Many Churches Mark Christian Education Week
New York reports enrollment growth and the opening of Christian Education Week as churches plan Rally Sunday to launch the year. The 1956 theme emphasizes inviting parents to attend the first Sunday School session, with thousands more guiding parents to programs and recruiting volunteer teachers for a deepening church school mission. Dr. Gerald E Knoff notes challenges in retaining youth, expanding programs for older members, and addressing rising church membership.
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New York
Gerald E. Knoff
National Churches
Council of of Christian Education
Knoff
Thurch
Knotl
Boards of Christian Education
Church
Methodists To Hold Institute For Cedar Rapids Davenport Districts
The Methodist institute gathers 100 churches in Cedar Rapids and Davenport districts with Supt Ruthman presiding morning and Supt Hartong afternoon. Speakers include Harold Bartz Iowa Falls Blod Poore Center Point and H Hughes Dill Cedar Rapids president of missions. A film on the Indian American people will be shown. Lunch served at church in Indon. Smyres, Africa missionary, and Roy Smyres on staff of missions board. The Salisbury cathedral spire height noted as 404 feet, tallest in Britain.
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Institute
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
John Ruthman
Em Hartong
Harold Bartz
Iowa Falls
Blood Poore
Center Point
H. Hughes Dill
Conference Board of Missions
Indon
Me. Smyrea
Africa
New York
Board of Missions
Roy S. Smyres
Salisbury
Methodist
Great Britain
Cedar Rapids Church Notices List Across Denominations
A dense directory lists multiple Cedar Rapids congregations with their addresses, pastors, and weekly schedules. It records Sunday schools, worship times, evening services, and sermon topics across Assemblies of God, Baptist, Brethren, Catholic, Jewish, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, and many smaller groups.
Lutheran Welfare Workshop at Monticello Fawlty
Iowa City reports a Lutheran Welfare Society workshop set for Tuesday at St Peter and Paul Lutheran in Montfertin with director WARP NT and speakers from Des Moines. The program includes church and social service leaders, a teachers institute, and notes about a new parsonage near Warburg College, with several neighboring congregations listed for Sunday services.
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Iowa City
Winiffred Alivenn
Lutheran Welfare Society
Swift J
St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Montfertin
Jack Greenley
Sobeiety
Vance Batru
Refugee Service
Helen Farley
Feld Schretary
Speaking Twice During the Week
The Rev William Pairbank Hastings head of resettlement in Germany for the World Council of Churches will speak in Cedar Rapids and El Kader churches next week. He is set to speak at 10 55 pm Sunday at Piret Congregational Church Cedar Rapids and at about 10 15 am Wednesday at a Northeast Iowa Conference meeting in El Kader. Hastings based in Stuttgart travels Germany for his work and has served in New York Vermont and San Juan Puerto Rico. He trained in electrical engineering and physics before entering the ministry. Also featured is Miss Alice Margaret Tugelog educator and author in the El Kader event opening at 8 am with remarks to follow.
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William Pairbank Hastings
Germany
World Councillor Churches
Cedar Rapids
el Rader
Piret Congregational Church
Congregational
Elkader
Nebraska
Hastings
New York
Vermont
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Walther League District Meet to Hear Bronner Speaker
Wallace J. Bronner of Frankenmuth Mich vice chair of the International Walther League will address the district Walther League convention in Cedar The banquet and tabbing readings are set for Sunday at the Montrose hotel with Rev Elmer Yohr as pastor of What Cheer and Rev Walter Wend of Davenport to lead worship and Bible class for delegates Also noted is a vesper service and resolutions committee meeting as the convention opens
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Frankengouth
Mich
International Walther League
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
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Oonvenue
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Dronner
Ray Allen
Elmer Tailed
Cheerul
Yohr
Jews City
Christian Church
Charles [Thochlurk
W.bs
Trinity Church
Iin Centh
Irkar Rapirts
Walter Wend
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Resolutions Committee
Lutheran conference at Luther college Decorah closes
Invitations went to former members across several states as the Women Missionary Federation conference concluded at Luther College Decorah. Delegates included Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. Sherman Hosselt of Decorah. Frank O Connor University of Iowa tennis golf coach and Lutheran layman will speak at a 6 45 pm dinner meeting of the Brotherhood of Dental Lutheran church.
