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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1954

Page

3

Springdale Methodist Church to Dedicate Remodeled Building

The Springdale Methodist church will dedicate its newly remodeled building Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Bishop Gerald Ensley will lead the service with former pastors invited. An open house starts at 1:30 p.m. Roy Mathew, building chair, will present the remodel to the congregation, accepted by trustees chair Jack Fulwider.

Springdale Gerald Ensley Des Moines Roy Mayhew Jack Fulwider Herbert Sondegard Albert Swart

West Branch Springdale Churches Reflect Growth and History

The West Branch and Springdale congregations, now independently operated, are finishing a $15,000 two year program of improvements. The 1945 remodeling marked the seventieth anniversary with stained glass gifts and new pews, lighting, a kitchen, and social rooms. Rev. Bernard G. Olson serves both churches.

A. W. Henke

Cedar Rapids Church Notices Expanded Listings

A long listing of churches in Cedar Rapids with denominations, addresses, pastors, and service times. Includes details for Assembly of God, Baptist, Brethren, Catholic, Church of God in Christ, Church of Christ, Foursquare Gospel, Greek Orthodox, Islam, Interdenominational, Jehovahs Witnesses, Jewish, Pentecostal Evangelical, and several others with mass times, Sunday schools, and sermons.

Covington Church Services Highlight Sermon Light of the World

Covington notices list Rev. Hugh Orchard leading Sunday school at 10 with worship at 8 p m. The sermon titled Light of the World will be delivered during the service.

Covington Hugh Orchard

Community Alliance Worship Notice at Oakland Road NE

The Rev. M. E. Stombaugh leads services at 9 30 a m worship at 3302 Oakland road NE with Sunday school at 10 30 and an evangelistic service at 7 45 p m on Sundays.

Community Alliance Oakland Road M. E. Stombaugh

Covenant Church Service Schedule at First‑701 Twenty‑fifth Street NE

The Rev Norman Swenson leads Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11. Evening service at 7 30 features The Dedication of the Christian Life and The Transformation of the Christian Life.

Covenant Twenty-fifth Street Norman Swenson Christian Life

Church services announce sermon “We Believe in Jesus Christ”

The Church of the Brethren at 1057 Fourth Avenue SE lists Sunday school at 9:45 and worship at 11 with a message titled “We Believe in Jesus Christ” followed by an evening service at 7:30 presenting “The Secret of Joy.”

Church OF the Brethren Fourth Avenue W. R. Burriss Jesus Christ

Church of God Service Times at Ellis Park

The Church of God at Ellis Park on 726 L Avenue NW led by Rev. Samuel C. Ritchhart offers Bible school at 9:45 AM and Worship at 10:45 AM. Prairie Street Chapel is noted on North.

Church OF God Ellis Park L Avenue NW Samuel C. Ritchhart Prairie Street Chapel

Congregational and Bethany Church Services Notes

Sunday school at First Avenue SE nine forty five with worship eleven. Sermon topic Probation after Death. Congregational church on Seventeenth Street SE led by Rev J Richard Wagner with church school at nine forty five and worship at ten fifty five. Bethany on Sixth Street NW with Milton E White leading church with Sunday school at nine thirty and worship at ten thirty and evening service at seven thirty.

Seventeenth Street J. Richard Wagner Bethany Sixth Street Milton E. White

Job Ahead Sermon at Cedar-526 Third Ave SW

The Rev. Frazer A. Thomason leads church services at First Church on Third Avenue SE with church school at 9:45 and worship at 8:30 and 10:50. Sermon titled The Job Ahead. Also at First-840 Third Avenue SE Rev. Jack A. Oliver conducts church school at 9:45 and worship with Communion at 10:50. Sermon A Journey of Faith by Dr. Edwin Settle.

Baptist Second Avenue SE James M. Webb Cedar Third Avenue Frazer A. Thomason Jack A. Oliver Edwin Settle

Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Service Schedule

Elder H. G. Darden leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at 1230 Fifteenth Street SE. Community religious gatherings noted for local readers.

