Marino Priori (Mar. 24, 1878-June 11, 1946). Founding pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish, Marino Priori was born at Montefalcone Appennino in… Read More »Marino Priori
Purpose of Life Ministries Purpose of Life Ministries began as Second Baptist Church, the first African American Baptist congregation established in Indianapolis. Charles Sachel,… Read More »Purpose of Life Ministries
James M. Ray (1800-Feb. 22, 1881). Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, James Ray studied at Columbia University before migrating in 1818 to Lawrenceburg,… Read More »James M. Ray
Abraham Reck (Jan. 2, 1791-May 18, 1869). Born in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, Abraham Reck studied for the ministry and held his first pastorate… Read More »Abraham Reck
Religion And Health Care For most of the 19th century, no hospital existed in Indianapolis. The city’s residents associated hospitals with facilities where people… Read More »Religion And Health Care
Religion And Politics As the home of the state capital, as well as branches of local and federal governmental agencies, religion and politics… Read More »Religion And Politics
Religion and Race Race has been a public issue in Indianapolis from the city’s earliest years. Numerous state laws restricted the rights of… Read More »Religion and Race
Religion and Social Services From the earliest churches in Indianapolis religion and social services have existed in a complex and evolving relationship. As congregations… Read More »Religion and Social Services
Religious Architecture Houses of worship have occupied prominent positions on Indianapolis’ landscape from the rustic village of the 1820s to the rise… Read More »Religious Architecture
Religious Broadcasting Religious programs were part of the broadcast schedules of many of the country’s first radio stations. Locally, one of the… Read More »Religious Broadcasting
