First Bible Missionary Church

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The former First Bible Missionary Church is a historic brick building in Davenport, Iowa, located at 2202 West 4th Street. Built in 1902, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History:
- Davenport’s Congregational Church began in 1839 as First Congregational Church and was reorganized as Edward’s Congregational Church in 1861.
- A German Congregational Church started in 1857 and joined with Bethlehem Congregational Mission in 1909 to form Berea Congregational Church.
- Berea built this church. In 1964, Berea merged with Sunnymead Evangelical and Reformed Church to form Faith United Church of Christ, which used the Sunnymead building in northwest Davenport. This building then became First Bible Missionary Church and has housed several small Protestant congregations since.

Architecture:
- The building is brick with a rock-faced stone basement. It has a cross-gabled roof and a tower at the east angle. The bricks are painted white, and the exterior features narrow, molded stringcourses and stained-glass windows. The design emphasizes plain surfaces and sharp lines, with a variety of window shapes. Other notable details include short cornice returns, a pedimented roof dormer, and a Palladian-like arrangement of windows on the east side, which hint at Neoclassicism popular around 1900.