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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1955

Page

3

Many Churches Mark Christian Education Week

New York reports Enrollment in Sunday schools will reach unprecedented numbers this year as Rally Sunday opens Christian Education Week September 28 to October 2. theme Go Make Disciples of All. churches plan home visits to enlist parents and children.

Botcal New York Gerald E. Knoll National Council of Churches’ Division of Christian Education Knoll Knoff Boards of Christian Education Dipehusrett

Methodists To Hold Institute In Cedar Rapids Davenport Districts

A Methodist institute for Cedar Rapids and Davenport districts will be held at Jokn Husa church Cedar Rapids opening at 9 20 am and closing 3 30 pm. Supt John Ruthman will preside morning Glenn Hartong will preside afternoon. Participants include Dr Harold Bunt Center Point Rev Elwood Poore Center Point and Dr H Hughes Dil Cedar Rapids president of the conference board of missions. A film on the Indian American people Song at the Shining Mountain will be shown. Representatives from about 100 churches expected. A luncheon will follow.

Cedar Rapids Davenport John Ruthman Glenn Hartong Harold Bunt Iowa Falls Elwood Poore Center Point H. Hughes Dil Conference Board of Missions Song Shining Mountain Mr. Smytes Africa New York Board of Missions

Cedar Rapids Church Notices Dense with Congregations

A long list of Cedar Rapids churches with service times and ministers across denominations including Assembly of God, Church of God, Baptist, Brethren, Catholic, Presbyterian, Christian Science, Lutherans, and more. It catalogs Sunday school and worship hours, evening services, sermons, and local church addresses for numerous parishes and priests.

Brethren Grace D Avenue Thal

Church Notices Mix of Denominations and Schedules

A long church briefs page lists ABEMENT and wails for Seventh Day Adventist at 5424 Fitat avenue NE with new patronage, plus moves of the old parsonage and winter pastor lodging. Other entries include Unitarian at Peoples-100 Third avenue SE and United Presbyterian Bible class leaders, weekly services, and notices of high holy days observances across Cedar Rapids and area churches.

Fitat Avenue Paul Zion Reformed Church Wau- Gregoroff W. C. Odenbach James Minert

Speaking Twice During the Week in Cedar Rapids and Elkader

The Rev. William Fairbank Hastings, chief of resettlement for the World Council of Churches, will speak Sunday at 10:35 a.m. in Cedar Rapids First Congregational Church and Wednesday at 10:36 a.m. in Elkader Congregational Church. Hastings, based in Stuttgart, Germany, has led the displaced persons program and has served multiple churches in the U.S. Miss Alice Margaret Trugghins, a Congregational educator and author, will also speak in Elkader about her experiences in China and her books.

Wiliam Fairbank Hastings World Council of Chucchez Cedar Rapids First Congregational ‘Church Northeast Association of the Iowa Hastings Stuttgart Germany Nebraska Hastigs New York Vermont San Juan Puerto Rico Elkader Telefite Alice Margaret Truggins China Sovernment

Lutheran Women Convene Across States At Decorah Conference

Delegates from Missouri Synod Lutheran circles in Iowa Illinois Colorado Minnesota Michigan Nebraska Texas and Kansas gathered for the South Central district Walther League convention at Luther College Decorah. The event featured speakers Frank Bucky OConnor and Wallace Bronner plus a banquet at the Moorhouse hotel, worship services, and a Sunday Bible class for delegates.

