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GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH. Beginning as the Dubuque Bible Chapel in 1961, Grandview Heights Baptist Church was incorporated in 1991. The simple cement-block church at 853 South Grandview was constructed in 1969 to accommodate an estimated one hundred people. The sanctuary is illuminated by large windows on both sides of the church.
In 2005 twenty families worshiped in the church with the congregation ranging over the years from 11 to 70. In 2004 a third-of the congregation had been lost due to job transfers. Despite its size, the church offered many of the same features as larger churches including, Bible studies, weekly prayer meetings, vacation Bible school, mission trips and Sunday School for all ages. (1) Outreach programs included collection out-of-date calendars for a missionary in the Philippines which cut out the pictures for use in making spiritual cards. (2) Junior and senior high students belonging to the church also participated in their first "fast" to raise money for those in need. (3)
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Source:
1. Nevans-Pederson, Mary, "Join In," Telegraph Herald, February 26, 2005, p. 1
2. "Religion Notes," Telegraph Herald, December 12, 1998, p. 27
3. Nevans-Pederson, Mary, "Teens Hungry to Help Those Less Fortunate," Telegraph Herald, February 20, 1999, p. 12