Churches without steeples foster new congregations in Iowa towns
Cedar Rapids and Marion see growing groups renting homes schools and stores to worship. Leaders say renting saves money and creates intimate services. Notable cases include Believers in Grace Fellowship moving to a new facility, Northbrook Baptist using a circus tent, and St Mark’s Anglican Catholic Church meeting in multiple venues before settling.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Funeral Home Chapel
Linn County
Heartland Bible Church
Heartland Auto Supply
Center Point
Mount Vernon
Community Bible Church
Bill Randall
Believers In Grace Fellowship
Randall
Believers In Grace
Randalls
Strateh
Northbrook Baptist Church
Northbrook
Bali Hai Mobile Home Park
Hiawatha
Nixon Elementary School
Pythian Hall
Boyson Rd
Revival services led by evangelist J C Leonard in Tri ty Church
Evangelist J C Leonard of Chariton will lead revival services at Tri Ty Church of the Nazarene 1328 E St SW starting Thursday at 7 p.m. daily through Saturday and Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Holy music and other events accompany the revival across multiple local churches and venues this weekend and next.
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J.C. Leonard
Chariton
Trity Church of
Robins
The
Sounds of Praise
Sully
Oregon Singers
Cornerstone Gospel Singers
Junction City
Ore
Church of God Seventh Day
Marion Airport Rd
First Church of the Nazarene
First Ave
Cornerstone
United States
Mexico
St. Matthew's Church
Anthony DeMello
James Kelly
Tri Baptist Church
St. Joseph
Bethel Ame
Sixth St
Woods lectureship to start at University of Dubuque Seminary
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary will inaugurate the John P. Woods Distinguished Lectureship in Religion and Culture starting Oct. 21. Woods, retired in 1986 after 30 years at Cedar Rapids Westminister Church, is the first speaker. He will lecture at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 27, 28, and 29 in Blades Chapel, with after chapel continuing education sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Sue Nichols
Unitarian Universalist United Nai Ons
J.N
Peoples Unitarian Universalist
Third Ave
Nichols
Vernon
Center For Peace and Conflict Studies
Wayne State University
Detroit
Amnesty International
Cedar Rapids Banat
Bever Ave. SE
Persia
Iran
God
Mount Carmel
Haifa
Israel
Dubuque
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
John P. Woods
Woods
Cedar Rapids’ Westminister Church
Blades Chapel
Lofdahl Re-elected Chair of Lutheran Social Service Board
Rev. Cedric Lofdahl pastor of Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids was re elected to a second three year term as chair of Lutheran Social Service of Iowa board. He represents the Iowa Synod of the Lutheran Church in America. LSS runs foster care adoption counseling group homes in home services chaplaincy refugee resettlement aging support and family enrichment serving 93 of Iowa counties. Des Moines hosts LSS headquarters with broad state reach. On this date in 1979 Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize for work with the destitute in Calcutta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric Lofdahl
Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Lutheran Social Service of Iowa
Lofdahl
Iowa Synod
The
Lutherian Church In America
LSS
Des Moines
Iowa
Mother Teresa of India
Calcuta
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Tom Palmer
Ambroz
Mount Vernon Road
Palmer
Chris Swiser
Roosevelt Hotel
St. Mark’s
Episcopal Church
Cedar Memorial
First Baptist Church of
Swissr
Baptist-Brethren
Paul Plavnick
Victory Christian Center
Maranatha Bible Church
Good News Baptist Church
YWCA
Calvary Baptist Church
First Assembly of God
Kennedy High School
Cesar Rapids Friends Church
Melanie Sloat
Manchester
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Third Ave. SE
Evelyn Green
Macedon 4
Baptist Church
Ella Warren
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Quincy, Ill
Gospel Tabernacle Church
Old
Marion Rd
Danny Sani
Peoria
Foursquare Gospel Church
Saniorn
Midwest
Mass For the
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Cial Services
Reverend Tom Mattson
University of Dubuque Seminary
Anamosa Furniture Mart, Inc
Lane
Bassett Droes
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Mastercraft
Berkline
La-Z-Boy
Charles
Tell City
Justice
Keller
Peters-Revington
Hooker
Best
Bassett
King Hickory
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Crestline
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Daystrom
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