Protestant Churches Report $1.5 Billion in Contributions
Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches in the United States and Canada report a total cash giving of $1,537,132,309 for the year, with per member averages rising to $45.36. The Methodist Church leads with $314,521,214 from 9,151,524 members, while Southern Baptists, Presbyterians, and Canadian bodies also show record totals and higher per member gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Hill Falls
U. S
Thomas K. Thompson
National Council of Churches’ Department of Stewardship and
Thompson
Seventh Day Adventists
Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Mr. Thompson
Canada
United Church of Canada
Church of England In
Presbyterian Church In Canada
All Baptist
Cedar Rapids area church notices list service times
A compiled schedule of area churches with addresses and pastors. It lists Sunday school and worship times for diverse congregations including First Cedar Rapids Oakland Road NE Calvary Second Avenue SE Mt Vernon Road SE and others, with sermons noted for several.
Grace Bible School and Services Schedule
Rev Richard E Grant leads Bible school at 10 worship at 11. Sermon titled The Separation of Believers. Evening service at 7 45 titled The Wise Win Souls. Located at Grace-2905 D avenue NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
D Avenue
Richard E. Grant
Bible School
Catholic Churches Mass Times Across Several Parishes
A list of area Catholic churches with locations and Sunday mass times. Immaculate Conception, St Lui, St Patrick, St Matthew, St Wenceslaus, All Saints Dalewood provide weekly schedules and assigned priests for services.
Covington Church Schedules Worship and Sermon
Covington notices Rev. Hugh Orchard leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. Worship follows at 8 p.m. Sermon titled Unity of the Faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Hugh Orchard
Community Alliance Service Schedule at Oakland Road
The Rev. M. E. Stombaugh leads worship at 9:30 with Sunday school at 10:30. Evan gels service follows at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Lowell Holmgren conducts the ev. service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Alliance
Oakland Road
M. E. Stombaugh
Evangels
Lowell Holmgren
Covenant at First-701 Twenty-fifth Street NE
The Rev. Norman Swenson presents The Dimensions of the Christian Life with an evening service at 7:30 featuring Tears of Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covenant
Twenty-fifth Street
Norman Swenson
Church of the Brethren Service Times
The Church of the Brethren at 1057 Fourth Avenue SE led by Rev. W. R. Burriss offers Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 An evening sermon titled The Church and You precedes a 7 o clock service Enemies of the Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF the Brethren
Fourth Avenue
W. R. Burriss
Enemies of the Cross
Church Notices for L C Colbert Bryant at DC Addresses
The listing shows worship times for the Church of God in Christ with Rev. L C Colbert at 730 H Street SW and Rev. W L Bryant at 1014 Tenth Avenue SE. Sunday school is noted with worship at 11 and evening service at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF God IN Christ
H Street
L. C. Colbert
Tenth Avenue
W. L. Bryant
Church Services at Central Avenue NW Church
The Church of Christ at Central 1500 First Avenue NW led by George E. Darling holds Bible study at 9 30 with communion and sermon at 10 30 and an evening service at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Central
First Avenue NW
George E. Darling
Christian Science Church Service Details
Sunday school at 11 and worship at 11 on Sunday at First-1242 Second Avenue SE. The service subject is Adam and Fallen Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science, First
Second Avenue SE
Adam and
Fallen Man
Congregational Church Services and Sermon Topics
Congregational churches listed with times for church school starting 9:45 and worship at 10:55 led by Rev J Richard Wagner. sermon titled A Man and His Church. Bethany church at 1300 Sixth Street NW with Rev Milton E White offers Sunday school at 9:30, worship at 10:30 and evening service at 7:30.
