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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1954

Page

3

Wyoming Tao East Iowa Church First Presbyterian Plans

Special to The Gazette recounts the Wyoming First Presbyterian Church beginnings in May 1857 with Rev. George Delevan organizing charter members. It traces rebuilding after a 1860 tornado, leadership through 1954 rector George K. Traden, and notes the upcoming centennial in May 1957 with details on facilities, ministries, and church officers.

Wyoming First Presbyterian Church George Delevan Maquoketa Joseph Bryan A. M. Loomis A. W. Pratt Jeremiah Gard E. G. Fairchild Delevan Yale

Cedar Rapids Church Notices Gather Local Services

The city listings show Assembly of God at First-1101 Oakland road NE with Rev. L N Huffman for Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 and a 7 45 evening service. Church of Christ at Central-1500 First avenue NW with George E Darling minister Bible study 9 30 communion and service 10 30 and evening service 7 30. Moslem Temple at 1335 Ninth street NW with Sunday school 8 45 worship Friday noon and 11 sermon World Wide Communion Ruth Husband Rev. Bethel AME 512 Sixth street SE C H Copeland church school 9 45 worship 11 and 7 30 evening service.

Oakland Road L. N. Huffman Central First Avenue NW George E. Darling Ninth Street NW Ruth Husband World Wide Communion Bethel A.M.E Sixth Street C. H. Copeland First Assembly of God Church

Baptist church schedules and sermons listed for several congregations

The notice lists multiple churches with locations and pastors, service times, Bible study and sermon topics. Dairy Dale Mount Vernon Road SE, Calvary Third Avenue SW, Mt. Zion Eighth Street SE, Berean YMCA, Cedar Baptist Temple L Street SW each show Bible school times and worship hours along with evening services and sermon titles.

Grace Bible School and Worship Service Schedule

The Rev. Richard E. Grant leads Grace Church at 2905 D Avenue NE. Bible school starts at 10 with worship at 11. Sermon titled One Sacrifice follows. Evening service at 7 45 features The Signs of Salvation.

Brethren Grace D Avenue NE Richard E. Grant Bible School

Catholic Church Mass Schedule Listings

A compact listing of mass times and church staff for Immaculate Conception St. Ludmila St. Patrick St. Matthew St. Wenceslaus and All Saints in various city districts. Entries include pastors assistants and Sunday services with multiple mass times.

Covington Church Services Announced

The Rev. Hugh Orchard leads Sunday school at 10 with worship at 8 p.m. A sermon titled Gods Concern will be delivered during the evening service.

Covington Hugh Orchard

Community Alliance Worship Schedule at Oakland Road NE

The Rev. M. E. Stombaugh leads services at 9 30 a m Sunday school at 10 30 a m and an evangelistic service at 7 45 p m at 3302 Oakland Road NE Scheduled activities reflect a typical church calendar with sermons and religious instruction.

Community Alliance Oakland Road M. E. Stombaugh

Covenant Church Service Times and Sermons

The Rev. Norman Swenson leads Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with a sermon titled The Price of Faithfulness. An evening service at 7 30 features Christ in Your Walk.

Covenant Twenty-fifth Street Norman Swenson Christ

Community Service At Edgewood Unite Reverend Stohre Leads

Edgewood residents gather for a unified service at 9 45 led by Rev Arian Stohre at the Edgewood Avenue and Edgewood Road NW intersection. The event aims to bring the community together in a shared worship setting.

Edgewood E Avenue Edgewood Road Arian Stohre

Church of the Brethren Service Details

The Church of the Brethren at 1057 Fourth Avenue SE led by Rev. W. R. Burriss holds Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 with a sermon titled A Means of Grace.

Church OF the Brethren Fourth Avenue W. R. Burriss

Church notices at Ellis Park and Prairie Street Chapel

The Church of God lists services at Ellis Park 726 L avenue NW with Rev. Samuel C. Ritchhart, Bible school 9:45 and worship 10:45. Prairie Street Chapel North American 3336 Prairie street NE with minister Harold D. Justice, Sunday school 10 and worship 11.

