Caretaker of World’s Smallest Church Keeps Faith and Place
In Festina Iowa 87 year old Vera Schneberger preserves St Anthony of Padua Chapel known as the world’s smallest church Built in 1885 by Johann Gaertner and descendants She mows the churchyard crochets altar linens sells souvenirs and guards ongoing history amid peeling paint and mice risk while managing her family store and garden
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St. Anthony
Vera Schneberger
Schneberger
St. Anthony’s
Old Mission
Gaertner
Iowa
Inlaw
Mary Ann
Frank Huber
Hubers
Winneshiek
Festina
Padua
Italy
Dubuque
St. Anthony of Padua Chapel
Gospel music and church notices from area venues
The Message Center lists a Wednesday gospel concert by the Laudamus Trio at Galilee Baptist Church in Des Moines. Also noted are Vacation Bible School programs at Trinity Lutheran and Faith United Methodist, plus concerts by Janie White and Son Light at Oakland Church of the Nazarene and the Liberated Wailing Wall in concert at Fellowship Christian Center.
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Laudamus
Galilee Baptist Church
Washington Ave. SE
Michael Doonan
Faith Baptist Bible College
Ankeny
Don Hedges
Byron Stayskal
Oakland
Vacation Church
Faith United Methodist Church
30Th St. NE
Webster
Warrren Webster
Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Wheaton
Ill
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
United States
Jews For Jesus
Fellowship Christian Center
Sisters of Mercy to receive Mary Gutzwiller in Cedar Rapids
Mary Gutzwiller of Waterloo, after six months as a candidate, will be received into the Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy at 11 a.m. Sunday. Rev. David Remy will officiate at Sacred Heart Convent on Prairie Drive NE. She previously worked as a speech and audiology consultant.
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Mary Gutzwiller
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy
Sacred Heart Convent
Prairie Drive
David Remy
Miss Gutzwiller
ALC Convention Opens at Wartburg College in Waverly
The 21st Annual Convention of the Iowa District of the American Lutheran Church convenes at Wartburg College in Waverly with over 900 expected attendees. The theme is Liberating the Lao s, urging clergy and laity to live the Gospel fully in daily life.
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Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Wartburg College
Laos
Paramount Dallas Holm and Praise at Paramount Theatre
Dallas Holm and Praise perform Friday at 8 p m with Rise Again a top gospel hit. Holm notes seven Dove Awards and places ministry first. General admission tickets cost 6 dollars at local Christian and book stores with group rates via 336 7189.
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Dallas Holm
Praise
Paramount Theatre
Holm
Christian Book Store
Cedar Book Store
Zondervan Family Book Store
St. Francis Center
Cedar Rapids
Provident Book Store
Iowa City
Vaudeville to Senate Chaplain Richard Halverson
Richard C. Halverson, 65, the 50th Senate chaplain, rose from a boy soprano on vaudeville to a pastor and evangelical figure. He aims to serve all Senate staff and visitors, beyond the required opening prayer, and recalls his journey from Pingree, North Carolina, to Wheaton College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and leadership at Bethesda's Fourth Presbyterian Church before taking the Senate post.
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Washington
Senate
Richard C. Halverson
Halverson
Capitol
Edward L.R. Elson
John Brackenridge
Pingree
N.C
David L. Cowie
Cowie
Christ
Wheaton College
Princeton Theological Seminary
California
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Bethesda
R J Douda Graduates From Seminary
Roland J Douda of Aiken South Carolina son of the Doudas of 187 22nd Ave SW receives his master of divinity degree this month from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest North Carolina.
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Roland J. Douda
Aiken
S.C
A.G. Doudas
Ave
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest
N.C
Iowa Farmers Welcome Ten Year After Million Dollar Rain
Ten years ago Iowa farmers hailed what they called a million dollar rain. The brief report notes the unusually heavy precipitation boosted crop prospects and reflected in rising farm optimism across counties.
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Iowa
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Bible School
Trinity
Vacation Bible
Trinity Lutheran School
Seventh Ave
John the Xxili
John the XXIII Society
St. Pius X School
Council Street
Collins Road
Ron Nelson
Church
Jesus
Blairs Ferry Road
Chicago
Israel
Holy Redeemer
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Edgewood Road NW
Phillip Schmitt
Phillip E. Schmitt
Holy Trinity Church
Walford
Metropolitan Office of Catholic Education
St. Mary’s Church
Roseville
el Salvador
St. John Church
Christians United For
Ray Herman
Bolivia
Herman
Clermont
Union
Marian Schutte
Postville
Union Sunday School
William Larrabee
Paul Schutte
Carol Schutte
Susan Schutte
Sisters of Mercy
ALC
Waverly
Sports Forum
The
Paramount
Marjorie Hyer
Washington Post Service
Canada
Hollywood
Richard Halverson
R.J Douda
Reagan Benedict
K.t.of
Maranatha Bible Church
8Th Ave
Marion
Pythian Hall
Old
Marion Road
John Cuddeback
WMT
the Daily Word Church
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