Grace Methodist Episcopal Church (Waterloo, Iowa)

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. The congregation that built this building was organized in 1861 as First Methodist Episcopal Church. They built church buildings in 1865 at Lafayette and East Fifth Streets, and then at East Fourth and Mulberry Streets in 1877. They changed their name to Grace in 1895.[2] They completed this building at Walnut and East Fifth Streets in 1913. The brick, Neoclassical structure designed by Turnbill & Jones features a large central dome and a large classical portico with six Ionic columns. Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church acquired the building from Grace United Methodist in 1996.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	633 Walnut Street Waterloo, Iowa
Coordinates	42°30′3.5″N 92°19′51.4″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912-1913
Architect	Turnbill & Jones
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	11000719[1]
Added to NRHP	October 6, 2011

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Early Waterloo Church Growth". Iowa GenWeb. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
3. Christinia Crippes (July 9, 2014). "Historic Waterloo church needs help with renovations". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Retrieved 2016-11-29.