Category: Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

In what year was a second story added to the education wing?

A) 1994

B) 1978

C) 1965

Answer:

A) In 1994-95, a second story was added to the educational wing. This is the facility that is the center of our mission to the community today. Our Building and Grounds Committee does a fantastic job of maintaining our building so that we may continue to worship and serve God in this near west side neighborhood!

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

How much did the improvements cost in 1955 when the church building was remodeled and renovated?

A) $110,000

B) $ 95,000

C) $ 75,000

Answer:

C) In 1955, the church building was remodeled and renovated, including the addition of an educational wing, at an approximate cost of $75,000. Improvements continued into the 1960’s and included the addition of stained glass windows.

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

In what year was the 2nd building demolished and a new one erected?

A) 1925

B) 1900

C) 1910

Answer:

A) Under the leadership of Rev. E.H. Easely, the old building was razed and a new one erected. This structure was built at a cost of $50,000 and was dedicated on April 19, 1925.

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

At a ladies luncheon in 1957 the ladies were asked to wear their finest jewelry.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer:

B) FALSE: From the April 28, 1957 bulletin: A luncheon will be served to the ladies of the Association by the members of the Amico Circle. At the meeting to follow, Mrs. A.A. Pfingsten will have charge of the program, the topic to be “In Every Church”. It will also be Old Hat Day. All the ladies are asked to wear the oldest and most fantastic hat they can find. Prizes will be given.

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Our Name that Member which debuted in 2022 gave us the opportunity to learn more about our fellow members and once that feature retired, the Communications Committee pondered what new feature could we offer members that would draw us closer to one another and closer to our church?

Thanks to documents found in Communication’s files which archived facts from our church history, Did You Know? Tuesday Trivia! debuted in March of 2023. We started with 28 factoids that have been published twice a month via email and we’re sad to say that we’re unfortunately down to our last couple trivia. The final publications of Did you know? Tuesday Trivia! will be published during the month of May. Our email stats for Tuesday Trivia show that on average 6-7 out of every 10 people took the time to read our email and click over to view the answer. We’re so pleased that our feature showed such a positive response from our member and non-member email list subscribers. Hopefully everyone learned a little something about the Church history that they didn’t know before.

And, if you missed any of our publications, all are archived on our website in our Happening Now section. Simply select Did you know? Tuesday Trivia! from the navigation bar on that page and you’ll be able to view all 28 of our church history trivia.

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

How many Pastors have served the church since Reverend David Street began our first worship service 148 years ago in 1876?

A) 31

B) 22

C) 40

Answer:

A) Since Reverend David Street’s first worship service 148 years ago in 1876 there has been a total of 31 Pastors that have served our church. The longest service was by Reverend Elmon Ward who served 16 years from 1970 to 1986.

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

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From the Annual Report of 1912, how much income did the Forward Finance Campaign add to the regular income?

A) $300

B) $1000

C) $750

Answer:

A) From the Annual Report of 1912 by Rev. Herbert Knox, pastor: “The growth of the church during the past five years has been substantial. The church as made a splendid response to the Forward Finance Campaign, adding $300 to the regular income for the present year. The Thank Offering on June 2nd brought in $150 so that our account at the bank is entirely settled.”

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When was the church dedicated to the worship of God?

A) 1876

B) 1881

C) 1873

Answer:

A) From December 20, 1876 press release *** “On Sunday December 24, 1876 at half past ten a.m. the First Presbyterian Church of Howard situated on Chestnut between Main and Hubbard will be dedicated to the worship of God. The Pastor, Rev. David Street, will deliver a discourse befitting the occasion and several ministers of the different churches in Fort Howard will be in attendance to assist in the ceremonies. It is expected that the services will be of an interesting nature.” ***

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

What year was the mortgage burned?

A) 1945

B) 1950

C) 1955

Answer:

B) In 1951 our 75th Anniversary was celebrated under the pastorship of Rev. Arthur Adams who had come to us from Billings, Montana in February of the previous year. The Mortgage had been burned in April following his arrival.

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Our Name that Member! feature gave us the opportunity to learn just how well we really know each other. But how well do we know our church?

Here’s this week’s Did you know? Tuesday Trivia!

What was the Minister’s salary in 1893?

A) $1,000

B) $1,250

C) $3,000

Answer:

A) The Minister’s salary in 1893 was $1,000 annually, but in September of that year the trustees’ minutes indicate that only $900 for the year was available, so Rev. J. F. Young stated he would resign. The minutes do not indicate what action was taken, but he apparently reconsidered for he remained as pastor until 1896, in spite of the fact that in 1895 his salary was reduced to $850.00

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