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Seventeenth Street
J. Richard Wagner
Bethany
Sixth Street
Milton E. White
Thomason Oliver Lead Cedar Avenue Church Services
Church notices list Rev Frazer A Thomason at Cedar 526 Third Avenue SW with school at 9 45 and worship at 8 30 and 10 50 am. Sermon titled Together We Build. Rev Jack A Oliver at First 840 Third Avenue SE with school at 9 45 and communion and worship at 10 50 am. Sermon My Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Cedar
Third Avenue
Frazer A. Thomason
Jack A. Oliver
Worship Schedule for Elder H. G. Darden Church
Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. announced for Elder H. G. Darden located at 1230 Fifteenth Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth Street
H. G. Darden
Church Services At 1328 K Street SW
The Church of the Nazarene at 1328 K Street SW presents Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m followed by evening service conducted by Rev C D Gadbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF the Nazarene
C. D. Gadbow
Grace Church Service Schedule and Baptism at St John’s
Grace church at 525 A avenue NE led by Rev A T B Haines offers Matins and Communion at 8 and Sunday school at 9 45 Nursery at 11 a lung mass and sermon 11 with the title Turn Out the Guard Baptism service at 2 15 at St John’s 355 Nineteenth street SE led by Rev D A Loferski with Communion at 8 church school at 10 30 Communion and sermon 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
Grace
A Avenue
A. T. B. Haines
St. John’s
Nineteenth Street
D. A. Loferski
Evangelical and Reformed Sunday Service Times
The Rev Otto F Artopoeus leads church school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 with sermon Who Touched Me First 351 Eighth Avenue SW. Dr Milo Filipi conducts Czech services at 1510 Second Street SW with Bible school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 and sermon The Assurance of Salvation Czech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Avenue
Otto F. Artopoeus
Second Street
Milo Filipi
Bible School
the Assurance of Salvation
Evangelical United Brethren Churches Service Times
Union-Ely road SW Rev William Suckow leads worship at 9 45 Sunday school at 10 30 Sharon 1814 Ninth Street SW Rev Walter M Cerka leads Sunday school 9 45 Worship 10 50 Salem 227 First Avenue SW worship times listed for morning services.
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Evangelical United Brethren
Union—Ely Road
William Suckow
Sharon
Ninth Street
Walter M. Cerka
Salem
First Avenue
Reverend Herman Mullis Services at 609 First Avenue
Sunday school on worship 11. Evening service listed for Rev. Herman Mullis at 609 First Avenue SW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Herman Mullis
Hellenic Orthodox St. John’s Service Times
The St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church at 501 A Avenue NE holds Sunday school at 9 30 and liturgy at 10 30 led by Dr. Elias George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Elias George
Moslem Temple Schedule at Ninth Street Center
The Moslem Temple at 1335 Ninth Street NW lists Sunday school at 8 45 AM and worship on Friday at noon. The brief notice confirms regular religious activities and location for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street NW
Rev A J Stokes Sermon Title and Services
Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with sermon "God Runs A Beauty Parlor" announced by The Rev. A. J. Stokes Evening service at 7 30 led by The Rev. Isaac Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
A. J. Stokes
Isaac Johnson
Christians Live the Truth watchtower study session
Jehovahs Witnesses announce a watchtower study at the Kingdom Hall and YMCA Little Theater at 2 p.m. on a designated day featuring the program Christians Live the Truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
YMCA
Little Theater
Watchtower
Temple Judah and Beth Jacob Services and School Schedule
Temple Judah and Beth Jacob at 1947 Washington Avenue SE announces Sabbath services with Rabbi Walter H. Plaut on Friday at 8 p.m. Religious school meets Sunday at 9 45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Judah and
Beth Jacob
Washington Avenue
