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- St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church
- This parish was started in
1874 with the original church, since
demolished, being built in 1882. A grade
school, demolished in 1988, was added in
1893. The current church was built in 1904
and the current rectory in 1910. A high
school building was opened in 1921 with the
gymnasium and auditorium being added in 1926.
In 1926 the high school became the first
Czech parish high school in the United States
to be fully accredited. The high school
closed in 1958; the grade school closed in
1969. St. Wenceslaus is designated a National
Czech parish, meaning that any Catholic of
Czech origin can, regardless of parish
boundaries, be a member of the parish. For
more information, go to http://www.stwenceslauscr.com/
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- St. Ludmila's Catholic
Parish (Church, Grade School)
- 215 21st Avenue SW (between
2nd and J Streets).
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- This parish was opened in 1914 and
incorporated in 1915 as a mission of St.
Wenceslaus parish. In 1922 it became an
independent parish. The original school was
opened in 1914, operating in a house, until a
new school building was erected in 1915.
Church services were held in the school until
March, 1926 when a sturdy brick structure was
built. That building served until June, 2000
when it was torn down and construction on the
current church was begun.. The new church
building was dedicated on September 1-2,
2001.
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- Hus Memorial Presbyterian
Church
- (Husuv Pametni Presbyterni
Chram)
- Original building at 631 9th
Avenue SE.
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- This congregation was
established in 1889 as the Czech Reformed
Church and was renamed the Fourth
Presbyterian Church that same year. In 1915 a
new building was dedicated and the church
renamed the Jan Hus Memorial Presbyterian.
The name is carved in the stone above the
front entrance. The church operated in this
location until 1973 when the current building
at 2808 Schaeffer Drive SW was erected. It is
now known as the Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church. The original building is occupied
by the New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ.
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- Jan Hus Methodist Episcopal
(Bohemian) Church Original building 180
14th Avenue SW.
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- This building was erected in
1897 and is now an apartment house. The
congregation is now part of the Asbury United
Methodist Church at 350 27th Avenue SW.
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- Czech Reformed Church
(later Czech Evangelical & Reformed
Church)
- Original building at 1510 2nd
Street SW.
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- Organized in 1909 by members
of the First Presbyterian church outside of
Ely, Iowa, who had moved to Cedar Rapids. The
church building was erected in 1910. The
congregation combined with the Evangelical
Synod in 1935 with a name change resulting.
The congregation later united with the First
Reformed Church and the name was changed to
Eden United Church of Christ. They now occupy
the First Reformed Church building at 351 8th
Avenue SW. The original 2nd Street building
is now occupied by the Redemption Missionary
Baptist Church.
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- First Reformed Church
- 351 8th Avenue SW.
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- Now the Eden United Church of
Christ.
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