Sioux Center in Sioux County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

First Reformed Church

October 7, 2023

1. First Reformed Church Marker

Inscription. The First Reformed Church was organized May 17, 1877, in a school house two miles east of this site. A church was erected here in 1877, and later a larger one, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1902. The present brick building was built in 1902.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1877.

Location. 43° 4.131′ N, 96° 10.414′ W. Marker is in Sioux Center, Iowa, in Sioux County. It is on 10th Street Southeast west of 2nd Ave Southeast, on the right when traveling west. Located on the south side of Centerpoint Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 10th St SE, Sioux Center IA 51250, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memory Gardens Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sioux Center, Iowa Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Hull Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Birthplace of Extension (approx. 8.8 miles away); Ireton Civil War Monument (approx. 10 miles away); Ireton Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away); Rubber Tires on Tractors (approx. 10.9 miles away).

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October 7, 2023

2. First Reformed Church Marker

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October 7, 2023

3. First Reformed Church Cornerstones

To God be the Glory 1994

FEH Associates, Inc.
Architects Engineers
Sioux City, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa

First Reformed Sunday School 1954

First Reformed Church 1902

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2023. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2023.