[2] While he resided in the area that would become Davenport, his missionary territory stretched from the Missouri state border to St. Anthony Falls in Minnesota, which is in present-day Minneapolis.

In August 1836 the Methodist Society was organized in Rockingham, Iowa, the present southwest side of Davenport, with the assistance of the Illinois Conference.

[4] The congregation continued to grow and in 1853 plans were drawn up for a new church building at the corner of Fifth and Brady Streets.

The Fourteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church was formed at that location.

The church building has a large rectangular sanctuary and an imposing corner tower.

[5] Called The center, it created more space to expand the church's outreach ministries.

An alternative worship site was created at Wertz Funeral Home at Kimberly and Jersey Ridge Roads.

Instead of the soaring verticality, which is typical of a Gothic style church, St. John's presents a relatively low profile.

[7] This is emphasized in its strong horizontal masonry coursing and the massing of solid, geometrical forms.

The main entrance into the church is located beneath the arched tower base.

Large tracery windows dominate the west, north and south elevations.

9404, 1960) pipe organ features a traditional style console with roll top.

[8] It is equipped with three manuals, four divisions, 40 stops, 26 registers, 33 ranks, 1998 pipes and electro-pneumatic (EP) unit chests.