About
The St. John the Baptist congregation was established by the Cedar Rapids Greek immigrant community in 1938. It was the fifth Greek Orthodox congregation in Iowa. Construction began on a church building in 1940 with space left for the installation of the cornerstone (with the date of 1940 A.D.), which took place in 1944. The church was dedicated on August 28, 1949, with over 500 people in attendance. The red brick building with its center cupola with a cross above the entrance is designed in a modern version of the Georgian Revival style.