Walter H. Plaut
Reorganized Church and Mormon Services Listed
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ on A avenue at Nineteenth Street NE led by D. M. Cassiday offers Sunday school at 9 50 and worship at 11 with an evening sermon at seven thirty. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Thirty-second at Dairydale Court SE lists Priesthood at 8 30 Sunday school at 10 30 and Sacrament service at 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Nineteeth Street
D. M. Cassiday
Jayamano
Mormon
Dairydale Court
Church Services List for Several Parishes
A church directory lists St Mark's Augstana Trinity Hiawatha Bethany First Our Savior's St Stephen's Good Shepherd and Good Shepherd YMCA. It records addresses pastors service times and sermon topics such as Different or Indifferent You Belong to God Then Live Like It Debt of Sin Signs and Wonders Signs of the Times and Worship hours across multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s
Augustana
First Avenue
Richard W. Engstrom
Trinity
Missouri
E. H. Widmann
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Village
Roland J. Krekeler
Bethany
E. W. Waggazer
First
USCA
Third Avenue
T. A. Youngquist
Thirty-seventh
J. F. Wipperman
St. Stephen’s
ELC
Meadowbrook
Thirty-first SE
N. L. Wogen
Signs of the Times
Good Shepherd
Wisconsin
YMCA
W. F. Sprengaise
Methodist Churches Announce Services and Sermons
St Pauls at 1340 Third Ave SE led by Rev Jackson Burns with sermons Making Your Life Count and church school at 9 30 and 11 Kenwood at 302 33rd St NE led by Rev Wilbert R Ehlert with Sunday school 9 45 and service Preparing for Life Bethel AME at 512 Sixth St SE led by Rev Theodore Hudson with church school 9 45 worship 11 sermon Mistaken Tears Evening service 8 Free at 800 G Ave NW with details cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Third Avenue
Jackson Burns
H. Hughes Dill
Kenwood
Thirty-third Street
Wilbert R. Ehlert
Bethel Ame
Sixth Street
Theodore Hudson
G Avenue NW
629 I avenue NW The Rev O L Kirk Service Times
The snippet lists a church schedule with Rev O L Kirk at 629 I Avenue NW. Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 and evening service at 7 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Avenue NW
O. L. Kirk
Weekly church services listed across multiple city landmarks
A directory of churches with addresses and pastors including Olivet-237 Tenth Street NW Rev. D Keith Irwin offering Sunday school at 9 30 and services at 8 15 and 11, Central Park-1700 B Avenue NE Rev. Reuben J Traden with services at 8 15 and 10 55 and sermon Clean Money, Westminster-1285 Third Avenue SE Rev. Arnold H Marzell with 9 45 school and 10 55 worship, sermon A True Perspective, Kenwood Park-327 Thirty Fifth Street NE Rev. Keith Taber church school 9 45 and worship 9 45 and 11, Memorial-631 Ninth Avenue SE Rev. Z F Pauk Bible classes 10 30 and worship 9 30, First-300 Fifth Street SE Dr. Theodore G Lilley sermon Tis Not Too Late To Seek A Newer World, Sinclair Memorial-829 Twelfth Avenue SE Rev. Ralph B Seeat with Bible school 9 45, Daniels Park-860 Center Point Road NE Rev. William H Cohen Jr Sunday school 9 30 and services 8 30 and 11 with sermon Prepare To Do Battle.
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Kenwood Park
Thirty Fifth Street
Keith Taber
Ninth Avenue
Z. F. Pauk
Fifth Street
Theodore G. Lilley
Sinclair Memorial
Twelfth Avenue
Ralph B. See
Bible School
Wort Daniels Park
Center Point Road
William H. Cohen, Jr
St George and St John Offer Orthdox Services
At St George 1202 Tenth Street SE Sunday school opens 9:45 with Orthros 10 and Liturgy 11 led by The Rt Rev George Ghan nam. St John the Baptist 600 Seventh Street SE lists The Rev Daniel H B Montgomery with Orthros 10 and Liturgy 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
Tenth Street
George Ghannam
St. John the Baptist
Seventh Street
Daniel H. B. Montgomery
Sunday church services for Captain and Mrs W Robert Wilkins
The notice lists 1123 Third Street SE for Captain and Mrs W Robert Wilkins. Sunday school at 10, Holiness meeting at 11, and the evening service at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Street
W. Robert Wilkins
Holiness Meeting
Reverend Walter A. Pierce Preaches at 7:50 P.M.
