Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi After the fall of Rome to French troops in 1849, former Catholic priest and Italian patriot Gavazzi escaped to England… Read More »Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi
WBRI In October 1963, Radio One Five Hundred Inc., a subsidiary of New York City-based brokerage firm Edwin Tornberg and Co.,… Read More »WBRI
Wheeler Mission Ministries In 1893, William V. Wheeler, a sales manager for the hardware firm of Layman and Carey, opened an unpretentious mission… Read More »Wheeler Mission Ministries
Women in Religion As long as there have been churches in Indianapolis, there have been churchwomen involved in religious work. In 1822 an… Read More »Women in Religion
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Women founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1874 in Hillsboro, Ohio, with the initial purpose to promote abstinence… Read More »Women’s Christian Temperance Union
YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) began in London in 1844. A small group of evangelical Protestants opened the Indianapolis… Read More »YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) The YWCA incorporated in 1892 to promote the “physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual advancement of young women,” especially young working… Read More »Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)