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Commuters who travel Avenue B pass this cornerstone. It marks a building dedicated in 1955 to the teaching of religion.

Answer: The cornerstone is on the educational unit of Epworth Methodist Church, Twenty-fifth Street and Avenue B.

A few centuries ago, this quaint bit of architecture might have passed as part of a medieval castle. It towers above a church in the west side of town. Recognize it?

Answer: The tower of Epworth Methodist Church, Twenty-fifth Street and Avenue B.

Today...this is the church that was built nearly 50 years ago. The brick education unit, at left, was built in 1956. The unit ties into the older portion, nearly doubling the size of the original church.

Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Even the women did some digging when this ground breaking ceremony for Epworth Methodist Church was held in 1909. The site is at Twenty-fifth St. and Avenue B. The small church, at right, was used until a new…

Rev. Grant Parker

Admiring Sign . . . on church lawn are Mrs. Rex White, 720 N. 30th St., and the Rev. James Poulsen.

Ground Is Broken . . . for the new Epworth Methodist Church by Jack Dempster. Waiting their turn are Henry Brown, the Rev. Joseph Henry and Wayne Livingston.

Epworth Methodist Church is making plans for a Stewardship Crusade to start Tuesday, Feb. 5 and continue through Feb. 10. The Rev. Claire Shupe, Mrs. Lloyd Howland and Dean Ingram are pictured adjusting a sign on the church lawn to emphasize their…

Reviewing History . . . of Epworth Methodist Church are the Rev. Gerald LaMotte, seated, Merle Duke, chairman of the Open House ceremony, and Mrs. Eugene Teller, church secretary.

Epworth Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1889 and its church was dedicated on Dec. 1 of the same year.
The first building was erected on the present site, Twenty-fifth street and Avenue B. Rev. A.A. Alexander was pastor. He was followed…

Congregation of Epworth United Methodist Church, 2447 Ave B, Council Bluffs, Iowa
This is the 2nd church building, occupied from 1909-1964.
Church historian is Fern M. Brown, 2709 Ave D, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Epworth Methodist Church