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

Church Service Schedule at 1328 K Street SW

The Church of the Nazarene at 1328 K Street SW announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship services at 10 45 a m and in the evening led by Rev C D Gadbow.

Church OF the Nazarene C.D. Gadbow

Episcopal Grace-525 A Avenue Service Schedule

Grace church at 525 A Avenue NE lists Matins at 8, Communion 8 15, Sunday school 9 45, Nursery, 11 with a sermon titled The Service Makes Sense. St John’s at 355 Nineteenth Street SE offers Communion 8 Church school 10 30 and morning prayer and sermon at 11.

Episcopal Grace A Avenue A. T. B. Haines St. John’s Nineteenth Street D. A. Lojierski Ave

Church Services Announced at Two Czech Congregations

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 Goodness Gone Wrong. At Czech-1510 Second Street SW Dr Milo Filipi conducts Bible school at 9:30 and worship at 10:30 with a sermon Who Needs To Be Converted.

Eighth Avenue Otto F. Artopoeus Second Street Milo Filipi

Evangelical United Brethren Church Services and Leaders

Local church listings include Evangelical United Brethren on Union Ely road SW led by Rev. William Suckow with worship at 9 45 and Sunday school at 10 30. Sharon at 1814 Ninth Street SW led by Rev. Walter M Cerka with Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 10 50. Salem at 227 First Avenue SW led by Rev. Leonard E Deaver with Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 10 45 and evening service at 7 with pageant Our Heritage. St Andrew's at 324 Seventh [address truncated].

Evangelical United Brethren Union—Ely Road William Suckow Sharon Ninth Street Walter M. Cerka Salem First Avenue Leonard E. Deaver J. A. Haehlen Waterloo St. Andrew’s

Latter Day Saints Church Listings and Schedules

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on avenue at Nineteenth Street NE led by D M Cassiday with Sunday school at 9 50 Worship at 11 and Evening service at 7 30 Speaker E Y Hunker Independence Missouri. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Thirty second at Dairydale Court SE with 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 E. Y. Hunker Independence Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormon Dairydale Court SE

Church Listings at 2100 First Ave NE and Nearby

St Mark's Aug St Augustine Trinity Hiawatha Bethany First Lutheran Our Savior's St Stephen's Good Shepherd parish listings show addresses, pastors, and service times across multiple churches. Sermon topics include Choosing the Way To Live I Believe A Day of Rejoicing Christian Love Christ the Workman and Our Mutual Responsibility with Sunday schools at various times.

St. Mark’s Augustana First Avenue Richard W. Engstrom Carl E. Olson Trinity Missouri E. H. Widmann Fred H. Ilen Hiawatha Hiawatha Village Roland J. Krekeler Bethany First Avenue NE E. W. Waggazer First Lutheran Third Avenue SE George W. Forell Our Savior Thirty-seventh J. F. Wipperman Our Mutual Responsibility St. Stephen’s ELC Meadowbrook Thirty-first SE N. L. Wogen Christ Workman Good Shepherd Wisconsin YMCA W. F. Sprengeer

Religious services and sermons listed at multiple city churches

A church directory lists services across St Pauls Kenwood Bethel AME Free Trinity St James and John Huss with pastors, Sunday school times, worship hours, and sermon titles including Behold All Things Are Become New Christian Roadways Robbery The Majesty of the Common Place and What the Church Owes Me. An Evening service and union event at Mt Zion Baptist are noted.

St. Paul’s Third’ Avenue Jackson Burns H. Hughes Dill Kenwood Thirty-third Street Wilbert R.ehlert Bethel Ame Sixth Street Theodore Hudson Mt. Zion Baptist Church G Avenue C. W. Oscarson Trinity Third Avenue Fifthstreet H. M. Grant St. James Ellis Boulevard Floyd Hinshaw John Huss

Saint church services listed for Sunday morning

At St George Tenth Street SE the Rt Rev George Ghan nam leads Sunday school at 9:45 Orthros at 10 and Liturgy at 11. At St John the Baptist Seventh Street SE Rev Daniel H B Montgomery leads Orthros at 10 and Liturgy at 11.

