140 Years of Jesus in Idaho Falls, 1882-2022
Statements 1882 - Jesus sent a 48-year old divorced woman with a 13-year old daughter to the bleak desert town of Eagle Rock to pray, share the gospel with every person in the community, organize and raise funds to build the first church building, organize and teach a Sunday school, start the first school and the first library, and work for justice and morality in the community. 1883 - Jesus expanded His church in Idaho Falls through the organization of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. 1884 - Jesus provided a place for His people to meet through the completion of the first church building in Idaho Falls. 1885 - Jesus continued to instruct the youth of the city through the opening of the Eagle Rock Academy, led by the pastor of First Baptist Church, who wrote to the people of Eagle Rock, “I have come to Eagle Rock to give my time, my talent and my energies to the advancement of the religious and educational interest of the town and county.” 1886 - Jesus protected workers a