Church OF God Ellis Park L Avenue Samuel C. Ritchhart Prairie Street Harold D. Justice

Church of the Open Bible Service Times

The Church of the Open Bible at First 618 Third Street SW invites visitors. Sunday school starts at 9 45 worship at 11 and an evangelistic service at 7 45 in the evening.

Church OF the Open Bible First Third Street

Church Notices List for Rev Colbert and Rev Bryant

The Church of God in Christ schedules worship at 3 and 8 p.m. with Rev. L. C. Colbert at 730 H Street SW. At 1014 Tenth Avenue SE Rev. W. L. Bryant conducts Sunday school. Worship follows at 11 a.m. and evening service at 8 p.m.

Church OF God IN Christ H Street L. C. Colbert Tenth Avenue W. L. Bryant

Unreality Theme in Sunday Service at Local Church

Sunday school at 11 and worship at 11 on Sunday at First-1242 Second Avenue SE. The subject for the service is Unreality, inviting congregants to reflect on spiritual questions.

First Second Avenue SE

Church Service Schedule and Sermon at Bethany and Local Church

The notice lists services at First church on Seventeenth Street SE with Rev J Richard Wagner and timings for church school beginners primary and worship. Sermon titled The Seal of Fellowship is noted at Bethany on Sixth Street NW with Rev Milton E White and times for Sunday school worship and evening service.

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

Church Services at Cedar-526 and First-840 Avenues

The Rev Frazer A Thomason leads services at Cedar-526 Third Avenue SW with church school at 9 50 and worship at 8 30 and 10 50 am The sermon is The Upper Room First-840 Third Avenue SE is led by Rev Jack A Oliver with church school at 9 45 Worship and Communion at 10 45 am The sermon is We Preparest a Table for Me TM.

Cedar Third Avenue Frazer A. Thomason Jack A. Oliver

Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Service Times

The church at 1230 Fifteenth Street SE lists Sunday school at 10 a.m. Worship services follow at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Elder H. G. Darden leads the congregation.

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

Church Service Times at Nazareth Church

The Church of the Nazarene at 1328 K Street SW lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship services at 10 45 a m, with an evening service to follow led by Rev C D Gadbow.

Church OF the Nazarene C.D. Gadbow

Grace Episcopal church schedule offered for Sundays

Grace Church at 525 A avenue NE lists matins at 8, communion 8 15, Sunday school 9 45, nursery 11, sung mass and sermon 11 titled Then-and Now, evening service 7 45. St John’s at 355 Nineteenth street SE with Rev D A Loferski holds communion 8, church school 10 30, morning prayer and sermon 11.

Episcopal Grace A Avenue A. T. B. Haines St. John’s Nineteenth Street D. A. Loferski Communion

Notable church services and sermons listed in city directory

At First-351 Eighth Avenue SW Rev Otto F Artopoeus leads church school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled Communion Meditation Czech 1510 Second Street SW Dr Milo Filipi conducts Bible school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30.

Eighth Avenue Otto F. Artopoeus Second Street Milo Filipi

Religious listings for several churches in the city

Evangelical United Brethren on Union Ely road SW led by Rev William Suckow holds worship at 9 45 and Sunday school at 10 30 Sharon 1814 Ninth Street SW with Rev Walter M Cerka Sunday school 9 45 worship 10 50 World Communion Sunday Evening at 8 Salem 227 First Avenue SW led by Rev Leonard F E Denver Sunday school 9 45 worship 8 30 and 10 45 Sermon Communion Service Evening 7 St Andrews 324 Seventh Street SE led by Rev Hubert L Sunderman Sunday school 9 30 worship 10 50

Evangelical United Brethren Union Ely Road William Suckow Sharon Ninth Street Walter M. Cerka World Communion Salem First Avenue Leonard FE Denver St. Andrew’s Seventh ‘Street Hubert L. Sunderman

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL Service Schedule at 609 First Ave SW

The Rev. Herman Mullis leads Sunday school at 9 and worship at 11 with an evening service at 7:30 at 609 First Avenue SW.

Foursquare Gospel First Avenue Herman Mullis

Second Coming of Christ Sermon at Interdenominational Church

The Interdenominational church at 225 Fifth Avenue SW led by Rev. A. J. Stokes holds Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 with a sermon titled The Second Coming of Christ. Evening service follows at 7 30.