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Women’s Missionary Federation of the South Cenetral District
Evangelical Lithecan Church
Luther College
Decorah
Frank Milernd
Sherman Hosselt
Dacorah
Texas
Kxnses
Frank “Bucky” O'Connor
University of Iowa
Brotherhood of Dental Lutheran Rechurch
African Missionary to Speak in Eastern Iowa Churches
African missionary to Africa, garbled text, will speak at First Assembly of God Cedar Rapids during 10 a.m. service and at Oxford Junction church at 8 p.m. He was born in Africa and spent early years on the gold coast.
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Garlock
Africa
Iowa
Dominican To French As Grace Episcopal Minister Speaks
The Rev Philip Wheston rector of the Church of the Epiphany in the Dominican Republic will preach at 11 am Sunday in Grace Episcopal Church Cedar Rapids. He will also participate in the baptism of the son of former parishioners Ariel and A N Brouwer, now residents of Cedar Rapids. Father Wheaton has done much work among Spanish speaking people and refugees.
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Philip Wheston
Church of the Epiphany
Chuctud Trugitio
Dominican Republic
Peearh
Grace Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapnis
Ariel
A. N. Brouwer
Cedar Rapids
Father Wheaton
High Holy Days Observances Planned by Cedar Rapids Council
The Cedar Rapids Jewish Community Council schedules a weekend of liberal and conservative services for Yom Kippur. Liberal events include Kol Nidre Sunday 7:20 pm and multiple daytime observances Monday. conservative services run Sunday 6:30 am and Monday 8 am, with children's, Yiskor, and Neilah services noted.
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Cedar Rapies Jewish
Community Council
E Neilal
Lota Purchased Sperisl to The Guneita
MT VERNON The Missouri Synod Lutheran Church bought four lots from Rev. Bee to build a church and parsonage on a site near Seventh Street SE and Tenth Street SE. The congregations of St George Syrian and St John's Greek Orthodox are listed with locations and service times plus Pentecostal Evangelical on T Avenue NW led by Rev. L Kirk with Sunday school and evening service.
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E Street
Rev. C. Colbert
Little Mission Femple Emanuel
Tenth Avenue SE
Pas
Elder Bassett
Trinity
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
H. M. Grant
Kenwood
Thirty-third Street
Rav
Hernard G. Ison
Bethel Ame
Sixth Street
Theodore Hudson
St. Paul's
Jackson Purns
H. Hughes Dill
Church
First Avenue
Herman Mullis
Deranihur Snir Bear
SierMon
Rian Church OF Curisr
Fifth Avenue
A. J. Stokes
Foa
George Darling
C. W. Oscarson
John Wass
Fourteenth Avenue SW
Ruth Husiband
Lota
Sperisl
Guneita MT. Vernon
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
Bee
Bad Mee
St. John the Baptiat
Seventh Street
Daniel H. B. Montgomery
Athens
St George
Tenth Street
George Ghannam
St John's
Elias Georges
Begin Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids opens services
Begin Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids will start Sunday services at 10 45 a m in Hayes Park. Starting next Sunday Sunday school will be held at Wah am Mayes School. Pastor Rev Robert N Harley transferred from Tipton. Dr Alfred J Bell will speak. Committee members Frank Vane Dale Newport and Ruber Wright assist. Furnishings include an altar pulpit by Morris Ludwick and candle sticks by Naymond Fave with red nitr cloth.
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George Joyalian
United Presbyterian
Ldar Rapids
Tue
Franklin Iniehtly
Weir Jones
Paul
Hope Lutheran Churchy
Uniter Lutheran Church In America
Hayes Petcal
Waham
Mayes
Robert N. Harley
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Alfred J. Bell
United Liberan Synod of Iowa
Therganization
Frank Vane
Dale Newport
Ruber
Wright
Morris Ludwick
Naymond Fave
Jpirmt Tattheran Chuyel
Cornerstone Sealed At What Cheer Church
The landmark St. Joseph's Catholic Church at What Cheer was sealed last weekend as remodeling nears completion. Articles refer to the stone work, installed on the side wall, and list contractors and workers including the pastor and the mayor.
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What Cheer
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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