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

Church Schedule At 1123 Third Street SE

Sunday school at 10, Holiness meeting at 11, Evening service at 8 led by Captain and Mrs W Robert Wilkins at 1123 Third Street SE.

Third Street W. Robert Wilkins Holiness Meeting

Reverend Walter A. Pierce Evening Services Announced

At 121 Second Street NE the Rev. Walter A. Pierce conducts services every night at 7 30 PM inviting community members to attend.

Second Street Walter A. Pierce

First Lutheran Congregation Set Friday Meeting in Cedar Rapids

Chester A. Myrom of New York will visit Cedar Rapids Friday to lead a congregational meeting at First Lutheran church. The proposal and appraisal committees will present What we as a congregation can do if we really venture. Myrom is an associate director with the Lutheran Laymen's Movement for ULCA stewardship. Rev. Theodore Youngquist, the new First Lutheran pastor, is expected to attend.

Chester A. Myrom New York Lutheran United Lutheran Church In America Cedar Rapids First Lutheran Church Hastings Neb Myrom Luther College Decorah ULCA Theodore Youngquist

Trinity Lutheran 70th Anniversary Observed in Cedar Rapids

The Rev. Fred H. Ilten of Davenport will speak at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday for the church seventieth anniversary services at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. Music will be directed by Charles Laabs with a children's choir from Trinity Lutheran School also taking part.

Fred H. Ilten Davenport Iowa Missouri Synod Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids Charles Laabs Trinity Lutheran School

Christian church brief highlights Cedar Rapids region

The Rev Jack A Oliver and Mrs Oliver attend an international Christian churches convention. Dr Edwin T Settle of Coe College will speak Sunday. Eastern Iowa delegates to a Midwest Congregational meeting include several area pastors. Evangelist E Y Hunker will lead nightly services next week. Groundbreaking for a new parish hall and gym at Fairbank Immaculate Conception is announced. G M Ludwig will speak at Harvest Home Sunday in North English Christian church.

Jack A. Oliver First Christian Church Cedar Rapids Oliver International Convention of Christian Churches Edwin T. Settle Coe College Iowa Congregational Churches Rockford, Ill J. Richard Wagner John Craig Iowa City Tom Fukuyama Carl Miller McGregor Charles A. Ellett Monticello Bernard Collins Fairbank Immaculate Conception Church G. M. Ludwig KXIC Harvest Home North English Christian Church

Seventh Day Adventist Service Times at 3424 First Ave NE

The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE lists Pastor A Nickum. Sabbath school is at 9 30 a.m. Worship follows at 11 a.m.

First Avenue T. A. Nickum

Inescapable Truth Sermon at Peoples-600 Third Ave SE

The Rev Waldemar Argow leads church school at 11 and service at 11 with the sermon The Inescapable Truth by the Rev Robert Bowman at the Peoples-600 Third Avenue SE church.

Peoples Third Avenue SE Waldemar Argow Church School Robert Bowman

Church Services and Bible School Schedule Listed

The Rev. William D Ng conducts Bible school at 9:40 from Grande Avenue SE 1601. Worship at 11 at Christ Church 2000 First Avenue NW led by Rev. Franklin T. Jones with church school at 9:45 and worship at 11.

Grande Avenue Grande Avenue SE William D Christ Church First Avenue NW Franklin T. Jones

Value of Education Sermon at Sunday Service

Mabel Swanson leads at 1015 Second Avenue SE with Sunday school at 9 30 worship at 11. Sermon titled Value of Education outlines education's role in faith and community.

Second Avenue SE Mabel Swanson

How Many Authors In The Bible Controversy

Scholars debate exact authorship with most authorities agreeing on about fifty authors. The question hinges on historical attribution and textual composition across both the Old and New Testaments.

Major Denominations Strive To Revitalize Rural Churches

George W. Cornell reports that rural churches face widespread decay with over 20 000 nonoperational in 25 years. National church groups launch fast expanding programs, mobile units, and targeted minister training to reinvigorate farm communities through group ministries and region wide conferences.