Fifth Avenue A. J. Stokes Christ

Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower Study at Kingdom Hall

Kingdom Hall at 702 Seventh Street SE hosts Watchtower study at 8 p.m. Members gather for a scheduled evening religious study session.

Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall Seventh Street SE Watchtower

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob Services Notice

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob at 1947 Washington Avenue SE announce Sabbath services Friday at 8 p.m. Religious school convenes Sunday at 9 45 a.m with Rabbi Walter H. Plaut.

Temple Judah and Beth Jacob Washington Avenue SE Walter H. Plaut

Latter Day Saint congregations list with service details

The Latter Day Saints and Reorganized Church entries list locations on Avenue at Nineteenth Street NE and Thirty-second at Dairydale SE. D. M. Cassiday is named as minister with no services Sunday for the former. The Mormon church on Thirty-second at Dairydale SE sets priesthood at 8:30, Sunday school at 10:30, and sacrament service at 6.

Latter Day Saints Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Nineteenth Street D. M. Cassiday Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormon Dairydale

Lutheran church schedules list ministries and sermons

The article lists several Lutheran and related church services with addresses and pastors. It includes St. Mark's Augustana on First Avenue NE with Rev Engstrom, Trinity Missouri on First Avenue SW with Rev Widmann, Hiawatha village service led by student pastor Kreckeler, Bethany Missouri on First Avenue NE with Rev Waggazer, First Lutheran U S C A on Third Avenue SE, Our Savior's in First Avenue NE, St. Stephen's Meadow Brook, and Good Shepherd YMCA with service times and sermon topics or themes.

St. Mark’s Augustana First Avenue Richard W. Engstrom Karl Mattson Trinity — Missouri E. H. Widmann Hiawatha Hiawatha Village Roland J. Krekeler Bethany Missouri E. W. Waggazer First Lutheran Third Avenue Our Savior Thirty-seventh J. F. Wipperman St. Stephen’s Meadowbrook Thirty-first SE N. L. Wogen Good Shepherd Wisconsin YMCA

Methodist Notable Sunday Services Summary

Church listings detail services at several Methodist churches led by Revs Burns Dill Ehlert Hinshaw Grant and Oscarson. St Pauls Kenwood St James Trinity Free John Huss present sermon topics and worship times across locations including 9:30 and 11 am services and 7:30 pm ming service with Sunday schools noted.

St. Paul’s Third Avenue Jackson Burns H. Hughes Dill Kenwood Thirty-third Street Wilbert R. Ehlert Christian Witnesses St. James Ellis Boulevard Floyd Hinshaw

Pentecostal Evangelical Church Services

The Rev. O L Kirk leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m services at 11 a m and 7 45 p m at 629 I Avenue NW

Local Church List Highlights Sunday Worship and Classes

The bulletin lists multiple churches with addresses and pastors. Olivet-237 Tenth Street NW led by Rev D Keith Irwin offers Sunday school at 9:30 and worship at 8:15 and 11. Central Park-1700 B Avenue NE features Rev Reuben J Traden with 9:30 Sunday school and 8:15 worship plus a sermon.

Syrian Orthodox Churches Schedule at St George and St John

The Rt Rev George Ghanam leads at St George 1202 Tenth Street SE with Sunday school 9 45 and Liturgy 11. St John the Baptist 600 Seventh Street SE led by Rev Daniel H B Montgomery with Orthros 10 and Liturgy 11.

St. George Tenth Street George Ghannam St. John the Baptist Seventh Street Daniel H. B. Montgomery

Salvation Army Service Details at Third Street SE

Captain and Mrs. W. Robert Wilkins lead services at 1123 Third Street SE with Sunday school at 10. Holiness meeting at 11 titled The Spirit of Liberty in Life. Evening service at 8 presents The Hidden Treasure.

Salvation Army Third Street W. Robert Wilkins Holiness

Sunshine Mission Services At Night

The Rev. Walter A. Pierce leads services every night at 7 30 at 121 Second Street NE noting ongoing religious work and community outreach by Sunshine Mission.

