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A founders' day memorial service at the Rockdale church was scheduled for December 11, 2016. The building was then be demolished and the property including a parish house would be sold. (5) Services were held in temporary quarters at Hillcrest Family Services' Hadley Chapel on Asbury Road. (6) | A founders' day memorial service at the Rockdale church was scheduled for December 11, 2016. The building was then be demolished and the property including a parish house would be sold. (5) Services were held in temporary quarters at Hillcrest Family Services' Hadley Chapel on Asbury Road. (6) | ||
On Sunday, January 8, 2016 the church held its first services in its new church, the former [[GRANDVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH]], and observed the Feast of Theophany with a blessing of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (7) | On Sunday, January 8, 2016 the church held its first services in its new church, the former [[GRANDVIEW AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH]], and observed the Feast of Theophany with a blessing of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. (7) | ||
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Revision as of 21:40, 31 January 2019
ST. ELIAS THE PROPHET GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH. Located at 1075 Rockdale Road, the $110,000 church construction project was announced in 1955 by the Greek Orthodox Community Foundation established in June 1954. Due to the small membership of the church, the decision was made to solicit and accept financial donations from anyone. Building activity started in May 1956, with the first Pontifical Divine Liturgy being delivered on January 13, 1957. (1)
Members of the congregation had met in Dubuque for thirty-five years before having their first church. (2) One early site for meetings had been a hall at Seventh and Main. Visiting clergy from Waterloo, Iowa, served the congregation on a monthly basis with additional visits for special occasions. Money to build the church was raised partly through rummage sales, picnics, and church breakfasts and dinners.
The church was located at the same site in 2014. In August of that year, however, cracks in the ceiling led to the discovery of serious structural problems in the building. Estimates of the cost of repair proved too great. (3)
Services were moved to a chapel at Hillcrest Family Services.
In December 2017 church officials announced plans to relocate to the former building of GRANDVIEW AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH at 419 N. Grandview Avenue. Renovation of the sanctuary; adding their icons, pews, and altar, as well as a "significant facelift" of the flooring and painting was expected to delay the actual opening of the building as a church for several months. A fundraising campaign to raise the estimated $1.2 million cost was planned. (4)
A founders' day memorial service at the Rockdale church was scheduled for December 11, 2016. The building was then be demolished and the property including a parish house would be sold. (5) Services were held in temporary quarters at Hillcrest Family Services' Hadley Chapel on Asbury Road. (6)
On Sunday, January 8, 2016 the church held its first services in its new church, the former GRANDVIEW AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, and observed the Feast of Theophany with a blessing of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. (7)
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Source:
1. "Greek Orthodox Foundation Plans to Construct Church in Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, March 23, 1955, Dubuque News, p. 1
2. Ibid.
3. Jacobson, Ben. "St. Elias Parish Finds New Home," Telegraph Herald, December 6, 2016, p. 3A
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Hogstrom, Erik. "St. Elias Worshipers Count Their Blessings," Telegraph Herald, January 9, 2016, p. 3A
