
Vinton
Barcelona
Spain
Europe
Atkins Walther League Talent Quest Is Sunday
Young people from throughout Eastern Iowa will compete Sunday at St Stephen's Lutheran Church in the annual Walther League talent quest. About 400 are expected to enter in choir music solos vocal and instrumental pieces Bible essays church artcraft projects and recreational leadership. Judges include Charles Lanks of Trinity Lutheran School Cedar Rapids.
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Ely
C. Thomas
Travancore
India
St. John's Lutheran Church At
University of Iowa School of Religion
Marthoma Church of
the Gazette
Iowa
St. Stephen’s
Lutheran Church
Charles Lanks
Trinity Lutheran School
Cedar Rapids
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