Sunshine Mission Second Street Walter A. Pierce

Seventh Day Adventist Service at 3424 First Ave NE

The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE led by Pastor A Nickum holds Sabbath school Saturdays at 9 30 a m and worship at 11 a m.

Seventh Day Adventist First Avenue T. A. Nickum

Unitarian Service Announces Topic by Rev Waldemar Argow

At the Unitarian church on Third Avenue SE the Rev Waldemar Argow leads service at 11 with church school running concurrently. The sermon topic is How To Stay Alive as Long as You Live.

Unitarian Peoples Third Avenue SE Waldemar Argow

United Presbyterian and Christ Church Services Notice

At United Presbyterian Grande Avenue SE Bible school 9:45 worship 11 Rev William D Ng. At Christ Church 2000 First Avenue NW church school 9:45 worship 11 Rev Franklin T Jones observed.

United Presbyterian Grande Avenue William D Bible School Christ Church First Avenue NW Franklin T. Jones Church

Associate Pastor Jerome J Leksa to be Installed in Iowa City

The Rev Jerome J Leksa formerly of Cedar Rapids will be installed as associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church Iowa City this Sunday at 7 pm He will also serve as associate director of the Westminster Foundation for University of Iowa students Leksa is a 1946 Coe College graduate and McCormick Seminary alum with prior pastorates and student pastor roles His mother resides at 1426 Sixth Ave SE His wife is the former Mary Helen Mobry of 1716 Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids PMID

W. H. Ilsley David S. H. Best A. S. Nickless E. C Wilson Archibald Conde W P. Nicholas Robert Allen John Blakemore Norman Fowler George K. Traden University of Dubuque Dubuque Seminary Industrial Society Westminster Fellowship The Council of the Presbyterian Men Luther Inglis Fred Luckstead Alex Inglis Alvin Mohr Gordon Hall Tom Eichhorn Albert Wallace Robert Alden Lester French Earl Waggy Herbert Cox Antone Baguss E. F. Kleineck Bill Broderson George Fishwild John Eichhorn Henry Fishwald Tom Brodersen Royal Snyder Helen Fritz Presbyterian Church Iowa City Jerome J. Leksa Cedar Rapids First Presbyterian Church Hewison Pollock Leksa Westminster Foundation University of Iowa Joseph Leksa McKinley High School Coe College

Sermon of Song program by George Matthews Sunday

EGRO TENOR George Mat thews presents Sermon of Song this Sunday at 11 a.m. in Marion Methodist. Grant Lauer of West Union attends the biennial American Lutheran church convention. A conference will end Thursday.

EGRO George Matthews Marion Methodist Church Grant Lauer West Union American Lutheran Church Thursay

Mattson to preach Sunday at St. Mark's Lutheran

Dr. Karl E. Mattson president of Augustana Seminary Rock Island will deliver the sermon during Sunday services at St. Mark's Lutheran church.

Karl E. Mattson Augustana Seminary Rock Island St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Pastor Kenneth Harden Resumes Seminary Studies

Kenneth Harden supply pastor for Methodist churches at Wyyo ming and Oxford Junction resumes studies for the ministry at Garrett Institute in Evanston TL. He will continue weekend services in the churches. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday at 10 a.m. at Eben Israel Cemetery by the Cedar Rapids Jewish Community Council.

Kenneth Harden Wyyoming Oxford Junction Garret Institute Evanston Eben ‘Israel Cemetery The Cedar Rapids Jewish Community Council

Missionary Lee Hobel to Speak at Interdenominational Church

Missionary Lee Hobel will address the Interdenominational church Sunday at 7 30 p m with a film titled Focus on Formosa. Brass altar appointments will be dedicated at the 11 a m communion service in St John s Episcopal church for the new children s memorial chapel in memory of Linda Weinhardt. a coffee hour follows.

Lee Hobel St. John’s Episcopal Church Linda Weinhardt William Weinhardt Young People’s Missionary Volunteers Seventh Day Adventist Church New Jerusalem Limited

Unity Center Service and Sunday School Schedule

Unity Center at 1015 Second Avenue SE led by Mabel Swanson offers Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 11 with the sermon titled Good Understanding.