The Rev. Walter A. Pierce conducts services at 7 50 each night at 121 Second Street NE. The notice lists the street address and recurring evening worship times for the church attended by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Street
Walter A. Pierce
Seventh Day Adventist Service Schedule at 3424 First Ave NE
The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE led by Pastor A Nickum hosts Sabbath school at 9 30 a m and worship service at 11 a m on Saturdays with community attendance encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
T. A. Nickum
Unitarian Service at Peoples-600 Third Ave SE
The Rev. Waldemar Argow preaches at the Unitarian church with church school at 11 and service at 11. Topic: How We Betray What We Really Are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian, Peoples
Third Avenue SE
Waldemar Argow
Church School
United Presbyterian and Christ Church Sunday Services
At United Presbyterian Grande Avenue SE 1601, Rev William D Ng leads Bible school at 9 45 and worship at 11 Christ Church 2000 First Avenue NW Rev Franklin T Jones leads church school at 9 45 and worship at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian
Grande Avenue
William D. Ng
Christ A
Christ Church
First Avenue NW
Franklin T. Jones
Church School
Unity Center Service and Sunday School Notes
Unity Center at 1015 Second Avenue SE held Sunday school at 9 30 with Mabel Swanson leading worship at 11. The sermon titled Dominion Over Appetite offered a spiritual message to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Center
Second Avenue
Mabel Swanson
Survey estimates church needs in next 2 years
The National Association of Manufacturers projects rapid church growth through 1975 with 40 million more people and 120 million attending by then. It forecasts over 100000 new churches costing more than 8 billion dollars and about 260000 active clergy, reflecting shifting population patterns and potential regional gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S
NAM
Westminster College Choir to Sing in Cedar Rapids
The Westminster choir, led by Dr John Finley Williamson, makes its 33rd consecutive annual concert tour and will perform at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids on November 21. The group, founded in Dayton and later based at Princeton, has 300 students and has appeared with major orchestras including the Philadelphia and New York Philharmonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Choir
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
John Finley Williamson
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N.J
Noother
Westminster Church
Dayton
Ohio
College Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
NBC Symphony
Rochester Philharmonic
Request for New Hymn Expressing Rural Methodist Life
The Hymn Society of America seeks hymn texts from poets ministers and others to reflect rural and village life in America for the National Methodist town and country conference at Indiana University July 22 25. Submissions due April 1 1955 to 297 Fourth Avenue New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hymn Society of America
Department of Town and Country Work
The
Methodist Church
America
National Methodist Town and Country Conference
Indiana University
Glenn F. Sanford
Deane Edwards
Hymn Society
Fourth Avenue
New York
Evanston
World Council of Churches
Church Mission Set For Week In St Josephs
Rev Raymond J Ireland of the Jesuit parish mission troupe from Missouri province will lead a mission at St Josephs church during the week of November 7 to 14. Services include masses at 6 and 8 am and evening devotions at 7 30. He formerly served as chaplain in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeley
Raymond J. Ireland
Missouri
St. Joseph’s Church
Marion Baptists Hold Ten Day Mission Led by Rev T E White
The Rev. T. E. White of Nampa Idaho, a Marion native and Calvary Baptist pastor, conducts a 10 day mission at First Baptist Marion. The event runs nightly at 7 30 through Nov 14. White, a 1932 Marion HS grad, son of Carl and Mrs. White, has pastored in Washington IA Forreston IL and Nampa. He leads with the theme Christ and Our Age of Fear and serves as president of the Christian Schools Foundation in Nampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. White
