Churches in Cedar Rapids, IA

The following is a brief history of our church. The origins of Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church are found in the Christian fellowship of Bohemian Protestant pioneers, who met regularly for worship over a 40 year period, despite the lack of a trained clergy. In 1874, Cedar Rapids manufacturer, T. M. Sinclair,

Several of the men decided we needed to enter the Freedom Fest Parade. They got a little overboard (pun intended) and built the battleship USS IOWA out of cardboard! When they discovered they couldn't get it out of the church garage, they had to do a little extra sawing and redoing, but the results were

In the 1940s the congregation purchased land and founded a permanent location on First Ave in Cedar Rapids. In 1960 they completed construction on our current auditorium. The congregation continued to expand and prosper, and in 1976 added an education wing and fellowship hall to the existing facility.