The Flood of 2008: Impact on one local church

KCRG-TV aired a recent story on Dec 28, 2008 titled "Flood-damaged Church Boasts Best Year Ever" on Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Join us on January 19, 2009 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, where the Mt. Zion Men's Chorus will be performing again.

The Flood of 2008 has been hard on our community, but there are many wonderful stories despite the hardships of the Flood, like the good news at Mt. Zion.

We look forward to our brothers and sisters from Mt. Zion participating and attending this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Event. We welcome all within our community to attend this year's event.

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Merry Christmas Everyone

St. Paul's UMC will be hosting Christmas activities today and a Community Dinner on Christmas Day.

Christmas Eve Worship
11:00am Worship in the Chapel

4:00pm Children's Christmas Recital

4:30pm Family Candle light & Carols

7:00pm Celebration Candlelight led by youth

9:00pm Candlelight & Carols

11:00pm Candlelight, Carols & Communion

Free Christmas Dinner

1:00-3:00pm December 25, 2008

Call 211 for reservations

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Less than Four Weeks until this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Please join us for the presentation of the 10TH annual "Who Is My Neighbor" Award during this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on January 19, 2009 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's UMC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Keynote Speaker

Various Presentations

Music

Community Fellowship

& More

Five Weeks until 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at St. Paul's UMC

Today, Monday, December 15, 2008, is five weeks from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday and the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at St. Paul's UMC. We hope you will make plans to attend our celebration on the 19Th of January at 7 p.m here in Cedar Rapids.

Thank you!

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African American museum to reopen next month

Per The Gazette online story dated December 15, 2008 titled "African American museum to open next month, with events January 16 and 17, 2009.

Great news for the African American Museum of Iowa, which has been closed, due to the Flood of 2008.

Proceeds from the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration will be split with the African American Museum of Iowa this year. Our event will be Monday, January 19, 2009 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's UMC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

We hope you will find it in your way to help support the Museum.

The article indicated that the new permanent exhibit will hopefully be completed by December 2009. The original permanent exhibit was destroyed by the Flood of 2008.

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January 19, 2009: the Gospel choir of Johnson Elementary School of the Arts will perform at MLK Jr. Day Celebration

We are pleased to report that one of the music programs for this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration will be the performers from the Johnson Elementary School of the Arts. The gospel choir is directed by Ms. Cox and again will be one of the many threats of this year's event.

We have enjoyed previous performances from one of the school's choirs and look forward to seeing the young performers again this year.

Reminder, this year's event will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at St. Paul's UMC.

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Plan to attend the 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration at St. Paul's UMC

St. Paul's United Methodist Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa will host it's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration event at 7:00 p.m. on January 19, 2009. We hope you will mark your calendar and make this year's event a part of your life.

The event will include the presentation of the Percy & Lileah Harris "Who is My Neighbor" Award. In addition to this year's award presentation, you will enjoy music, a variety of presentations and an outstanding keynote speaker.

Our blog is beginning now. It will provide information about the upcoming event on January 19, 2009, which will mark the 10Th anniversary of the "Who Is My Neighbor" Award. In addition, we will reflect on past Martin Luther King Day Celebrations held at St. Paul's UMC.

This year's offering will be shared with the African American Historical Museum & Cultural Center of Iowa.

On June 13, 2008 the
Museum took a tremendous hit from the flooding on the Cedar River in
downtown Cedar Rapids.

Past Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrations have included outstanding recipients of the "Who Is My Neighbor" Award, keynote speakers from various places, outstanding music from guest soloists, the gospel choir of the Johnson Elementary School of the Arts, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Men's Chorus and various music from St. Paul's UMC.

We are beginning to organize this year's event. We invite you to stop by to learn more about the event and the event's history.

Again, we invite you to join us on January 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul's UMC, 1340 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403. The church's phone number is 319-363-2058.

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