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Episcopalians explore new church in Indianola

Warren County worshipers will now have an Episcopalian church in the Indianola area starting this weekend.

The first service of the Episcopal Church will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 5, in the music room at Emerson Elementary School, 1109 E. Euclid Ave. in Indianola. The Rev. Ronald Osborne will preside.

The Episcopal diocese had discussed having a church in the area and Osborne decided to take on the project during his retirement. He is using advertising, the Internet and word-of-mouth to get the church started.

“We are doing this on a shoestring,” Osborne said. “We’ve got meager resources, but we know we’ve got some people resources and those are the most important things anyway.”
His daughter Ann Osborne Gribbins will serve as the church cantor and lead the worship music. Gribbins was raised Episcopalian, but had attended a different denomination church for years. She’s excited to return to an Episcopal Church.

“I’m just looking forward to feeling comfortable going to church again and working with my dad,” Gribbins said. “I haven’t been to church with my dad since I was a kid.”

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090404/INDIANOLA01/90331067/-1/ENT06

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