Unity Center Second Avenue SE Mabel Swanson

Gingerbread Is This Chaplain's Specialty

St Johnsville New York Chaplain Floyd Groff of Crum Creek wins first prize in the local grange gingerbread baking contest for the second straight year. Women take second and third prizes. Groff previously won a Pomona grange top honor and advanced to the state contest.

ST. Johnsville N. Y Floyd Groff Crum Creek Grange Chaplain Groff Pomona Grange

Iowa Professor To Be Co Author of a 1956 Book

Robert S. Michaelsen director of the University of Iowa school of religion will be an eight co author of The Christian Ministry in History to be published in 1956. His 15000 word chapter covers the development of the Protestant ministry during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Iowa City Robert S. Michaelsen University of Iowa School of Religion Michaelsen

Worldwide Communion Observed Sunday by Methodist Churches

Methodist churches will unite with other Protestant denominations to observe Worldwide Communion Sunday tomorrow. Half of the offerings will fund overseas relief and the other half will support the church commissions on chaplains and armed service camp activities.

Commission On Chaplains

Steinlage Honored as Prothonotary Apostolic in Amarillo

Mr and Mrs Al Steinlage traveled to Amarillo Texas last week for the religious honor awarded to Mr Steinlage's brother Rev Msgr John A Steinlage named Prothonotary Apostolic by Pope Pius XII. John A Steinlage was born at St Lucas northwest of here and attended St Luke's school. He served as assistant pastor at Dyersville for two years before moving to Amarillo in 1929.

West Union al Steinlage Amarillo Texas Steinlage Msgr John A. Steinlage Pope Pius XII St. Lucas Here St. Luke’s School Dyersville

Intersynodical Lutheran Youth Rally Tomorrow

Northeast Iowa hosts a fourth annual intersynodical Lutheran youth rally at Zion Lutheran church in Oelwein. Rev. I Gjellstad Decorah and Rev. E C Franke West Union lead, with Rev. H E Dieter as pastor. Rev. Henry E Hoesman will speak at 3 and 7 p.m. services.

Oelwein Iowa Zion Lutheran Church I. Gjellstad Decorah E. C. Franke West Union H. E. Dieter Henry E. Hoesman American Lutheran Church

Notice of Probabe Will for William Verne McClung

Probate hearing set in Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids on October 10 1954 at 9 a m for the last will and testament of William Verne McClung deceased. Arthur Axmear clerk. Simmons Perrine Albright Ellwood Neff attorneys named.

State of Iowa Linn County William Verne McClung Court House Cedar Rapids Iowa Arthur Axmear Simmons, Perrine Albright Ellwood Neff

New Pastor Appointments At Bethel A M E Church

The Rev. C H Copeland, longtime Bethel A M E pastor in Cedar Rapids, is named presiding elder of the Des Moines district. He will be replaced by the Rev. Theodore Hudson from Council Bluffs Bethel A M E. Bishop George W Baker announced the appointments. Copeland plans to stay in Iowa and may base in Cedar Rapids or Des Moines. Hudson began ministry in 1939 in Detroit and, after Wilberforce University graduation in 1949, served in Windsor Ontario and Dayton Ohio before taking the Council Bluffs post in 1951.

C. H. Copeland Bethel A. M. E Des Moines Theodore Hudson Council Bluffs George W. Baker Detroit Copeland Cedar Rapids Iowa Hudson Wilberforce University Ohio Windsor Ontario Dayton Council Bluffs Church

Grace Episcopal Observes 103rd Anniversary Events

Grace Episcopal Church marks its 103rd anniversary with a week of services led by Rev. A T B Haines began Sunday and ending Oct 3. Sister Martha Louise will lead an evening service on Sunday. The week features daily 9 am services except Wednesday 6 45 am and Saturday 8 am, plus an anniversary dinner at the Roosevelt hotel and a Harvest festival on Oct 10. The rector also celebrated his 34th year of ordination in London. A memorial Christus Rex by the Coles of Manchester will be dedicated tomorrow in memory of their daughter Ann.

Grace Episcopal Church A. T. B. Haines Father Haines Martha Louise Convent of the Holy Nativity Fond du Lac Wis Roosevelt Hotel Clyde J. Miller Independence St. Paul’s London Christus Rex M. Cole Manchester Coles Ann

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