Missouri Synodfornia Iinois Colorado Walther Iow Minnesota Michigan Nebraska Women's Missionary Federation of the South Central District Evangelical Lutheran Church Luther College Decorah Frank Miler Sherman Haslett Texas Kansas Wallace J. Bronner Frankersmuth Mich Missouri Synod Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids Moortrose Bronener Eins Inmanner Elmer H. Yokr Iowa City Charles W. Laabs Trinity Baced Resolutions Committee

African Missionary to Speak in Eastern Iowa Churches

The Rev John Garlock a missionary to Africa will speak at two Easten Iowa Assembly of God churches on Sunday He will address the 10 ax service at First Assembly in Cedar Rapids and speak in the afternoon at Oxford Junction He was born in Africa spent early years on the gold coast and plans to return to West Africa after his visit

Baptist Second Avenue Church OF the Brethren James M. Webb Fourth Avenue W. R. Burriss Mt. Vernon Walker's Garage Toad Arthur West Aerhoff Calvary Third Edgewood E Avenue Edgewood Round Arjan Stohre John Garlock Africa Iowa

Dominican Preacher to Speak at Grace Episcopal Church

The Rev. Philip Wheaton will preach at 11 am Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids. He will also perform a baptism for the son of former parishioners Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hrouwer, now residents of Cedar Rapids. Wheaton has worked with Spanish-speaking communities and refugees.

Grace Episcopal Philip Wheaton Church of the Epiphany Ciudad Trujble Dominican Republic Grace Episcopal Church Cedar Rapids A. N. Hrouwer Cedar Repids Father Wheaton

Lutheran Welfare Workshop at Monticello Tuesday

Iowa City delegate Winifred Allvenn of the Lutheran Welfare Society will join a welfare workshop at St Peter and Paul Lutheran church in Monticello Tuesday at 9 30. Also on the program are Inel Greenley Vance Baird and Helen Farley from Des Moines.

Monticello Lother Gacryee Iowa City Winifred Allvenn Southeast Hyanch Lutheran Welfare Society St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church Montlecta Inel Greenley Ease Work Services Vance Baird Refugee Service Helen Farley Dew Moines

Lutheran Sunday school teachers institute at First Lutheran

An American Lutheran gathering at First Lutheran Church in Manchester begins Sunday at 1:30 PM and ends at 2:00 PM. Dr John Wiltner of Wartburg College will lead two Bible study sessions, with about 125 teachers from Delaware Clayton Winneshiek Payette Jones and Buchanan counties expected to attend.

Strawberry Point First Lutheran Churely Manchester John Wiltner Wartburg College Delaware Clayton Winneshirk Payette Jones Buchanan Counties

Begin Lutheran Church in CLR Opens Services

Hope Lutheran church joins the United Lutheran Church in America and will begin services at 10 45 a m in Hayes school. A Sunday school starts next week at 8 45 in Hayes, with Rev. Robert N Horley from Tipton Cedar Rapids leading. Dr Alfred J Heal of the United Lutheran synod of Iowa will attend. Assistants include Frank Vore Dale Newport and Robert Wright. Furnishings include an altar pulpit and items from Morris Lurwick Raymond Fave and First Lutheran Church.

George Boyasian United Presbyterian Came Grande Avenue Avenue Wiliam First Tavenatt Church Cedar Rapids Iowa Covenant Sunday School Association Tomeroy Arthur W. Johnson Minnehaha Academy Minneapolis Alva Johanson North Park College Chicago Lutherary Orthonox Hera Jasts Liustheran Church Seventh Street Daniel H. B. Montgomery Thros St. George Tenth Street George Ghannam St. John's Elias Geordes Hope Lutheran Church Lniited Lutheran Church In America Hayes Sehood Hayes School Robert N. Horley Tipton Wark Bpoaker Alfred J. Heal United Lutheran Synod of Towa Sonnitice Trank Vore Dale Newport Robert Wright Will Inc Morris Lurwick Raymond Fave First Lutheran Church

Cornerstone Sealed at What Cheer Church

The newly remodeled St. Joseph's Catholic church in What Cheer had its cornerstone sealed last weekend. The rite included names of archi­tects, contractors, and all workers, with the mayor and other officials in attendance as the August issue of the Patriot-Chronicle previews the project recap.