Marion
Calvary Baptist Church
Nampa
Idaho
First Baptist Church
Charles Moore
Marion High School
White
Carl White
Fifth Avenue SE
John Brown University
Siloam Springs
Ark
University of
Dr Hudson to Show Holy Land Movies in Iowa Churches
Dr R M Hudson founding pastor of Prairie Street chapel Cedar Rapids will show movies from a Holy Land trip next week in Cedar Rapids churches. Now pastor of Church of God Peterson Iowa he will appear at North Bend Church of God near North Liberty Thursday evening and Prairie Street chapel Cedar Rapids Friday at 7 15 p m He is a former North Bend pastor The trip took a month last summer with a group sponsored by Findlay college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Hudson
Prairie Street Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Holy Land
Church of God
Peterson
North Bend
Pastor Rebuilds Church Despite Severe Weather
In Lake Placid New York Rev Donald J Hardy works daily to rebuild his fire damaged Pilgrim Holiness Church Since February 18 he has toiled alone much of the time He says this is his work not a hero effort The congregation has raised about half of a 10000 fund with donations from local businesses and other organizations supplying equipment for the foundation including heating and insulation costs remaining
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Placid
N. Y
Donald J. Hardy
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Hardy
Cloak Wriefs on November Sunday church broadcasts
Several church activities are reported from Iowa. KCRG will broadcast from St. James Methodist church 11 a.m. to noon with Rev. F. L. Hinshaw. At Community Alliance church Cedar Rapids Rev. Lowell Holmgren and wife host nightly services except Sunday next week. Grace Episcopal Altar Guild serves breakfast after the 8:15 communion for new confirmands. Miss Mable McShane and Henry Carbee honored at Springville Presbyterian basket dinner after years of service. Traer United Presbyterian approves remodel and new classroom equipment for Sunday school rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KCRG
St. James Methodist Church
F. L. Hinshaw
Lowell Holmgren
Community Alliance Church
Cedar Rapids
Altar Guild
Grace Episcopal Church
Gordon Smith
Mable McShane
Henry Carbee
Springville Presbyterian Church
Traer United Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Foreign Missions
Wesleyan Methodists
Orthodox Presbyterian
Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America
Conference of the Evangelical Mennonite Church
Cedar Rapids Church
Assembly OF God
L. N. Huffman
Baptist
James M. Webb
Church
Dairy Dale
Mt. Vernon Road
Arthur Westerhoff
Calvary
Russell A. Pavy
Don L. Andersen
Mt. Zion
Eighth Street
Percy Burt
Berean—Ymca
Glen V
Edgewood
E Avenue
Edgewood Road
Arlan Stohre
Ellis Park
L Avenue
Samuel C. Ritchhart
Prairie Street
Harold D. Justice
Church OF the Open Bible
Leonard E. Deaver
David’s
St. Andrew’s
Seventh Street SE
Hubert L. Sunderman
C. W. Oscarson
H. M. Grant
St. James
Ellis Boulevard
Floyd Hinishaw
John Huss
Fourteenth Avenue
Ruth Husband
Brethren
Immaculate Conception
William H. Schulte
Cyril F. Engler
Thomas F. Currier
St. Lui's
Twentyfirst Avenue
Frank R. Hruby
Clarence Frana
St. Patrick’s
St. Matthew's
Twentyfourth Street
St. Wenceslaus
A. W. Chihak
John J. Benda
All Saints
Dalewood Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
L. V. McDonough
W. J. Tiedeman
Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church
Lavina Ross Fowler
Jesus
Galilee
Moore
És Ea
Foursquare Gospel
ISLAM
Interdenominational
WHO
Pentecostal Evangelical
Presbyterian
Salvation Army
Sunshine Mission
Seventh Day Adventist
Urvey
C.R. Soon
Greeley
Musical
Biblers
First Assembly of God Church
Gakland Road
International Amphitheater
Marion Baptists Holding Mission
Dr. Hudson
Ellis Blvd
Daniels Park Presbyterian Church
Little Church
de Var
2Nd Ave
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