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River baptism ceremony at Cedar River marks 1949 immersion
Eight candidates from the Church of the Open Bible, led by Rev. Charles Thompson and Rev. Dwayne Morena, were immersed at Conrad's beach on the Cedar River northwest of the city in a 1949 ceremony. The event drew 60 onlookers as hymns rose and witnesses recounted a renewal of faith.
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Charles Thompson
Little Church of the Open Bible Flock
Conrad’s
Cedar River
The
Cedar
Jesus
River Jordan
Mr. Thompson
Dwayne Morena
Cedar Rapids
James Whitney
Maude Whitney
Mr. Morena
Jordan L. Petrak
Doris
V.S. Speakman
Harold Veach
Petrak
Church of the Open Bible
Mpson
Cedar River L. Co
Mozena
John Howard