Methodist ChurchLeRoy, Garden Grove Township, Decatur County, Iowa |
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LeRoy, Iowa Photograph Courtesy of Decatur County Historical Museum, Leon IA |
| Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Decatur County, Iowa February 16, 1967, Page 2 Courtesy of Decatur County Historical Museum & Bob Bixby Religious life was fostered in the town of LeRoy from its early settlement. Religious services and the Union Sunday School had been held in the schoolhouse from the first. The Union Sunday School was maintained for a number of years, but finally the need of a second church was felt, and the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized. Within these two churches [Presbyterian founded 1882 and Methodist] the majority of the people in town and throughout the county roundabout have found a church home. |
| LeRoy By Virginia Kyner |
| Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Decatur County, Iowa September 27, 1980, Page 14 Courtesy of Decatur County Historical Museum and Bob Bixby The Presbyterian and Methodist churches took turns having the Christmas program and tree. At one program they had a manger with straw in it and Nora Calhoun Kyner stood by it and sang a song. Nellie Baker remembers one Christmas at the Presbyterian Church when she asked where "Papa" went as he left before it was over. The Presbyterian Church still has Christmas Eve programs (sometimes it is another night) with the children presenting the program and now that have Fellowship time in the basement with Santa visiting. Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2018 |
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