In his "Historical Sketch of Upper Iowa Methodism" at the annual conference in 1894, R. W. Keeler waxed poetic: "The prairie that had for centuries constituted the home of the buffalo and the deer and the hunting grounds of the red men that roamed over t...
the largest religious group was the United Methodist Church; in the northeast part of the state, including Dubuque and Linn counties (where Cedar Rapids is located), the Catholic Church was the largest; and in ten counties
The study Religious Congregations & Membership: 2000[154] found in the southernmost two tiers of Iowa counties and in other counties in the center of the state, the largest religious group was the United Methodist Church; in the northeast part of the state, including Dubuque and Linn counties...