The Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Mason City Centennial Issue
Monday, June 01, 1953, Section 7, Page 26

As the factory worker went farther and farther from the center of the city to build his home due to the rapid growth of population, he was followed not only by schools, but also by opportunities for religious worship.

The First Methodist Church, with its building paid for and membership growing, became the leader in this decentralization of church activities by sponsoring two outposts in opposite ends of the city, building the Calvary [Methodist Episcopal] at 1615 Delaware N. E. and the Olivet Church at 20th and South Federal.

Calvary is now [1953] the place of worship for the Assembly of God.

E.R. Bogardus (1850-1927) of Mason City was the architect of the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was one of his later works, built in 1913.

The Assembly of God took over the chapel at 1615 Delaware N. E. [1953].

[Section 8, Pages 11 & 14]

Dedication of the Assembly of God Church (shown above left), 1615 Delaware N. E., took place Labor Day, Sept. 2, 1946. The building, built by the Methodists to serve the factory workers in the north end of the city was later owned by the Lutherans, who sold it in January, 1946, to the Assembly of God.

The former Assembly of God Church is now [2008] a private residence.

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Submission by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2013; updated December of 2014