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Christianity in Omaha, Nebraska has been integral to the growth and development of the city since its founding in 1854.〔Larsen and Cottrell. (1997) ''The Gate City: A history of Omaha.'' University of Nebraska Press. p 51.〕 In addition to providing Christian religious and social leadership, individually and collectively the city's churches have also led a variety of political campaigns throughout the city's history. ==History== The first sermon in Omaha was preached in 1854 by Peter Cooper, an English Methodist who operated a quarry in the city.〔Larsen and Cotrell. p 51.〕 Almost all of the sixteen attendees lived in neighboring Council Bluffs. Within six months the city had a regular Methodist circuit rider who conducted services at the territorial capitol. The Omaha Claim Club donated two lots for the congregation to build a church, and soon after Baptists, Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Episcopalians and Roman Catholics followed. Catholics dedicated St. Philomena's Cathedral in 1856, and the entire Creighton family, including Edward, his wife Mary, and his brother John greatly supported the Catholic Church. Pioneer banker Augustus Kountze called for and financially supported the founding of the first Lutheran church west of the Missouri River, which was then called Immanuel Lutheran Church and was located downtown. It was renamed after Kountze's father in the 1880s. Episcopalians counted a great deal of political leaders in their ranks through the 1900s.〔Cotrell and Larsen. p 53.〕 St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1867, was the first church for African Americans in Nebraska.〔(2003) (The Negroes of Nebraska: The Negro goes to church. ) Memorial Library.〕 Edward and Lizzie Robinson founded the first Church of God in Christ congregation in Nebraska in North Omaha in 1916.〔(Lizzie Robinson House ) City of Omaha Landmark Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5/3/07.〕 The distinguished United Methodist Bishop John Louis Nuelsen was assigned to the Omaha Episcopal Area from 1908 through 1912. The Notre Dame Academy and Convent located in the Florence neighborhood was closely affiliated with the Czech community of Omaha from its founding in the 1920s through its closure in the 1970s.〔(Notre Dame Academy 1928–1974 ). Notre Dame Sisters of Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved 6/11/07.〕 In 1936 a federally funded survey on religion found that Protestants were the largest religious body in the city, with Lutherans the largest denomination. Roman Catholics from throughout Europe had formed churches throughout South Omaha, including Latvian, Polish, German and Czech congregations.〔Cotrell and Larsen. p 233.〕 In 1953, Hanscom Park United Methodist Church gained national attention when the pastor formed a psychiatric support group for Methodist ministers.〔(1953) ("Psychiatry for Pastors" ) ''Time''. 10/26/53. Retrieved 7/11/07.〕 St. Cecilia Cathedral, the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha, is notable for the Spanish Renaissance Revival style design employed during the 54 years it took to build it in the city's Gold Coast Historic District. A 1966 documentary about a church in Omaha called ''A Time for Burning'' was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2005 the film was named by the Library of Congress as one of 25 films to be included in the National Film Registry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christianity in Omaha, Nebraska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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