Having attended a lot of older churches in my youth, I can say that many had a motif in one of their stained glass windows, of a slender Roman cross, encircled by a golden crown at an angle, at the intersection of the cross arm. Churches were c. 1890 - 1930 or so. I don't remember these as being Church of the Brethren, but usually Methodist or perhaps Congregational or Presbyterian. There are a number of older gospel songs that also bring out this theme - "If you don't have the cross, then you can't wear the crown.." or words to that effect. Could someone in the Cedar Rapids area help you out by just checking out the area two blocks from your mother's childhood home to find churches. After the waters go down, of course. Galen **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)