PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
511 EAST COOLBAUGH
STREET
RED OAK, IOWA
51566-0402
(712) 623-4751
For GPS users, our
location is N 41o
00.535, W 95o
13.540
Events
and activities--Including Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection
Our Sunday worship bulletin and
monthly newsletter
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OUR PASTOR—Rev. Caryn Pedersen
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The
church office is open from 8:00 a.m. till noon weekdays.
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For GPS users, our location is N 41o 00.535, W 95o 13.540
Sunday
School begins the Sunday after Labor Day, and ends when school is out in the
spring.
Sunday
worship services begin at 10:30 a.m. the Sunday after Labor Day through May.
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No-parking zone for exiting and entering vehicles
Ramp from the parking to the elevator entrance
Full-sized
elevator with access to all levels
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We are a family of God’s children, united by salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. We are striving to live our lives in worship and service to God by following the Bible and ministering His love to our world.
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In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve
Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch
for God's new heaven and new earth, praying, "Come, Lord Jesus!"
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Our church was established in 1869 by
Sheldon Jackson, sometimes known as the Johnny Appleseed of Presbyterian
Churches.
Read about him in
Wikapedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Jackson
The following is an excerpt from the history of our church
prepared by Mrs. Imogene Bastron for our 1969 centennial:
We the undersigned members of churches desiring a Presbyterian Church in
Red Oak Junction, Iowa, do earnestly request the Reverend Sheldon Jackson,
Superintendent of Presbyterian Missions for
Central and Western Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and
Colorado, to organize us into a Presbyterian Church at his earliest
convenience.
In compliance with the above petition the
Reverend Sheldon Jackson, one of the exciting and courageous men on the
American frontier, came to Red Oak Junction, Iowa on Sunday, June 13th, 1869. In
the Methodist Church, which was filled to capacity, he preached from
Deuteronomy 2:31 and then he officiated at the procedure of the organization of
the Presbyterian Church…up to the
election of Ruling Elders. The election was deferred for the purpose of giving
all prospective members a vote.
Sometime in July 1869 Red Oak Junction was
incorporated as a town. Counting every building in view, there were 50
structures on the town site. It was said that this new town did not really
deserve the title; nevertheless, second only to Deadwood, it was known
as the toughest town in the West.
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Rev. John & Gwen
Haspel, missionaries we help support in Tulegit, Ethiopia--Read more about them
at: http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/haspelsj.htm
We help support Joel and Krista McCutchen.
Check their website:
Kellie in Thailand
Kellie
Kinard is the latest missionary whom we help support with our General Mission
funds. She works in Thailand under the auspices of Compasio.
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Our church is part of
the Missouri River Valley Presbytery
that is composed of 56 congregations in seven southwest 
pmrvann@qwest.net
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Our church
Red
Oak Presbyterian Church Office
Red Oak Presbyterian Church
Pastor
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Our Sunday Worship
Bulletin
Our Monthly Newsletter, The Pulse
Our
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Presbyterian Church (USA) denominational
home page
U.S. and
World Missions
Synod of Lakes and Prairies
(Our Synod) 16 Presbyteries and nearly 1,000 congregations
The
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