Don F. Pielstick National Council of Churches America

Johnsons Bring Religious Dramas Back to Church

Albert and Bertha Johnson, former Cornell faculty, lead a swing back to drama in worship. They direct the drama department at University of Redlands California and have produced over 300 plays for stage screen radio and dance. The Sun Sacramento reports the couple urge a religious renaissance for civilization in the atomic age and advocate dignified artistry in church drama.

Cornell College Albert Bertha Johnson University of Redlands Calif Sun Johnson Sun Story Sums Up the Johnsons The Johnsons

Redlands Church Presents Seven New Dramas in Three Years

In three years at Redlands, the church has presented seven new religious dramas along with the religious classic Everyman. This record highlights the troupe’s active program and dedication to faith based theater.

Redlands Everyman

Mt. Zion Baptist Revival set with Dr Henson guest

Dr. C Albert Henson of New Hope Baptist Wichita will lead revival meetings at Mt Zion Baptist Cedar Rapids from Monday through November 4 with services at 7 30 p m nightly. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in June from Los Angeles Theological Seminary after a revival series in Los Angeles.

C. Albert Henson New Hope Baptist Church Wichita Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cedar Rapids Percy Burt Henson Los Angles Theological Seminary

Pakistan Student Will Speak Sunday at Lamont

James Iqbal a University of Dubuque seminary student from Pakistan will speak at the Buchanan county interdenominational youth rally Sunday evening at Lamont Methodist church. He is the son of a minister and plans to return to Pakistan in February to serve as a missionary in West Pakistan. His wife is also a seminary student in Pakistan.

Lamont James Iqbal University of

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Eastlowe Church Maud Stratton Gazette William H. Mitchell Springdale Church Upper James P. Gable Springdale Methodist Church J. F. Burch Bernard G. Olson West Branch North Liberty Oasis Brickchapel Cedar Rapids Church Assembly OF God L. N. Huffman Dairy Dale Mt. Vernon Road Arthur Westerhoff Calvary Russell A. Pavy Don L. Andersen Bible School Mt. Zion Eighth Street Berean—Ymca Glen V. High Cedar Baptist Temple L Street Garrett Rosenboom Edgewood E Avenue Edgewood Road Arian Stohre Brethren D Avenue Richard E. Grant Catholic St. Matthew's Twentyfourth Street St. Wenceslaus Fifth Street A. W. Chihak John J. Benda All Saints Dalewood Avenue Twenty-ninth Street L. V. McDonough W. J. Tiedeman Prairie Street Harold D. Justice Church OF the Open Bible First Church OF God IN Christ H Street L. C. Colbert Tenth Avenue W. L. Bryant Church OF Christ Central George E. Darling Hubert L.sunderman Foursquare Gospel Herman Mullis Elias George Ninth Street NW Interdenominational Fifth Avenue A. J. Stokes Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall Temple Judah Beth Jacob Washington Avenue SE Walter H. Plaut Ruth Husband Pentecostal Evangelical Avenue NW O.L. Kirk Presbyterian Christian and the World Kenwood Park Thirty Fifth Street Keith Taber Sinclair Memorial Twelfth Avenue Ralph B. Colton Daniels Park Center Point Road William H. Cohen, Jr Christian Science Christian Evangelical and Reformed Lavina Ross Fowler Jesus Solomon Methodist Salvation Army Sunshine Mission Trinity Lutheran ILTEN Seventh Day Adventist Unitarian United Presbyterian Unity Center Who RINT Billy Graham Memorial Coliseum Youth For Christ George W. Cornell Little Brown Salina Kan Council National Lutheran Council Roman Catholic Congregational Christian Albert Johnsons Mt. Zion Baptist Pakistan the Foursquare Gospel Church First Avenue West Herman D. Mitzner Foursquare Gospel Foreign Missions St. Mark’s Lutheran Church the Church of the Old Rugged Cross Manchester Connecticut Fred H. Kten Chas. W., Laabs
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