Pella: Second Christian Reformed Church (now Cornerstone Church)

Below is information about the Second Christian Reformed Church (now Cornerstone Church) in Pella (1020 East Oskaloosa St., formerly at 609 E 1st St.).

Second Christian Reformed Church 1897 - 1997 - this 18 page booklet is on reserve in the Heritage Room at the Pella Public Library but also at this link.

The photo above is housed at Pella Community Memory Database with the following description: This pinkish booklet has 28 [sic, 18] pages of information about the first 100 years of the Second Christian Reformed Church. Details, including photos and bios of the earliest pastors and the founding reasons of the church are found in the first few pages. Photos of the earliest church, at 606 Union Street are shown, and interesting details on how it was acquired. Shown on the facing page is the church erected in 1825 and a picture of the remodel of 1960, located at 609 East 1st Street. These buildings are on scanned page 9, although there are no page numbers to reference. Pictures of the parsonages over the years are found after the church building pictures. Also included in this booklet are pictures of the members of the church and the missionary families related to the church.

Second Christian Reformed Church, Pella, Iowa 1897 - 1947 - this 19 page booklet is on reserve in the Heritage Room at the Pella Public Library but also at this link.

The photo above is housed at Pella Community Memory Database with the following description: This 50 year documentary booklet has 35 pages of information. The pages are numbered; however, they are not in order. The booklet was bound that way. The booklet contains facts and photos about the beginning process of becoming a Christian Reformed church. Photos are of church buildings, parsonages, original charter members, groups and former pastors. At the end of the booklet is a list of members as of 1948.

This page was created on 2023-09-29 by Al Hibbard.