Rev. KENNEDY served as pastor at the Liberty Center United Methodist Church. While he was pastor, in June 1961, the Southeast Warren Parish was organized with Liberty Center, Lacona and Milo as members. (Source: Liberty Center Methodist Church, written by Mrs. Orville THOMPSON, copied from the History of Warren County, Iowa, by Gerard SCHULTZ and Don L. BERRY, The Record and Tribune Company, Indianola, Iowa, 1953, pages 119-151.)