charles city wesleyan church 100th anniversary

Charles City City

Wesleyan Church

100th year anniversary

To God be the glory!

Special thanks to

• Ethel Wynn

• Margaret Bryant

• Richard Daake

Bridging Century to Century to the

Glory of God

For where two or three are

gathered together in my name,

there am I in the midst of them.

Matthew 18:20

If two of you shall agree on earth as touching

any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done

for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 18:19

I will build my church; and the

gates of hell shall not prevail

against it. Matthew 16:18

Praise God from whom all

blessing flow!

The Beginnings

• The Charles City Wesleyan

Methodist Church has it origins

from the efforts of several

Wesleyan Methodist families from

the City

• Mid-week and prayer services were

held for a period of time

• The Group was organized as a

congregation on July 17, 1913 by

Rev. Emerson

The Beginnings..

• Congregation had 14 Charter

members

• Met in family homes and the home

of Rev. Emerson and even in the

old Court House until the Gilbert

Street Church was built in 1921

The Beginnings..

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• As the group grew Rev. Emerson

appointed Rev. George Smith who

was the pastor of Howardville

Wesleyan Church (founded 1859) .

So technically Charles City was

planted or at least nourished by

sister country church.

What kind of world did

this church enter into?

What is going on in Iowa,

America & the World in

1913?• Our President is Woodrow Wilson

1913• The Iowa governor George W.

Clarke

1913• February 3 – The 16th Amendment

to the United States Constitution is

ratified, authorizing the Federal

government to impose and collect

income taxes.

• Less than 1 percent of the

population paid income taxes at the

rate of only 1 percent of net

income.

1913• The World is seemingly is at peace

but storms clouds of the Great War

were gathering- War started July

28, 1914

1913• The Ford Motor Company the first moving

assembly line, reducing chassis assembly time

from 12½ hours in October to 2 hours, 40

minutes

• Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first

crossword puzzle, is published

• The Federal Reserve is created by Woodrow

Wilson.

What is going on in Iowa, America

& the World in 1913-

Famous People born in 1913

• January 6 - Loretta Young, actress

(died 2000)

• January 9 - Richard Nixon, 37th

President of the United States

• January 29 - Victor Mature, actor (died

• February 4 - Rosa Parks, Civil Rights

activist (died 2005)

• February 14 - Jimmy Hoffa, labor union

leader (died 1975)

• June 11 - Vince Lombardi,

American football coach (died

• July 14 - Gerald Ford, 38th

President of the United States (died

• September 11 - Bear Bryant,

American football coach (died

• September 12 - Jesse Owens,

athlete (died 1980)

Shopping Charles City

style in 1913

• Hauser’s- to mourn? NO to buy

furniture

style in 1913

Charles City in the early

20th Century

20th CenturyThe gray limestone building housing

the Sherman Nursery offices on Grove

Street for $10,000was built in 1906 at a

cost of $10,000.

20th Century

Charles City City in the

early 20th Century

• Completed in 1905, the bridge

provided a walkway to the

Chautauqua grounds on the

southwest bank of the Cedar River.

Charles City in the early 20th

Century-Main street bridge

(1910)

Century-Hildreth Hotel (1893)

Century- First Charles City

Hospital May House

Century-Cedar Valley Hospital

(1914) where many of you were

born built at

20th Century

The Beginnings of “First

Wesleyan”

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• By 1918 the congregation had grown to

24. Mr. H.W. Waleson deeded lots 3 & 4,

block 90, St. Charles Division at the

corners of Gilbert and Cedar.

Construction began in early 1921.

The first Church on

Gilbert Street

Charles City Wesleyan

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Methodist Church

circa 1952-53

Mid- 20th century church

families included

•H. A. Gutherie

•Mr. & Mrs. Charles Steele

•Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dietrich

•Mr. & Mrs. Amos Nier

•Mrs. Minnie Baxter

•Mr. & Mrs. Harry Howe

•Mr. & Mrs. John Carey

•Rueben & Bernice Daake

families included

• Mr. & Mrs. Albert Oberg

• Mrs. Ruth Krueger

• Mr. & Mrs. Lane Corbin

• Mr. Dick Skyrme

• Ted & Marian Stewart

• Mr. & Mrs. Kitterling

• Mr. & Mrs. Dave McCracken

• Mr. And Mrs. Ruber

families included

• Mr. & Mrs. John Holtz

• Mrs. Esther Moore

• Ms Esther Laun

• Ms. Bernice Eckmeir

Time to Grow!

1958-1959

• A New Church on the drawing

boards

• Modeled on a church in Oskaloosa,

What we were driving

What we were watching- On a

grand total of 3 stations

The new Church

• 2 acres were purchased for

$10,400 in 1958

• Ground breaking October 25, 1959

• First worship service May 8, 1960

• Cost of church was $70,346

• Sanctuary was 42 x87 feet

The new church

The new Church

Pastor Floyd Freiheit

Mrs. Freiheit is still doing well

at age 94 living in Clay Center

Kansas

The new church

The new church- D.S.

