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Title: The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men
Description: Biographical sketch of Reverend David Walk, pastor of the Christian Church of Kansas City since 1878, born in Cincinnati in 1833.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Book

Title: In Memoriam: Sarah Walter Chandler Coates
Description: Photo of the church at 12th and Main Streets, built in 1859 and torn down in 1881.
Date: 1898~
Object Type: Book

Title: Linwood Boulevard Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Article about the Linwood Boulevard Christian Church in Kansas City, headed by Reverend Burris Jenkins since about 1908, describing its large congregation and activities, operations overseen by Jenkins, and fictionalized role as a site in author Sinclair Lewis's novel "Elmer Gantry," with photo of the Reverend and illustration of the proposed new church building.
Date: 1926-09
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City: Rise of a Regional Metropolis
Description: Book contains a short history of the Country Club Christian Church located in the Brookside area of Kansas City, Missouri. It was started in 1920 and now has a membership of more than 3,400.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Book

Title: Dictionary of Missouri Biography
Description: Biographical information about Burris Atkins Jenkins (1869-1945), a prominent Protestant preacher at the Linwood Boulevard Christian Church and religious author.
Date: 1999
Object Type: Book

Title: Missouri's Contribution to American Architecture
Description: Photo of the church completed in 1905 by Howe, Hoit & Cutler.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Book