James KENNEDY was part of the building committee involved in remodeling the manse for the Indianola First Presbyterian Church in 1952. He was also an elder for the church at that time. (Source: Presbyterian Church Of Indianola,” written by the Rev. James W. ANGELL, from History of Warren County, Iowa, by Gerard SCHULTZ and Don L. BERRY, The Record and Tribune Company, Indianola, Iowa, 1953, pages 119-151)