Churches in Nebraska - Churches in Omaha, Nebraska, Episcopal Churches in Nebraska, Presbyterian Churches in Nebraska (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Churches in Omaha, Nebraska, Episcopal Churches in Nebraska, Presbyterian Churches in Nebraska, Roman Catholic Churches in Nebraska, Moses Merrill Mission, Nebraska District, Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church, St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church, Trinity Cathedral (Omaha, Nebraska), Hanscom Park United Methodist Church, St. John's Greek Orthodox Church (Omaha, Nebraska), St. John's Parish (Omaha, Nebraska), St. Cecilia Cathedral, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran German Church and Cemetery, Holy Family Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska), Immaculate Conception Church and School, St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph Parish Complex, Church of Our Most Merciful Saviour, Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Omaha, Nebraska), Zion Baptist Church (Omaha, Nebraska), First United Presbyterian Church (Auburn, Nebraska), Episcopal Diocese of the Platte, Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska. Excerpt: The Moses Merrill Mission, also known as the Oto Mission, was located about eight miles west of Bellevue, Nebraska. It was built and occupied by Moses and Eliza Wilcox Merrill, the first missionaries resident in Nebraska. The first building was part of facilities built in 1835 when the United States Government removed the Oto about eight miles southwest of Bellevue. Merrill's goal was to convert the local Otoe tribe to Christianity. The first log cabin had to be replaced after it burned. As of 2005, the only remainders of the second and larger mission building are the original chimney and the cottonwood trees planted by Eliza Merrill. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Oto Mission was also recognized by the state with a highway historica... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12230329