Harold Budensiek

Events, people, &

activities 1960s, 70s, 80s

1968 Formation of the Wesleyan

Church

• Result of a 1968 merger of the

Wesleyan Methodist Church, the

Pilgrim Holiness Church, and the

Alliance of the Reformed Baptist

Church in Canada.

Pastors in the mid years

• Rev. Howard Johnson

• (this picture taken in 1952 or 1953)

• Rev. Ronald Rhoads & family

The “old” Charles City Camp-

Destroyed May 15, 1968

The “old” Charles City Camp-

Destroyed May 15, 1968

Events, people, &

activities 1960s, 70s, 80s• May 15, 1968 Camp

on 9th / 11th Street

destroyed

• In October 1968, Dr.

& Mrs. R.A. Fox sold

a 72 acre tract to the

• First Wesleyan site

of Annual Business

meetings

Events, people, &

Events, people, & activities 1960s, 70s,

80s A happy fire; Mortgage Burning

Events, people, & activities

1960s, 70s, 80s: The Purdy’s

The 1960s, 70s, 80s

Rev and Mrs. Wayne Richards

Events, people, &

MANY NEW FAMILIES

ADDED DURING, 1970’s,

1980’s, 1990s

• “And the Lord added to their

number daily those who were

being saved.” Acts 2:47

• So as not to forget anyone…

• You know who you are!!

• Rev Ronald Becker

Rev. Becker years

The Becker Years

The Becker years

• Rev. H.W. Johnson

Pastor Ron & Mary and

D.S. Don and Hazel

Calhoun

• Becker and family now retiring

Pastor of Ellwood Inidiana the mid

Congregation Directory

in the 1980s

75 Anniversary- 1988

Events, people, &

activities 1990s, 2000’s

Events, people, &

Iowa Minnesota District

Superintendents

• Rev. Clarence Budensick

• Rev. Donald Calhoun

Iowa Minnesota District

Superintendents

• Rev. J. Richard Ernst

• Rev. Tim Purcell

Pastors across the years

GEORGE SMITH 1914-1915

FRANK BETZER 1915-1916

R.W. MACK 1916-1917

C.P CARKUFF 1917-1918

E.J. BLOUGH 1918-1921

R.W. PRYOR 1921-1925

C.S. WEIGEL 1925-1927

C.P. CARCUFF 1927-1928

W.H. TITUS 1928-1934

R.W. PRYOR 1934-1936

W.R. EMERSON 1936-1941

W.H. DYER 1941-1942

PAUL DAVIS 1942-1949

ROBERT OSSMAN 1951-

SPENCER MOON

FLOYD L. FREIHEIT

RONALD RHOADS

HOWARD JOHNSON 1966-1973

Pastors across the yearsDUANE ALLEN

RONALD BECKER

NEIL KOPPEN

RICH COOK

TED CLARK

DENNIS BACHMAN

RUSTY VAN WEY 2013-

Forever!

In the end we all have our

personal stories

• When did you accept Christ?

• When did you first come to the

Charles City Church?

• What has been the lasting influence

on you of this church, its pastors,

and its congregation?

Our brief story

• My grandparents Adolph & Martha

Daake and parents Rueben and

Bernice Daake were members at

one time of the German Methodist

Church at Flood Creek

Our brief story

• When Adolph & Martha Daake

moved Charles City, Rueben and

Bernice Daake were members at the

Mission Covenant Church until they

eventually joined the Wesleyan

Methodist church. Served the church

for over 50 years.

Our brief story

• During the late 1940’s and early

1950’s the three Daake rascals

were born into the world.

Our brief story

3 RASCALS

• Our lives centered around the

church

– Sunday Morning

– Sunday School

– Special Services

– Bible School

– Camp Meetings

Our brief story

• My acceptance of Christ was in

1956 at age 5 at the old

campgrounds

Generations change

Christian Heritage gets

passed on

Children of children

Generation after generation are

influenced by the Charles City

Wesleyan Church-literally thousands

of people around the world!

Our brief story

• All three of us boys attended

– Miltonvale Wesleyan College

– Dick went on to be a professor at OKWU

– Bob a computer programmer in Des Moines

– I have been a professor now at Olivet for 18

Each of you have a story

• Share it with your children

• Your grandchildren

• Other families of the church

• Your friends and co-workers out in

the world.

We are connected: Past,

present & future

• The influence of the Charles City Church

has had a profound experience on you

and me.

• Only in eternity we will begin to have

understanding how the Charles City

Wesleyan Church has influenced the

city, state, and the world!

The Future is certain…

• The mission continues!

• Go into all the world and preach

the gospel to all creation.

Mark 16:14-16

• He who testifies to these things

says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Revelation 22:20

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