First child born in Pella Albertus Synhorst identified
A 1930 Chronicle note identifies Albertus Synhorst as Pella’s first baby, born August 26 1847 on a Reinier Dieleman farm near the town after his Dutch parents arrived from Holland aboard the Katherine Jackson. The report links the Synhorst family to early colonists led by Dominic Scholte and recalls Albertus, nicknamed Bart, later becoming city marshal before moving to Orange City.
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Pella
Albertus Synhorst
Albertus
Reinier Dieleman Farm
Holland
Keokuk
Dominic Scholte
Katherine Jackson
Dirk Synhorst
Rotterdam
Baltimore
Albertus Synhurst
Synhorst
Cornelius Synhorst
John Synhorst
Hugh
Pella Motor Co
Bart
Orange City
Nellie Kramer
Dirk van Baren
Baltus van Baren
John Braam
Hansi to Speak at Kuyper Gym for Centennial Celebration
Maria Anne Hirschmann known as Hansi will headline the Centennial Celebration of Reformed Church Women at Kuyper Gymnasium on July 18 at 8 p.m. The author of Hansi The Girl Who Loved the Swastika will share her wartime journey from Czechoslovakia to the West and her faith. Singspirations from Otley will perform sacred music and a freewill offering will fund local expenses and world missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Anne-Hirschmann
Hansi
Reformed Church
Kuyper Gymnasium
Maria
Czechoslovakia
Maria Anne Hirschmann
United States
Canada
Europe
Christ
America
Otley
Total World Mission
The
God
Summer Musical Rally in Central Park Draws 800
About 800 people gathered in Central Park after church on Sunday June 22 for the World Home Bible League Musical Rally. Rev Wayne Hall of Trinity Reformed Church led devotions and groups from several churches performed. The offering totaled 770.07 for Bibles for Bolivia.
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Central Park
World Home Bible League
Wayne Hall
Trinity Reformed Church
Bolivia
July 4 open house and annual celebration schedule
July 4 events include open house at the round house hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Maasdam with a supper at 5 30 p m and a program at 7 p m featuring The Smiley Singers and Golden Agers Kitchen Band followed by a Leighton Merchants softball game Free will offering accepted July 7 Marion County WCTU Convention at Free Methodist Church Knoxville 10 a m and 4 H entries due for Southern Iowa Fair at Mahaska County Extension Office July 7 11 Animal Industry Week at Iowa State University with daily focus July 7 11 Ice Cream Social July 12 Mahaska County 4 H picnic July 14 Pella Community School Board annual meeting 7 p m Administration Building July 17 Otley Reformed Church Ice Cream Social 5 8 30 p m July 18 Centennial celebration of Pella Classis Reformed Church women Kuyper gym 8 p m Speaker Hansi July 21 26 Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa Aug 1 Mahaska County 4 H livestock entries due for State Fair
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Leighton Ball Park
Smiley Singers
Golden Agers
Leighton Merchants
Mahaska County
Iowa State University
Pella Classis Reformed Church
Kuyper Gymnasium
Southern Iowa
Oskaloosa
Mahaska Country
Worship Services In Pella Area Churches
A compact listing of Sunday worship times and locations across Pella area churches. Details include church names, street intersections, pastor names, and morning and evening service times for First Reformed Second Reformed Third Reformed Trinity Reformed and others along with radio broadcasts and church program notes.
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Pella
First Reformed Corner
Broadway and Union
Frank J. Shearer
Second Reformed
Liberty and
Broadway
Armand R. Renskers
Third Reformed Corner
Main and Union
Kenneth Dykstra
Roger Haitink
Children’s Church
Trinity Reformed Corner
Franklin and
East Third
Wayne Hall
FIRST
Protestant Reformed Church
Franklin
George Lubbers
K.B.C
Gospel Chapel
Union Street
Otley
Berean Baptist
Mattox
Central College
KCULE
Third Reformed Church
Va.m
First Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed
Christian Reformed
West Second
Richard Venema
East
Henry Petersen
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Chester R. Owens
North Meeting Room
YMCA
Oskaloosa
Priesthood and Relief Society
Church OF God
Lynne
Sidney Brown
Robert James
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Jaws
Eldon H. Pals
First Reformed Church OF
Sully
Wayne Tripp
Everting
Sully Christian Reformed Church
Sully Community Church
John R. Meyer
Lynnville Friends Church
E. L. Thompson
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
West First
Independence
ST. Andrew Lutheran
Elk Creek
Ernest C Elzey
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Second Reformed Church
Ralph Grundman
E. Hollebrands
van Houweling
Nelle Klein
Ed Cook
Nannie van Haaften
Lena Vogelaar
Leela Klein
Nelle McLean
Ben Kuyk
Edith
Ethel Roorda
Alice Lammers
Chronicle
Francis E. Whitten
Frank ‘Whitten
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Aviation Boatswain
Lakehurst
N.J
Kuyper
Mark Twain
Southview Marina
Wallashuck Bay
Dutchman Landing
Ring.o.matic Manufacturing Co., Inc
Taintor Savings Bank
New Sharon
Iowa
Mit
American Bible Society
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg, Virginia
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Peoria Feed & Grain, Inc
Pella’s Farm Center, Inc
Highway 163
Peoria Stockyards
Pella National Bank the
Jeremiah
ASD
Boat Furniture Inc
Marion Co
LIL Duffer Burger
Washington
Farmers Exchange
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Brummel Bros. Purina Livestock Feeds
Leighton
Kooyman Lumber CO
South St. Pella
Kellogg Savings Bank
FDIC
Sully and
Kellogg
the Round House
Marion County
WCTU
Free Methodist Church
Knoxville
Ladies Aid of the First Reformed Church
Lake Keomah Park
Pella Community School Board
Strawtown
Washington-Pelia
TRUTH
Mobile
Alabama
Douwstra
Gosselinks
Kramers
Calvinist Cadet Club
Hog Place
Knoxville, Iowa
St, John Lutheran
Glendale Road
First Baptist Corner
Broadway and
Ron Cowles
Open Bible
G. la Verne Hill
Kilcuff
Mt, Zion
Peoria Christian Reformed
Peter van Drunen
Ebenezer Reformed
James Vos
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