Cormerstone St. Joseph's Catholic Church Bers Corepieilan Paso What Cains Patriot-Chronicla

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Methodists Rov Smytes Salisbury Methodist Church Great Britain Roy S, Smyres Cedar Rapids Church Assembly OF God Vist Oaksend Road L N. Huffman Serman Gene God of Iserman Church OF God Ellix Park Lavertin NW Prairie Street Harold BD Justice Third Avenue William B. Schulte Cyril F. Engler Thomas F. Curtier Robert J. Reiss St. Ludmila's First Avenue Mage Brank R. Hruby Clarence Frana St. Patrick's First Avenues St. Matthew's Twenty- Fourth Street St. Wenceslaus Fifth Street A.W. Clithak Louis J. Trail Dalewood Avenue Twenty-ninth St Li, McDonough Ninth, Street NW Temple Judish Beth Jacob Washington Avenue Marvin M. Reziteff Christian Science Serovah'’S Kingdom Hall Center Watchtower Westminster Arnold H.marzell Latter Day Saints Gereld Engel Church of Jeans Christ of Kenwood Park Thirtyster Day Saints Keith Dairydale Court Taher Ware Church of Jesus Challenge Christ of Latter Day Saints Central Park Reuben J. Tjaden D. M. Cassidy Ofirst Seventeenth Street J. Richard Wagner Theodore G. Lilley Sperman Daniels Park Center Park Road Paul W. Glad Cedar Third Avenue SW Frazer A. Thomason Jack A. Oliver Unkasio Sentark'y Augustana Firata Avenue Richtoe Be Betelard W EB. i Panen Berman Wendt Missouri I Hiawatha Ralph Bethany First Eye Wager Chuach Fifteenth G. Darden OLEA Lavenine Nazanene Vsunene Gadbow Our Evangelical United Brethren J. Fperman Union—Tly Road William Lucken Peanis Falk St. Stephen's ELC Mead- Balen Jowolsok Thirty-first Hel Leonard Denver N. L. Woyeh St. Andrew's Seventh Steret SE Hubert L. Sunderman Sharon Ninth Street Walter M. Cerka Good Shepherd Wisconsin W.F. Sprengeler Holy Redeemer Hoover School Norman A. Erikgen Nope Usca Robert N. Harler Worsship Alfred J. Beil Covington Hugh Orchard Covenant Twenty-fifth Street Norman Swenson Evangelical and Reformed Eighth Avenue Otto F. Artopoeus Church OF the Open Bible L Street Second Neal B. Gall Milo Filip Church OF God IN Christ O Street Corfe i Colbert the Life Mission ‘Temple Eman Hermen Mullis Tenth Avenue Sz Hitler Bassett Church OF Christ Fifth Avenue A- J. Stokes George Darling Methodist Episcopal A. T. B. Haines Third Avenue of Fifth H. M. Grant Suns Community Alliance St. John’s Nneteenth Day School Oakland Road D. A. Lofer-Selmon Siombooeh Renwood Evelon Bernard G. Olson Bethel Ame Sixth Street Theodore Hudson St Paul's Jackson Burns Hi. Hughes Arthur Schuldt G Avenue NW C. W. Oscarson John Moss Fourteenth Avenue SW Ruth Husband Church School Salvation Army Third Street Robert Wilkins Bolles Sunshine Mission Second Street I Rev Walter A. Pierce Church Briefs Unitarian. Peoples Waldemar Argan Unity Center Mable Swanson Reader Serrai Community Council Congregational Eben Ivrack Orl Carl Steinlare Petersburg St Joseph's Church Earlville Coe College Daniels Park Presbyterian Church Hastings College Pentecostal Evangelical Avenue NW Or. Kirk Lavina Ross Fowler Capyrtalit James Jesus Corin William F. Hastings the Bible Geo. Borasian Atudien T Thessaloniany Pam Dairy Dale Baptist Church Vernon Road 24Th Street Frank “Bucky" O'Connor University of Town Lusthera Brotherhood of Deborah Lutheran Church Ray Allen What Cheer Christian Church Thornburg Begin Lutheran Church Clr What Cheer Erinades Teauin Emmiasis Schwalk Cedar Repide Robert W. Te Crusaders Olivet Nazarene Cotege Church OF the Nazarene
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